National Security Council (NSC) "EMPOWER IAS"

In news:

• The budgetary allocation for the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) increased 10 times from ₹33.17 crores in 2016-17 to ₹333.58 crores in 2017-18.

 

National Security Council

• It was established in 1998
• It is the apex agency looking into – external and internal security, military affairs, conventional and non-conventional defense, space and high technology, counter insurgency, counter terrorism, economy and environment.
• It is headed by the Prime Minister, with the National Security Adviser as its Secretary. The military has no representation in this tier.
• It has a three tiered structure comprising the Strategic Policy Group, the National Security Advisory Board and a Secretariat represented by the Joint Intelligence Committee.

 

Members

• Besides the NSA the Deputy National Security Advisors, the Ministers of Defence, External Affairs, Home, Finance of the Government of India, and the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog are members of the National Security Council.
• PM can chair the meeting of NSC (for eg – PM chaired the meeting of NSC Post Pulwama to discuss heightened tension with Pakistan).
• Other members may be invited to attend its monthly meetings, as and when is required.

 

Organizational structure

• The NSC is the apex body of the three-tiered structure of the national security management system in India.
• The three tiers are the Strategic Policy Group, the National Security Advisory Board, and a secretariat from the Joint Intelligence Committee.