Lok Sabha Question No. 239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: National Investigation Agency
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 239

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 11, 1947 (SAKA)

NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

†239. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of steps taken by the Government to make the National Investigation Agency (NIA) a world-class investigative agency;

(b) whether the Government has taken action against various organizations involved in unlawful activities in the country during the last five years; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) The  National  Investigation  Agency  (NIA)  was  set  up  under  the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 as a Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

The Agency investigates and prosecutes offences affecting the sovereignty,  security  and  integrity  of  India,  security  of  State,  friendly relations  with  foreign  States,  matters  relating  to  international  treaties etc. specified in the Schedule to the NIA Act, 2008.

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To enhance the capacity of the NIA, with the objective to make NIA in to a world-class investigating agency while proficiently fulfilling its responsibilities-  in  prevention,  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crimes affecting / threatening national security, following steps / initiatives have been taken:

(i). The Government  has empowered  the NIA through 'NIA (Amendment) Act, 2019', to investigate scheduled offences involving Indian citizens or Indian interests that are committed outside India.

(ii). Further,  the  mandate  of  NIA  has  also  been  expanded  to investigate  offences  related  to  Explosive  Substances  Act,  1908, Human Trafficking, Cyber Terrorism and Arms Act, 1959.

(iii). Footprint of NIA has been expanded pan India, by establishing 21  branch  offices  in  different  parts  of  the  country,  with  02  Zonal Offices (in Guwahati and Jammu) and Headquarter at Delhi.

(iv). The  NIA  has  total  1901  sanctioned  posts  at  present,  out  of which 769 posts have been sanctioned during the last five years.

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(v). The Government has designated 52 NIA Special Courts across the country, out of which 03 NIA Special Courts at Ranchi, Jammu and Mumbai have been designated as the Special Courts exclusively for the trial of Scheduled Offences investigated by the NIA.

(vi). 'National Terror Data Fusion & Analysis Centre (NTDFAC)' has been established in the NIA for enabling of Big Data Analytics and facilitating the automation and digitization of the various investigative process, procedures that will strengthen supervision and enhance efficiency, consistency and accountability.

(vii).  The Government has created ISIS Investigation Research Cell (IIRC)  in  NIA  in  January,  2018  and  broadened  its  scope  to  other theatres of terrorism and renamed it as Counter Terrorism Research Cell (CTRC).

(viii). Exclusive Divisions, such as, 'Anti Human Trafficking Division (AHTD)',  'Anti  Cyber  Terrorism  Division  (ACTD)',  'Financial  Action Task Force (FATF) Cell', 'Financial Analysis Unit (FAU)' and a Special Cell comprising of legal experts have also been created in the NIA.

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(ix). To institutionalize India's capacity in handling investigations that involve a foreign jurisdiction, a dedicated 'Foreign Investigation Request Unit (FIRU)' has been established within NIA in 2024.

(x). The NIA has been made the Nodal Agency at Central level for investigation  of  Terror  Funding  and  High  Quality  'Fake  Indian Currency Notes (FICN)' cases, for which a 'Terror Funding and Fake Currency (TFFC) Cell' has been constituted in the NIA for conducting focused investigation.

(xi). To collaborate with countries across the world, NIA organised the  3 rd edition  of  the  Ministerial  Level  Conference  'No  Money  for Terror  (NMFT)'  during  2022.  Delegates  from  78  countries  and  16 Multilateral Organizations participated in the said conference.

(xii).  During  the  past  05  years,  NIA  in  collaboration  with  foreign agencies, have conducted the 'Capacity Building Training Programmes  (CBTPs)'  for  the  NIA  officers  and  States/UT  Police, Central  Police  Organizations  (CPOs)  and  Central  Armed  Police Forces (CAPFs). The NIA has also conducted such programmes for the Foreign Officers during the last 03 years.

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(xiii). Recently,  the  Government  has  accorded  an  approval  for Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  between  NIA  and  'National Forensic  S cience  University  (NFSU)'  for  capacity  building  of  NIA officers in the field of forensic expertise. It has been signed by both the parties in March, 2025.

(xiv). A Joint Task Force (JTF) has been instituted between India and Bangladesh for exchange of information related to FICN. NIA has conducted capacity building programs of various Law Enforcement Agencies  (LEAs)  at  Central  and  State  level  as  well  as  for  police officers of neighbouring countries including Bangladesh and Nepal for dealing with FICN smuggling.

(xv).  An effort has been made to benchmark the capacities of NIA at par with the parameters of functioning of the best counter-terrorism agencies in the world, in order to bolster the capacity of the NIA in prevention, investigation  and  prosecution of crimes  affecting/ threatening national security.

As  an  outcome  of  these  steps,  capabilities  of  NIA  have  been significantly bolstered, to grow it as a premier investigating agency,

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which has been performing efficiently and effectively- in discharging its  mandate  in  an  impactful  manner.  NIA  has  now  emerged  as  a globally  renowned investigative agency, with a conviction rate of 92.44% in judgements pronounced in 172 cases (out of the total 692 registered cases since its inception).

(b) & (c) The Government of India maintains a 'Zero -tolerance  policy' against  any  form  of  unlawful  activities,  that  are  prejudicial  to  the sovereignty, unity, integrity, and security of the nation.

The  Government  of  India  has  taken  continuous  and  stringent  action against various organizations found to be involved in unlawful activities in accordance with the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

Accordingly,  in  the  last  five  years,  the  Government  has  declared  23 organizations as Unlawful Associations. The list is enclosed as Annexure 'A'.

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## List of organizations declared as unlawful associations during the last 05 years:

|   Sl. No. | Name of Unlawful Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|         2 | United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         3 | All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         4 | Meitei Extremist Organizations, namely- (i) Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) and its political wing, the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) (ii) United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and its armed wing, the Manipur Peoples' Army (MPA) (iii) Peoples' Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and its Armed wing, the 'Red Army'. (iv) Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and its armed wing, also called the 'Red Army' (v) Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL) (vi) Coordination Committee (CorCom) and (vii) Alliance for Socialist Unity Kangleipak (ASUK) |
|         5 | National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|         6 | Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         7 | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         8 | National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN (K)]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         9 | Islamic Research Foundation (IRF)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

|   10. | Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    11 | Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (Mohd. Yasin Malik faction) (JKLF-Y)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    12 | Sikhs for Justice (SFJ)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    13 | Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates or affiliates or fronts including Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women's Front , Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala. |
|    14 | Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    15 | Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction)/ (MLJK-MA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    16 | Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|    17 | Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) (MCJK-B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|    18 | Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction) (MCJK-S)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    19 | Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|    20 | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League (JKPFL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    21 | Four factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL), namely: JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan @Sopori) and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) led by Yaqoob Sheikh                                                                                                                                  |
|    22 | Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    23 | Awami Action Committee (AAC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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