2 Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations · 2.5.1 Statutory and non-constitutional bodies
2.5.1.4 CVC, CBI and NIA
The CVC is the statutory apex vigilance body that supervises anti-corruption work in the Union government; the CBI is the main central investigating agency, set up by an executive resolution and drawing its powers from the DSPE Act, 1946; the NIA is the statutory anti-terror agency under the NIA Act, 2008.
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Key terms
- Central Vigilance Commission
- Santhanam Committee
- CVC Act 2003
- CBI
- DSPE Act 1946
- general consent
- NIA Act 2008
- Vineet Narain
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