NIA branches in all states by 2024: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Narendra Modi government had taken all steps to strengthen probe agencies, such as the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and anti-terror laws, in line with its policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism.

The NIA will have branches in all states by May 2024, he added.

Shah was speaking at the inauguration of the office building of the NIA's Raipur branch in Atal Nagar area of Nava Raipur.


"The Modi government has adopted zero tolerance policy against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), terrorism and other related crimes, including fake currency and narcotics, and therefore, we left no stone unturned to strengthen the NIA," he said.

The BJP-led Union government also strengthened anti-terror laws, shared terrorism-related inputs with state governments, irrespective of the party ruling the state, strengthened anti-terror investigation agencies and increased conviction rate in such crimes, Shah added. "In line with this (policy), our government worked towards strengthening the NIA. I am happy that in the cases handled by the NIA, the conviction rate has reached 94% from 75% in 2014," he said.

The government has tried to make Kashmir terror-free ever since it came to power, the home minister said.

The government has also pledged to uproot the LWE, which is now restricted to only a few districts in the country, Shah said.