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What does NCRB stand for?

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Answer: Option D — National Crime Records Bureau

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NCRB stands for the "National Crime Records Bureau".

About the NCRB:

  • It was set up in January 1986 under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • It was set up on the recommendation of the Tandon Committee (1985) and the National Police Commission (1977-81), to act as a central repository of information on crime and criminals.
  • Its headquarters is in New Delhi.
  • Its motto is "Empowering Indian Police with Information Technology".

Its publications:

"Crime in India": an annual report with statistics on crimes registered across India. It is the main official source of crime data.

"Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India" (ADSI).

"Prison Statistics India".

Its systems and projects:

  • "Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems" (CCTNS): a nationwide network that connects about 17,000 police stations, launched in 2009.
  • "Inter-operable Criminal Justice System" (ICJS): links police, courts, prisons, forensic laboratories and prosecution.
  • "National Automated Fingerprint Identification System" (NAFIS), launched in 2022.
  • It maintains the "Central Fingerprint Bureau".
  • It runs the "National Database on Sexual Offenders" (NDSO), launched in 2018.
  • It also manages the "Vahan Samanvay" (stolen vehicles) and "Talash" (missing persons) services.

Related laws:

In July 2024, three new criminal laws replaced the colonial-era laws:

  • "Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita" (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860.
  • "Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita" (BNSS) replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973.
  • "Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam" (BSA) replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

Related abbreviations:

  • CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation (1963).
  • NIA: National Investigation Agency (2009).
  • BPR&D: Bureau of Police Research and Development (1970).
  • NCB: Narcotics Control Bureau (1986).

Why not the other options?

  • ✗"National Central Reserve Bureau" is not the correct expansion.
  • ✗"National Criminal Research Board" is not the correct expansion.
  • ✗"National Cyber Response Bureau" is not the correct expansion; India's cyber incident agency is CERT-In.

Quick tip

Remember: NCRB = National Crime Records Bureau (1986; Ministry of Home Affairs; publishes "Crime in India"; CCTNS); BNS, BNSS and BSA replaced IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act from 1 July 2024.

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