Home Affairs & Cooperation, Government of India · BJP
Amit Shah
अमित शाह
Home Affairs & Cooperation
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Career
Home Minister since 2019
Role
Home Affairs & Cooperation
Current Role
Since Jun 2019 · Present
Born
1964 · Age 62
Education
BCom, Shah Commerce College, Ahmedabad
Terms in Office
Home Minister since 2019
About
Indian politician (born 1964)
Amit Anilchandra Shah is an Indian politician who has served as the 32nd Minister of Home Affairs since 2019, the longest-serving holder of the office in Indian history. Additionally he has been the 1st Minister of Co-operation since July 2021. He is also the member of parliament (MP) for Gandhinagar. He served as the 10th president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2014 to 2020. He has also served as chairman of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) since 2014. He had been elected as a member of the upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha, from Gujarat from 2017 to 2019.
Since 2019 · Abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories (J&K with legislature, and Ladakh without). Supreme Court upheld the abrogation in December 2023.
CAA Implementation
नागरिकता संशोधन अधिनियम
Completed
CompletedRules notified Mar 2024
Since 2020 · Citizenship Amendment Act rules notified in March 2024; provides citizenship pathway for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India before December 2014.
Police Modernisation (SMART Policing)
Ongoing
Budget₹26,275 crore (Modernisation of Police Forces scheme, 2021–26)
TargetScheme period 2021-26
Since 2019 · Upgrade of state police infrastructure, the CCTNS national police digital network, forensic labs, and training under central assistance to state/UT police.
National Crime Database & Cybercrime Portal
Ongoing
ReachGovt. reported: 34 lakh+ cybercrime complaints on National Cybercrime Reporting Portal; 7.4 lakh+ FIRs.
Since 2021 · Cybercrime.gov.in national portal, I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre), and 24×7 helpline 1930 for cybercrime reporting and financial fraud recovery.