Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Bhutan originally started as Ministry of Home Affairs under the Council of Ministers in 1968 which was clubbed with the Commission for Cultural Affairs In 2004. Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs is working to be the leading organization spearheading the efficient functioning of decentralized administration, upholding the principles of democratic governance. 

Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairsis delivering civil registration and census related services of the highest standard and quality to the citizen of Bhutan. It intends to be a central agency for realization of a harmonious and progressive society through preservation, protection, development and promotion of the shared ideals & values and the unique cultural identity and its expressions. It works to create a happy and safe Bhutan through disaster risk reduction.

It has following deptartments under the umbrella: 

• Department of Civil Registration and Census (DCRC)
• Department of Culture
• Department of Disaster Management
• Department of Local Governance
• Department of Law and Order
• Department of Immigiration
• Directorate Services