The ambitious National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project will be operational by December 31, 2020.
It was started in 2009 after Mumbai attack 2008.
The NATGRID links intelligence and investigation agencies.
The 10 user agencies will be linked independently with certain databases which will be procured from 21 providing organisations including telecom, tax records, bank, immigration etc. to generate intelligence inputs.
The data recovery centre of the NATGRID has been constructed in Bengaluru, Karnataka and its headquarter is nearing completion in Delhi.
10 agencies which will be able to access NATGRID data on real time basis are:
Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW)
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Enforcement Directorate (ED)
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)
Directorate General of Central Excise and Intelligence (DGCEI)