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The Ministry of the Interior (MOI; ) is a cabinet level policy-making body, governed under the
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of the Republic of China ( Taiwan). It is the fundamental
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agency responsible for
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and
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throughout Taiwan, including population, land, construction, military service administration, national emergency services, local administration systems, law enforcement and social welfare (prior to 23 July 2013).


Core functions

It closely monitors the rights of the residents and every aspect of national development to ensure steady progress of the nation, strengthen social peace and order, and upgrade the quality of citizens' lives. The Ministry strives to achieve the following: # Accomplish government reform to boost government vitality; # Care for the minorities; # Promote a fair military service system; # Implement pragmatic growth management to promote sustainable development; # Reinforce police administration reform; # Strengthen crisis management to build a comprehensive disaster prevention system; # Manage the goals to rebuild the Nation into a beautiful hometown; # 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 Household Registration Affairs: 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 Land Administration: in charge of land surveys and registrations, land value assessments, equalization of land rights, land entitlement investigations, land consolidation, land expropriation, land utilization, territorial administration, and other land administration affairs. * The Cooperative and Civil Associations Preparatory Office 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

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Architecture and Building Research Institute The Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI; ) a leading national research agency in Taiwan under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Objectives * Development of intelligent dwelling spac ...
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Central Police University Central Police University (CPU; ) is a police academy located in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. CPU is the highest educational institution for police education in Taiwan. CPU is an administrative agency under the Ministry of the Interior ...
* Construction and Planning Agency * Land Consolidation Engineering Bureau *
National Airborne Service Corps The National Airborne Service Corps (NASC; ) is the sole agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that operates aircraft and helicopters besides military and paramilitary units. The agency is responsible for executing and providing aerial supp ...
* National Conscription Agency * National Fire Agency *
National Immigration Agency The National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NIA; ) is the statutory agency under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which is responsible for immigration, entry and exit security, border services and r ...
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National Land Surveying and Mapping Center The National Land Surveying and Mapping Center (NLSC; ) is the agency of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for survey and registration of land. History The NLSC was originally established as Wasteland S ...
* National Police Agency


Ministers


Access

The MOI building is accessible by
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of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.


See also

* Republic of China (1912–1949) * Taiwan * Cabinet (government)


References


External links


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Interior Interior may refer to: Arts and media * ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas * ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck * ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See * Interior de ...
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