(a) whether the Government have taken a decision to constitute a joint task force of secret agencies to deal with terrorism in the country;
(b) the function of joint task force alongwith details thereof; and
(c) if so, the time by which the task force is likely to be constituted?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI I.D. SWAMI)
(a) to (c): The Joint Task Force on Intelligence has been constituted mainly to upgrade the intelligence capabilities of State Police forces and to co-ordinate the efforts of the Intelligence Wings of the Central Police Organizations and of the State Police forces.