The Government proposes to set up to strengthen intelligence network at grassroots level. The State intelligence and security agencies and State Special branches which have intelligence network at the grassroots level are also Centrally supported and strengthened through the scheme of Modernisation of State Police Forces. In addition with a view to link up this grassroot and State level network with the Central Agencies, action has been initiated for establishment of online, dedicated and secure connectivity between all the designated Members of Multi-Agency Centre (MAC), MAC and the Subsidiary Multi-Agency Centres (SMACs) in 30 important identified locations and between the SMACs and the State Special Branches (SSBs).
The above was stated by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
