Subsequently, an officer said that NCRB was not kept in the loop before government decided to merge it with the BPR&D. "NCRB's core function is to collect data on crimes related to IPC and other sections, courts, convictions etc which are taken from states and union territories and then analysed. On the other hand, BPRD's research is not related to crime. It focusses more on research and data collection on how police, central paramilitary forces work, manpower problems, pattern of registration of crime, or influences of police on society etc. There is no clarity how both these organisations will work together," said a senior officer in NCRB.Subsequently, NCRB officials say that they were not kept in loop about the decision.The NCRB was established in 1986 with a mandate to empower Indian police with information technology solutions and criminal intelligence to enable them to enforce the law effectively.It also compiles data on crimes, prosecutions, traffic related prosecutions, and prisons, suicides etc and its annual report were extensively globally to present India's crime figures.

Source: Times of India August 06, 2017 00:45 UTC