(a) the details of the major hurdle in the way of maintaining peace
and strengthening security in the country identified during the
last three years; and
(b) the details of the efforts made to remove the said hurdles?
(a) the details of the major hurdle in the way of maintaining peace
and strengthening security in the country identified during the
last three years; and
(b) the details of the efforts made to remove the said hurdles?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (b): Terrorism/separatism is one of the major internal
security threats which needs to be countered and contained.
Government is committed to combat terrorism, extremism and separatism
in all its forms and manifestations as no cause, genuine or imaginary
can justify terrorism or violence. In order to deal with the menace of
extremism and terrorism the Government has taken various measures which
inter-alia, include augmenting the strength of Central Armed Police
Forces; amendment to the CISF Act to enable deployment of CISF in joint
venture of private industrial undertakings; establishment of NSG hubs
at Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai; empowerment of DG, NSG to
requisition aircraft for movement of NSG personnel in the event of any
emergency; strengthening and re-organizing of Multi-Agency Centre to enable
it to function on 24X7 basis for real time collation and sharing of
intelligence with other intelligence and security agencies; tighter
immigration control; effective border management through round the clock
surveillance & patrolling on the borders; establishment of observation
posts, border fencing, flood lighting, deployment of modern and hi-tech
surveillance equipment; up gradation of Intelligence setup; and coastal
security. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has been amended
and notified in 2008 to strengthen the punitive measures to combat terrorism.
The National Investigation Agency has been constituted under the National
Investigation Agency Act, 2008 to investigate and prosecute offences under
the Acts specified in the Schedule. As a part of steps to counter terrorist’s
threats, the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has been created.
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been amended in 2009 to inter
alia, include certain offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)
Act, as predicate offence.
Further the Government continues to raise the issues of Cross-Border Terrorism
in all its aspects including its financing at various multi-lateral and bilateral
fora and also at the multi-level bi-lateral interactions.