Under the NATGRID project, government proposes “to link social media accounts” to the database of records related to immigration entry and exit, banking and telephone details among others.
NATGRID database will collate information from more than 20 organisations in the fields of telecom, tax records, bank, immigration, etc.
At least 10 central agencies like IB, R&AW and others will have access to the data on a secured platform for counter-terror investigations.
The project was started in 2009 in the aftermath of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.