Context :
Amit
Shah inaugurates revamped multi-agency network built at ₹500 cr. to fight
terrorism .. 17 May
2025
Extract :
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (May 16, 2025)
inaugurated the revamped Multi Agency Centre (MAC), a common counter-terrorism
grid under Intelligence Bureau (IB) that was conceptualised in 2001 post the
Kargil war. The new MAC network connects all police districts in the country
through a secured network and has been built at a cost of ₹500 crore
A statement by the Union Home Ministry said that the
“new MAC will go a long way in combating the terror ecosystem having intricate
linkages with the organised crime.”
As many as 28 organisations, including the Research and
Analysis Wing (RAW), armed forces and State police, are part of the platform
and various security agencies share real time intelligence inputs on MAC.
On
the occasion, Mr. Shah said Operation Sindoor is a unique symbol of the firm
political will of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accurate information of
intelligence agencies and the infallible strike capability of the three armed
forces. He said that India is proud of its three armed forces, Border Security
Force and all the security agencies.
Speaking
about the historic anti-Naxal operations conducted by Central Armed Police
Forces (CAPFs) in Karregattalu Hills (KGH) at Chhattisgarh-Telangana border
recently, Mr. Shah said the operations against Maoists demonstrate the
excellent coordination between the security forces.
Seamless, integrated
platform: Shah
The
Minister said the new MAC will provide a seamless and integrated platform for
ssynergising the efforts of all the agencies in addressing the complex and
interconnected national security challenges. He said the network will
strengthen the country’s efforts to tackle serious threats like terrorism, extremism,
organised crime and cyber attacks.
He
said the hardware and software-related tasks were completed in record time. He
added that it incorporates futuristic capabilities such as embedded Artificial
Intelligence/ Machine Learning techniques to harness the potential of the vast
database with MAC and Geographic Information System (GIS) services.
Mr. Shah also laid the future road map by emphasising the need to integrate other significant databases housed with different Central agencies in different silos, on this platform for leveraging the advanced data analytics made available with new MAC.
The Minister said that the data analytics generated on
the MAC network will be upgraded to a higher level, enabling accurate trend
analysis, hotspot mapping and timeline analysis to give predictive and
operational outcomes.
Housed
with the IB, the MAC has connected all the intelligence, security, law
enforcement and investigating agencies.
My Take :
More than 11
YEARS ago, I sent following e-mail to our Cabinet Ministers / Chief
Ministers :
Ø E -
Governance ? .. ……………………………… 03 April 2014
Extract :
Can e-Governance
help eliminate corruption ?
Most certainly
Look at the
following , partial list of Central and State Agencies set up to fight fraud ,
money-laundering , corruption , tax-evasion , economic crimes etc :
>
Public Accounts Committee
( PAC )
>
Central Vigilance Commission (
CVC )
>
Central Information Commission ( CIC )
>
Research and Analysis
Wing (
RAW )
>
Serious Fraud Investigation Office ( SFIO )
>
Information
Bureau
( IB )
>
Economic Offence
Wing
( EOW )
>
Central Bureau of Investigation
( CBI )
>
Department of Revenue Intelligence ( DIR )
>
Comptroller and Auditor General (
CAG )
> Anti
Corruption Bureaus ( States ).... ( ACB )
>
Enforcement
Directorate
( ED )
>
Lok Ayukts ( States )
> Lok
Pal ( Central
)
Despite such an
army of Agencies , how do corrupt manage to get away ?
Or , in case
caught , manage to delay delivery of punishment for years ?
No doubt , there
must be several reasons , including , inter - agency rivalry to get credit -
something difficult to eliminate altogether
But , I believe
, the most important reason is :
Lack of a COMMON
/ COMPUTERIZED database of all offences / cases / persons being
investigated
And , which is
readily " Accessible " to all of these Agencies , all over the
country ( 24 * 365 )
Already , every
Agency compiles huge dossiers on " Suspects " in its own
"
Departmental Database " , which is never shared with other Agencies ,
leading to ,
>
Huge amount of duplication of efforts / information
>
Fractured / scattered profiles of " Suspects "
>
Enormous waste of time / resources
What will
help ?
>
Dismantling of individual departmental databases
>
Merging of all Agency-wise databases into a SINGLE / UNIQUE database
> All
Agencies to enter their findings / data / info into this COMMON
database , with nothing preserved on local computers
> All
data-entry FORMS to be ONLINE . No paper forms at all
> All
local computers connected to ultra-secure Network ( Encrypted )
>
" Access Rights " to individuals , based on Biometric Identification
Will BJP want to
make this , a prominent promise in their Poll-Manifesto , likely to be released
on 7th April ? ( Congress / AAP missed this boat ! )
It is high time
political parties stop talking of motherhood in vague terms and start telling
the voters ,
" If you
vote us to power , this is precisely what we will do , to bring about
E-GOVERNANCE - and do it within 6 months of assuming power "
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
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