The Union Government today said, due to concerted and coordinated efforts of all the stakeholders, terrorism related violence has been contained to a large extent in the country. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said, combating terrorism is a continuous process. He said, various steps in this regard have been taken including strengthening of legal framework, streamlining of intelligence mechanism, setting up of National Investigation Agency (NIA) for investigation and prosecution of terror related cases having various hubs of National Security Guards (NSG), stepping up border and coastal security, modernization of Police Forces and capacity building of State Police Forces.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Minister said, the government has a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and the security situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. He said, there has been substantial decline in terrorist attacks and government is taking various measures to normalize the situation in Kashmir valley.</span><br />