Union Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate the new headquarters of NIA

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sun, Oct 08, 2017, 03:32 PM

Union Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate the new headquarters of NIA

New Delhi, Oct 8: The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the new headquarter office complex of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at Delhi's Lodhi Road on Tuesday, October 10.

Earlier, The home minister had laid the foundation stone for the headquarter building on September 10, 2015.

Ministers of State for Home Affairs, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, and Kiren Rijiju will also attend.

The office complex comprising an administration building with nine floors and two basements is built on a total area of 1,14,056 square feet.

The NIA was founded on December 31, 2008, under the NIA Act, 2008, with a mandate to investigate serious offenses related to terrorist activities affecting the sovereignty, security, and integrity of the country.

The agency has branches in Lucknow, Hyderabad, Kochi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kolkata, Raipur and Jammu.

Additionally, the NIA camp offices are located in Chandigarh, Srinagar, Chennai, Bangalore, Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Bharuch, Jagdalpur, Patna, Siliguri, Malda, Ranchi, Vijayawada, and Imphal.