"Though home ministry will continue to have 18 divisions even after the restructuring, eliminating the need for Cabinet approval, consolidation of four divisions into two will create space for two additional divisions headed by joint-secretary level officers. "Online radicalisation has become a global phenomenon, given the growing use of social media by terrorists outfits for propaganda. The new division, which is likely to hire domain experts, will seek to formulate a counter-radicalisation strategy and an elaborate action-plan to operationalise it," said the officer. "Though some overlap with other ministries like IT and agencies is expected, the home ministry for now will handle all that its Internal Security-I division is handling as part of cyber and online surveillance. The remit may be reviewed as and when coordination issues crop up," said an officer.

Source: Times of India November 06, 2017 23:48 UTC