July 21, 2025

Intelligence Bureau

  • The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Intelligence Bureau (IB) stands exempted from rigours of RTI Act by virtue of Section 24 (Act not to apply to certain organizations) thereof.

ABOUT INTELLIGENCE BUREAU (IB)

  • It is India’s intelligence agency which gathers intelligence from within the country and also executes counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism tasks.
  • It was established in 1887 as the Central Special Branch.
  • In addition to domestic intelligence responsibilities, the IB is particularly tasked with intelligence collection in border areas, following the 1951 recommendations of the Himmatsinhji Committee (also known as the North and North-East Border Committee), a task entrusted to military intelligence organizations, prior to independence in 1947.
  • It functions under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • HQ- New Delhi.
  • The IB draws its employees from law enforcement agencies such as the Indian Police Service (IPS), the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), and the military.
  • The Director of Intelligence Bureau (DIB) has always been an IPS officer.
    • The IB director is part of the Strategic Policy Group and the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) of the National Security Council, and reports directly to the Prime Minister.
  • The IB activities are highly confidential, and no publications other than the internal ones reveal their arcane workings.
  • It is responsible for granting basic safety clearances to Indian diplomats and judges before their national oath.

It is also authorized to carry out wiretapping without a warrant.

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