Department of Home (Kerala)

The Home Department (Malayalam: ആഭ്യന്തര വകുപ്പ്) is a administrative department of the Government of Kerala. It plays a key role in maintenance of law and order in the state of Kerala. The department oversees the maintenance of law and order, prevention and control of crime, prosecution of criminals besides dealing with fire services and prisons administration.

Kerala Home Department

കേരള ആഭ്യന്തര വകുപ്പ്
Department overview
Formed	November 1, 1956
Jurisdiction	Government of Kerala
Headquarters	Ground Floor, Main Block, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram
Minister responsible	Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala and Home Minister
Department executive	Biswanath Sinha IAS, Additional Chief Secretary
Child agencies	Kerala Police Kerala Fire And Rescue Services Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services
Website	kerala.gov.in

The department is also responsible for the functioning of State Police, Prisons and Correctional Services, Fire and Rescue Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards. The department is also the cadre controlling authority of Indian Police Service (IPS) (Kerala Cadre) and Kerala Police Service (KPS). The Chief Minister generally serves as the departmental minister, and the Additional Chief Secretary (Home & Vigilance), an IAS officer, is the administrative head of the department.^[1][2] Pinarayi Vijayan is the current Home Minister of Kerala.^[3]