National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)

Recently, the government linked the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) with the National Population Register (NPR), enabling security agencies to access family-wise data of nearly 119 crore residents.

  • NATGRID is a secure and integrated data-sharing platform developed to assist law enforcement and intelligence agencies in India.
  • Conceived after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, NATGRID aims to enable real-time access to multiple government and private databases for faster investigation and intelligence gathering.
  • It functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and consolidates over 20 categories of civil and commercial data, such as bank transactions, telecom usage, passport/immigration records, tax IDs, ....
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