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{{Short description|State government department in West Bengal, India}}
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of West Bengal]]
| headquarters = [Nabanna, State Secretariat, Howrah, West Bengal]
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| minister1_name = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
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The '''Department of Home and Hill Affairs''', popularly known as the '''Home Department''', is a [[Government of West Bengal|West Bengal government]] department. It is an [[interior ministry]] mainly responsible for the administration of the West Bengal National Volunteer Force and Civil-Military Liaison, welfare of military personnel, RIMC admission test, scholarship to RIMC/NDA cadets, World War-II veteran pension, concessions to volunteer-members of Territorial Army, rewards to Gallantry/Distinguished Service Awardees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.wb.gov.in/portal/wbhome/cms/HOMECMSPortletWindow;jsessionid=AC08F71E7A25654F0B369D174FA54045.node1?alf_f_name=function_objectives.txt&action=e&windowstate=normal&alf_path=WebContent%2Fhomepagelinks%2Fimplinks&mode=view|title=Functions and Objectives|website=Department of Home, [[Government of West Bengal]]|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>

== Ministerial Team and Senior Officials ==
The ministerial team at the Home Department is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs, who may or may not be supported by Ministers of State. The current Minister of Home and Hill Affairs is [[Mamata Banerjee]] who is also the [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]].

The department's administration is headed by an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of rank of either [[Chief Secretary (India)|Additional Chief Secretary]] or [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.wb.gov.in/portal/wbhome/cms/HOMECMSPortletWindow;jsessionid=F620B67FF300F3A4047F53ED3554B1A2.node1?alf_f_name=key_officials.txt&action=e&windowstate=normal&alf_path=WebContent%2Fhomepagelinks%2Fimplinks&mode=view|title=Contact Numbers of Officers of Home Department|website=Department of Home, [[Government of West Bengal]]|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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Department of Home and Hill Affairs - Revision history

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