Intelligence Bureau (India)
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) (Hindi: आसूचना ब्यूरो; IAST: āsūcanā byūro) is India's internal security and counter-intelligence agency under Ministry of Home Affairs. It was founded in 1887 as Central Special Branch, and is reputed to be the oldest such organization in the world.[2][3]
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आसूचना ब्यूरो | |
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Formed | c. 1887 (1887) |
Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Motto | जागृतं अहर्निशं (Sanskrit) Jāgṛtaṃ Aharniśaṃ (ISO) transl. "Always Alert" |
Employees | 17,884 |
Annual budget | ₹3,418.32 crore (US$428.1 million)(2023–24)[1] |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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Until 1968, it handled both domestic and foreign intelligence after which Research and Analysis Wing was formed specifically for foreign intelligence; following that, IB was primarily assigned the role of domestic intelligence and internal security.[4] Tapan Deka, the current director of the IB, took over from Arvind Kumar on 24 June 2022.[5]