Budget: IB gets Rs 3,893.35 crore, allocation for NATGRID slashed by 36 per cent

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..... Budget: IB gets Rs 3,893.35 crore, allocation for NATGRID slashed by 36 per cent
Budget
Dated:- 1-2-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has received Rs 3,893.35 cr .....

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..... ore in the Union Budget 2025-26, a nominal cut of Rs 72.80 crore as compared to the revised estimates for 2024-25. The IB, responsible for intelligence gathering, counter intelligence and counter esp .....

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..... ionage operations in the country, was allocated Rs 3,823.83 crore in 2024-25 and it was revised to Rs 3,966.21 crore, the Budget document said. It said the provision of Rs 3,893.35 crore for 2025-26 .....

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..... is for meeting the administrative expenses of the IB. The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), another crucial intelligence arm in the country, was allocated Rs 158.23 crore, a massive cut of Rs 89. .....

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..... 49 crore (around 36 per cent) from Rs 247.72 crore in 2024-25. The NATGRID aims to link databases as an input in combating terrorism. It also intends to create a facility to improve capability to cou .....

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..... nter internal security threats, the Budget document said. PTI ABS DIV DIV
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