The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) discharges multifarious responsibilities, important among them being - internal security, border management, Centre-State relations, administration of Union Territories, management of Central Armed Police Forces, disaster management, etc.
Though in terms of Entries 1 and 2 of List II – 'State List' – in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, ' public order and police are the responsibilities of the States, Article 355 of the Constitution enjoins the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the Government of every State is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
In pursuance of these obligations, the Ministry of Home Affairs continuously monitors the internal security situation, issues appropriate advisories, shares intelligence inputs, extends manpower and financial support, guidance and expertise to the State Governments for maintenance of security, peace and harmony without encroaching upon the constitutional rights of the States.
The Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs deals with all matters relating to the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, UT of Ladakh including Counter-terrorism within Jammu and Kashmir and coordination with respect to subjects/matters specifically allotted to any other Ministry/Department of the Government of India.
The Division also coordinates with various Ministries/Departments for the accelerated implementation of various Flagship schemes and Individual Beneficiary Centric Schemes of Government of India, Major Projects of economic importance including, Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP) in Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh.
Security Situation in Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has been affected by terrorist and secessionist violence, sponsored and supported from across the border, for more than three decades. The trends of terrorist violence in J&K during the last five years are shown in the table given below.
The reported infiltration attempts and Net infiltration in J&K since 2017 is indicated in the table below:
The security situation in J&K is monitored and reviewed by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Army, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and other security agencies. The Ministry of Home Affairs also monitors the security situation closely and continuously in tandem with the UT of J&K and the Ministry of Defence.
The government has adopted various counter measures to neutralize the efforts and capabilities of terrorists to disturb peace in J&K. The government has also encouraged policies to mainstream the youth, including providing employment opportunities to wean them away from terrorism.
Raising of Following Battalions
Government has approved raise of following battalions for Jammu & Kashmir Police which includes 5 IR Battalions, 2 Border Battalions and 2 Women Battalions.
The recruitment had been completed for 5 IR Battalions. The recruitment process of 2 Border Battalions and 2 Women Battalions is going on. Besides, the remuneration of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of J&K Police has been enhanced upto 18000/- per month in the following ` manner:
The recruitment had been completed for 5 IR Battalions. The recruitment process of 2 Border Battalions and 2 Women Battalions is going on. Besides, the remuneration of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of J&K Police has been enhanced upto 18000/- per month in the following manner. SPOs having experience less than 3 years – 6000/- per month. SPOs having experience more than 3 years and less than 5 years – 9000/- per month. SPOs having experience more than 5 years and less than 10 years – 12000/- per month. SPOs having experience more than 10 years and less than 15 years – 15000/- per month. SPOs having experience more than 15 years – 18000/- per month.

Public Outreach Programmes

Jan Abhiyan

Certificates have been issued (Domicile, category, Death/Birth, Disability). More than 70,000 Ration cards have been Aadhar Seeded. About 50,000 families have been covered under Health Insurance schemes.

Back to Village 3 (B2V3)

participation campaign was held at 82 locations across J&K. 20,000 youth were covered under the employment programme, about 6,000 new works have been started and 4440 sports kits were distributed among the youth. Besides, 2430 Greh Pravesh ceremonies were organized. Three B2V programmes have been held so far. About 20,000 works were identified and over 7000 have been completed.
My Town My Pride programme was one of the major initiatives taken since 2019-20 with the threefold focus on – Public outreach in towns, Service Delivery at doorstep and strengthening grass root Democracy.
MTMP being the first programme of its kind evoked overwhelming response in Urban areas. This initiative was successfully conducted amidst COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring COVID Appropriate Behaviour and was widely appreciated by the general public. 552 numbers of works were identified, outof which 80% works have been completed and remaining works are likely to be completed by March 2022.

Union Ministers in J&K

Union Ministers visited the UT of J&K recently. Major activities in the outreach programme included; Public interactions, Meetings with local government representatives, Inauguration and foundation laying ceremonies of 177 developmental projects, Disbursement of benefits under various schemes to beneficiaries and 204 functions/events/trade fairs. 
Empowering Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs)
A total of 27 functions have been transferred to PRIs, and approximately Rs 1727.00 crore devolved to them. Elected representatives of PRIs have been given honorarium and formal position in the Warrant of Precedence. Elected Sarpanch/ Panch/ BDC Chairperson who die due to a militancy incident are covered for an amount of 25.00 lakh. To strengthen the Panchayats, a regular system of interaction of district officers with Panchayat representatives has been institutionalized.

Road Connectivity

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana: Uptill March 2021, 2129 projects covering length of 14,053 km connecting 1957 habitations were completed. During 2020-21, 272 projects were completed with an investment of 2072 crore. A road length of 3167 km was achieved despite adverse conditions due to COVID-19.
During current Financial Year 2021-22, road length of 3500 km has been targeted which would provide connectivity to remaining 187 habitations. A road length of 1600 km has been achieved till now thereby completing 273 schemes including 28 Long Span Bridges (LSBs) and 69 habitations have been provided connectivity
Macadamization length 5035 km was macadamized under various Central and UT Sector Schemes including PMGSY. For current fiscal, a target of macadamization of 8000 km road length under various schemes has been fixed.
The execution of macadamization works can be seen in progress across the UT and a road length of 5007 km has been macadamised as on 30.11.2021. The daily average for macadamization for linear length was 6.27 km per day during 2019-20, which has scaled upto 14.07 km per day during 2020-21.