**Policy Summary: National Investigation Agency (NIA) Staffing and Performance (as of June 30, 2025)**
This document summarizes key data regarding the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as of June 30, 2025, as presented to the Lok Sabha on July 29, 2025.
**Staffing:** The NIA has a total of 1901 sanctioned posts across various ranks. As of June 30, 2025, 541 posts were vacant. Vacancies exist across all levels, ranging from Additional Director General (1 vacancy) to Constable (37 vacancies). Significant vacancies are noted at the Deputy Superintendent of Police (202), Inspector (77), Sub-Inspector (93), Assistant Sub-Inspector (54), and Data Entry Operator (40) levels.
**Caseload:** The NIA has registered 677 cases for investigation as of June 30, 2025.
**Conviction Rate:** Over the past three years (2022 onwards), judgements have been delivered in 78 NIA cases, resulting in a conviction rate of 97.43%.
Key Entities Referenced
National Investigation Agency: An investigation agency in India.
NIA: Acronym for National Investigation Agency.
Mala Roy: Member of Lok Sabha who raised the unstarred question.
Nityanand Rai: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs who provided the answer.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Ministry of Home Affairs: A ministry of the Government of India.
Additional Director General: A rank within the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Deputy Superintendent of Police: A rank within the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1479
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29TH JULY, 2025/ SRAVANA 7, 1947 (SAKA)
SANCTIONED POSTS IN NIA
1479. SMT. MALA ROY:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of sanctioned posts in National Investigation Agency
(NIA);
(b) the number of posts are vacant as on 30.06.2025 with designation;
(c) the number of cases are registered by NIA as on 30.06.2025; and
(d) the conviction rate in this regard during the last three years?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a): At present, NIA has 1901 sanctioned posts in various ranks.
(b): As on 30.06.2025, a total of 541 posts were vacant in various ranks
in NIA as per details mentioned below:
SI Name of the post Vacancy as on
30.06.2025
1 Additional Director General 1
2 Inspector General 2
3 Deputy Inspector General 3
4 Public Information Officer 1
5 Superintendent of Police 12
6 Additional Superintendent of Police 11
7 Deputy Superintendent of Police 20-2-
L.S.US.Q.NO. 1479 FOR 29.07.2025
8 Inspector 77
9 Sub-Inspector 93
10 Assistant Sub-Inspector 54
11 Head Constable 12
12 Constable 37
13 Office Superintendent/ Section 3
Officer
14 Assistant 11
15 Upper Division Clerk 10
16 Lower Division Clerk 33
17 Stenographer Grade-I 20
18 Stenographer Grade-II 34
19 Junior Translation Officer 1
20 Deputy Legal Advisor 7
21 Senior Public Prosecutor 1
22 Public Prosecutor 1
23 Senior System Analyst 2
24 Network Administrator 2
25 Assistant Programmer 15
26 Data Entry Operator 40
27 Assistant Director (Cyber Forensic) 1
28 Cyber Forensic Examiner 17
29 Senior Scientific Assistant (Cyber 2
Forensic)
30 Assistant Director (Ballistic) 1
31 Ballistic Examiner 1
32 Senior Scientific Assistant (Ballistic) 2
33 Technical Forensic Psychologist 3
34 Explosive Expert 2
35 Fingerprint Expert 2
36 Crime Scene Assistant 6
37 Photographer 1
Total 541
(c): NIA has registered 677 cases for investigation till 30.06.2025.
(d): During the last three years (i.e., 2022 onwards), judgements have
been pronounced in 78 NIA cases with conviction rate of 97.43%.
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