TNPSC Thervupettagam

National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)

December 4 , 2019 1737 days 1027 0
  • 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)
    • Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

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