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NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY The NIA Act was enacted on December 13, 2008 and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was born. NIA is the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in India. It has registered and investigated 315 cases and has an enviable record of 90% conviction rate. NIA aims to set the standards of excellence in counter terrorism and other national security related investigations at the national level by developing into a highly trained, partnership oriented workforce. Its emblem has ‘NIA’ placed in the centre of a blue bordered circle. The acronym is supported by a laurel and national emblem atop. At the bottom is the ‘Chakra’ and tricolour ribbon fly on both its sides. The circular border has its name and ‘Government of India’ written in English.

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION During World War-II, the Government of India realised that vast increase in expenditure for war efforts provided opportunities to unscrupulous and anti-social persons, both officials and non-officials, for indulging in bribery and corruption at the cost of public and the Government. It was felt that Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies under the State Governments could not cope with the situation. An executive order was, therefore, passed by the Government in 1941, establishing  Special Police Establishment - SPE to investigate cases of bribery and corruption. End of 1942, the activities of the SPE were extended to include cases of corruption on Railways. In 1943, through an Ordinance, Government of India, constituted a Special Police Force for the investigation of certain offences committed in connection with the departments of the Central Government committed anywhere in British India. This ordinance was replaced by Delhi Special Police Establishm