Lokpal Bill will be passed in Parliament: Shinde

Earlier, Shinde laid the foundation stone for the Disaster Recovery Centre and the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)'s Secondary Office here, a Rs 100-crore project.

Speaking at the occasion, he said the government envisaged the project to connect the databases between intelligence agencies and organisations providing information in order to enhance India's counter-terror capabilities.  

Upon completion of this project, India will join handful of countries in the world that have such capabilities, Shinde said.

The NATGRID was conceived following 26/11 attacks and it will use the cutting edge technology to help strengthen intelligence and law enforcement agencies' ability to swiftly piece together information that could help pre-empt attacks or find perpetrators, he said.

The total amount to be spent on the project is Rs 1,000 crore, Shinde said.