Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China)

Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China)
內政部 (中華民國)
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Taipei City
Agency executive	Jiang Yi-Huah, Minister for Interior
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Child agency	National Police Agency
Website
http://www.moi.gov.tw/ (Chinese (Taiwan))

The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (MOI;Chinese:內政部 Hanyu Pinyin:Nèizhèng Bù) is a cabinet level executive yuan agency responsible for home affairs and security throughout the Free Area of the Republic of China. The responsibilities include population, land, construction, military service administration, social welfare, local administration systems, law enforcement and national emergency services^[1]

Core Functions

It closely monitors the rights and welfare of the residents, social welfare, and every aspect of national development. To speed up the progress of the Nation, strengthen social peace and order, and upgrade the quality of citizen's lives.

The Ministry strives to achieve the following:^[2]

1. Accomplish government reform to boost government vitality;
2. Provide convenient welfare services;
3. Care for the minorities;
4. Promote a fair military service system;
5. Implement pragmatic growth management to promote sustainable development;
6. Reinforce police administration reform;
7. Strengthen crisis management to build a comprehensive disaster prevention system;
8. Manage the goals to rebuild the Nation into a beautiful hometown;
9. Implement walk-around management and close planning/control

Duties

In accordance to the Ministry of Interior Organization Act, the Ministry is charged with the following:

• National internal affairs administration.

• The Ministry bears the responsibilities to direct and monitor the highest-ranking local officials in the execution of tasks charged by the Ministry.

• For direct administration affairs, the Ministry is charged with the authority to order or take disciplinary actions against the highest-ranking local officials. When an official is suspected of conducting illegal acts or overstepping his/her authority, this local official may be suspended or removed pending a resolution from an Executive Yuan meeting.

Administrative divisions

Department Structure

The Ministry is currently organized into five departments, one office, four sections, six committees, and one center to share the responsibilities.

• Department of Civil Affairs: in charge of local administration, local self-governing, border administration, public properties, political organizations, elections, religions, rites, funeral, rituals, and ceremonies, historical site investigation, maintenance, and registration, and other civil affairs.

• Department of Population: in charge of household registration administration, nationality administration, population policies, census, national identification cards, name-usage and registration, migration planning, and other population affairs.

• Department of Social Affairs: in charge of social welfare, social insurance, social aid, community development, social service, handicap rehabilitation, non-governmental organization, social movements, cooperative operations, and other social administration affairs.

Furthermore, the Ministry is also set up with sixteen social administration units and two land administration units, which are directly under the management of the Ministry as second level agencies.

Administrative Agencies under the Ministry of Interior

First Level Agencies include:

• National Police Agency
• Construction and Planning Agency
• National Fire Agency
• Central Police University
• Architecture Research Institute
• Children's Bureau
• National Immigration Agency

See also

• Republic of China
• Cabinet (government)

References

1. ^ http://www.moi.gov.tw/english/foreword.aspx
2. ^ http://www.moi.gov.tw/english/foreword.aspx

External links

• http://www.moi.gov.tw/ (Chinese)