New Delhi, March 12 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai highlighted the Union government's efforts in combating terrorism and upgrading the National Investigation Agency by expanding the purview of crimes under its jurisdiction.

Replying to a question by BJP MP Dinesh Sharma, and mentioned that the 3rd No Money for Terror (NMFT) Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing was held on November 18-19, 2022, in New Delhi, which provided a unique forum for 77 countries and 16 Multilateral organisations to discuss the effectiveness of the current international regime of combating the financing of Terror, and to discuss solutions to emerging challenges.

Meanwhile, on upgrading the NIA, the minister mentioned t...