Multi Agency Centre (MAC)

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently inaugurated the revamped Multi Agency Centre (MAC).

About Multi Agency Centre

• MAC is a national intelligence-sharing fusion centre under the Intelligence Bureau (IB) where states and central agencies and police forces coordinate to share, store, collate, and analyse inputs on terrorismon a daily basis under four heads – J&K, Northeast, LWE, and Rest of India.
• It was created in December 2001 in the aftermath of the Kargil conflict but was strengthened in December 2008, following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
• As many as 28 organisations, including the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), armed forces, and State police, are part of the platform, and various security agencies share real-time intelligence inputs on MAC.
• The new MAC network connects all police districts in the country through a secured network and has been built at a cost of ₹500 crore.
  • It incorporates futuristic capabilities such as embedded artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to harness the potential of the vast database with MAC and Geographic Information System (GIS) services
  • The upgraded network will enhance trend analysis, hotspot mapping, and predictive operations, offering more accurate and actionable outcomes.
  • The new MAC network spanning the length and breadth of the country has weaved-in country’s Island territories, insurgency-affected areas, and mountainous high-altitude terrain, ensuring last-mile connectivity down to the level of district SPs in the remotest areas with a fast and standalone secure network. 
  • It will strengthen the country’s efforts to tackle serious threats like terrorism, extremism, organised crime, and cyberattacks.

Multi Agency Centre FAQs

Q1. What is the main purpose of the Multi Agency Centre (MAC)?

Ans. Share, store, collate, and analyse intelligence inputs on terrorism.

Q2. Under which agency does the Multi Agency Centre (MAC) function?

Ans. Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Q3. Which advanced technologies are incorporated in the upgraded MAC network?

Ans. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Source: TH