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NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed on greater synergy among security and law enforcement agencies to dismantle terror networks and their supporting ecosystem to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country.
Charing a high-level meeting, he directed heads of security agencies and other intelligence and law enforcement organisations to adopt the “whole-of-the government” approach towards national security.
The Home Minister also reviewed the functioning of the Intelligence Bureau’s Multi Agency Centre (MAC) that is responsible for tackling the country’s security challenges
Shah stressed upon greater synergy between all agencies to dismantle terror networks and their supporting ecosystem to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country, sources said.
He emphasised that the MAC must continue to work 24X7 as a platform for proactive and real-time sharing of actionable intelligence among various stakeholders, including last-mile responders.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the MAC framework is poised to undergo a major technical and operational revamp to increase its reach and effectiveness, Shah said.
Earlier on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday directed the agencies, police, and concerned departments under the Central and State governments to adopt “ruthless” approach towards the drug supply chain, emphasizing a commitment to prevent any drugs from entering the country and ensuring that India’s borders are not used for drug trafficking, reports a national news agency.
Shah’s directives came while chairing the 7th Apex Level Meeting of the Narco-Coordination Center (NCORD) here in the national capital in the presence of chiefs of various central and state agencies belonging to police, Narcotics Control Bureau, National Investigation Agency as well as Central Armed Police Forces.
