RAS question
What is the OCND launched by Amit Shah in December 2025?
Correct answer: (B) Organised Crime Network Database.
OCND is the Organised Crime Network Database launched by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Anti-Terrorism Conference-2025.
Explanation
OCND stands for Organised Crime Network Database. The PIB release on the Anti-Terrorism Conference-2025 says Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched it along with NIA's updated crime manual and the Lost/Looted and Recovered Weapon Database. The point of the database is not routine record-keeping: the release links organised crime networks with ransom and extortion, and says such networks can come into contact with terrorist organisations when their leaders flee abroad. That is why the database is framed as a national tool for coordinated action, with states expected to use it under NIA and CBI guidance and with IB cooperation. The correct expansion is therefore Organised Crime Network Database, not a cybercrime or general directory label.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Online Crime Navigation Dashboard is wrong because the PIB release names the launched database as the Organised Crime Network Database, not a dashboard for navigating online crime.
- (C) Official Criminal Network Directory is wrong because OCND is a database on organised crime networks, not an official directory of criminal networks.
- (D) Online Cybercrime Neutralisation Division is wrong because the launch concerned an organised crime network database at an anti-terrorism conference, not a cybercrime division.
Concept
This tests internal security and technology-enabled policing, a recurring RAS area because questions often ask candidates to identify new databases, portals and institutional tools launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It also links organised crime with counter-terrorism coordination, a standard governance theme in current affairs.