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The Home Department of the Government of Assam consists of the following branches:
Home (A) Department
Home (B) Department
Home (C) Department
Functions and Powers
Home A
Enforcement of law & order
Crime detection & punishment of offenders
Establishment matters relating to Indian Police Service & Assam Police Service Officers
Establishment matters relating to Director General & Inspector General of Police, his office & his subordinate offices
Establishment matters of Forensic Science Laboratory
State Police Wireless & matters relating to Assam Police Radio Organization
Police Intelligence
Raising & maintenance of Police Force including Railway Police, River Police, Village
Defense Organization, Assam Police Battalions and India Reserve Battalions
Modernization of Police Force
Modernization Scheme of Forensic Science Laboratory
Preparation & Control of budget for State Police & Forensic Science Laboratory
Matters relating to Right to Information Act
Training of Police Forces/ Officers as well as Officers of Forensic Science Laboratory
Prevention of Infiltration of Foreigner's schemes & establishment matters thereof
Assist the Civil Administration in times of disasters
Control of vehicular traffic under M.V. Act
There are two Directorates under Home (A) Department:
Office of the Director General of Police, Assam
Office of the Director of Forensic Science Laboratory, Assam
Home B
Establishment of Home Guards & Civil Defense officers
Raising, training & establishment matters relating to Home Guards & Civil Defense volunteers
Deployment of Home Guard & Civil Defense volunteers in emergency needs such as air raid, natural calamities – flood, fire, earthquake, storm etc.
Impart training to officials & civilians to meet the exigencies during the natural calamities as well as man-made disasters
Static Police duties to supplement the normal Police Force
Implementation of Civil Defense measures in approved A.R.P. towns
Preparation of Budget of Home Guards & Civil Defense and control thereof
Administration of Prisons, prisoners & persons detained in prisons
Transfer of Prisoners from one State to other
Modernization of Prisons
Establishment matters relating to Inspector General of Prisons, his office and his subordinate offices
Preparation & control of Budget of Prisons
Establishment matters of State Fire Service Organization
Preparation & Control of Budget of Fire Service Organization
Fire Safety & Security to individuals and public properties
Training to Fire Service Officers
There are three Directorates under Home (B) Department:
Office of the Director General of Civil Defense and Commandant General of Home Guards
Office of the Inspector General of Prisons
Office of the Director of Fire Service Organizations
Home C
Issue of prosecution sanction under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Establishment of new Police Stations, Out Posts, Police District
Implementation of Finance Commission award for construction of Police Stations and Out Posts and other buildings
Matter relating to reimbursement of security-related expenditure, purchase of arms and ammunition for Assam Police under Modernization of Police Force scheme
Reimbursement of expenditure for deployment of CPMF
Deployment of Security Guard for various Govt. and Semi Govt. Organization
Issue of Arms Licenses