Which one of the following departments is not under the Ministry of Home Affairs ?

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) comprises six main departments: the Department of Internal Security, Department of States, Department of Home, Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs, Department of Border Management, and Department of Official Language [6]. The Department of Official Language is responsible for implementing constitutional provisions regarding official languages [6]. The Department of Border Management handles international and coastal border management [6]. The Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs deals with matters relating to those Union Territories and counter-terrorism in the region [3]. In contrast, the Department of Legal Affairs is not under the MHA; it is one of the constituent departments of the Ministry of Law and Justice [4]. It primarily advises various central ministries on legal matters and manages the Indian Legal Service [5].

Sources

1. [3] https://legalaffairs.gov.in/
2. [6] https://igod.gov.in/organization/Z9e83XQBYNG-XPnvjOsx
3. [1] https://lawmin.gov.in/
4. [4] https://legalaffairs.gov.in/About-us/About-the-department
5. [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)