MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO.4 FOR 13.3.2012
(a): Government have notified the setting up of the National Counter
Terrorism Centre vide their OM dated 3rd February 2012.
(b) & (c): As per the above notification, the duties and functions
of NCTC are as follows:
(i) To draw up plans and coordinate actions for counter terrorism;
(ii) To integrate intelligence pertaining to terrorism; analyse the same;
pursue or mandate other agencies to pursue the different leads; and to
coordinate with the existing agencies for an effective response;
(iii) To maintain a comprehensive data base of terrorists and their
associates, friends, families and supporters; of terrorist modules and
gangs; and of all information pertaining to terrorists;
(iv) To prescribe counter terrorism priorities for each stakeholder;
(v) To ensure that all agencies have access to and receive source
intelligence support that is necessary to execute counter terrorism plans
and accomplish their assigned tasks;
(vi) To coordinate with existing investigation and intelligence agencies
to ensure that all terrorist cases are solved and the perpetrators are
brought to justice; and
(vii) To prepare daily threat assessment reviews and disseminate them
to the State Governments.
In order to ensure an efficient and effective coordination between NCTC
and other intelligence and anti-terrorist organisations of the Central
Government, the existing Multi Agency Centre (MAC) will be subsumed in
the NCTC. In order to have effective coordination between NCTC and State
level intelligence agencies, the said OM provides for setting up Inter
State Intelligence Support Teams (ISISTs). A Standing Council consisting
of the Director, NCTC, the three Joint Directors, NCTC and the Heads of
the Anti Terrorist Organisation or Force in each State will be established.
The Standing Council shall meet as often as necessary and may also meet
through video conference. The Standing Council shall ensure that NCTC is
the single and effective point of control and coordination of all counter
terrorism measures.
(d) & (e): After the issue of the said Office Memorandum, the Chief
Ministers of Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat,
Tripura, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Karnataka had written
to the Central Government, inter-alia, raising concerns about the order
encroaching on the domain of the States and expressing the need for
consultations with the State Governments before NCTC is operationalised.
The Home Minister has replied to the Chief Ministers enclosing a three-page
note on the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the
genesis, objectives, structure and powers of the NCTC. To further clarify/
address issues, the Union Home Secretary held a meeting with the State
Chief Secretaries, Director Generals of Police and the Home Secretaries
on 12.03.2012.
