Central Bureau of Investigation
Seal of CBI
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1941 as the Special Police Establishment |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters |
New Delhi, Delhi,  India
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| Motto | Industry, Impartiality, Integrity |
| Employees | Sanctioned: 7274 Actual: 5685 Vacant: 1589 (21.84%) as on 01 Mar 2017 |
| Annual budget | ₹695.62 crore (US$107.6 million) (FY2017-18) |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent agency |
Supreme Court of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions |
| Website | cbi |
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of India, which simultaneously serves as the nation's prime federal law enforcement agency. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Government of India. The CBI is overseen by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Federal government, headed by a Cabinet Minister who reports directly to the Prime Minister.
As far as national security is concern its comparable to those of the American FBI, British MI5 or Russian FSS. However, CBI's powers and functions are limited to specific crimes by Acts (primarily the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946). Alok Verma has assumed the role [1] as the director since 19th Jan 2017
The CBI is involved in major criminal probes, and is the Interpol agency in India. The CBI was established in 1941 as the Special Police Establishment, tasked with domestic security. It was renamed the Central Bureau of Investigation on 1 April 1963. Its motto is "Industry, Impartiality, Integrity". Agency headquarters is in the Indian capital, New Delhi, with field offices located in major cities throughout India.
The Bureau of Investigation traces its origins to the Special Police Establishment, which was set up in 1941 by the government. The functions of the SPE were to investigate bribery and corruption in transactions with the War and Supply Department of India, set up during World War II with its headquarters in Lahore. The Superintendent of the War Department and the SPE was Khan Bahadur Qurban Ali Khan, who later became governor of the North West Frontier Province at the creation of Pakistan. The first legal advisor of the War Department was Rai Sahib Karam Chand Jain. After the end of the war, there was a continued need for a central governmental agency to investigate bribery and corruption by central-government employees.Sahib Karam Chand Jain remained its legal advisor when the department was transferred to the Home Department by the 1946 Delhi Special Police Establishment Act.
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