NEW DELHI – Indian government has authorised secret and intelligenceagencies to monitor computers system across the country.

The government has authorised 10 central agencies to intercept, monitorand decrypt all the data contained in any computer system.

The order was passed late night Thursday by the ‘cyber and informationsecurity’ division of the Union Home ministry under the authority of HomeSecretary Rajiv Gauba.According to the order, 10 central probe and snoopagencies are now empowered under the Information Technology Act forcomputer interception and analysis, officials said.

The 10 agencies are the Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Control Bureau,Enforcement Directorate, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate ofRevenue Intelligence, Central Bureau of Investigation, NationalInvestigationAgency, the Research and Analysis Wing, Directorate of SignalIntelligence (in service areas of J-K, North East and Assam) and DelhiPolice.