NATGRID
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The National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID is an integrated intelligence master database structure for counter-terrorism purposes which connects databases of various core security agencies under the Government of India. It collects and analyses comprehensive patterns procured from 21 different organizations that can be readily accessed by security agencies round the clock. As of September 2025 its CEO is Hirdesh Kumar.
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- Reason for establishment
- Terror attacks in India
- Need for the integrated intelligence system
- Legal framework
- Structure and functions
- Multi-agency integrated intelligence database
- Key components and users
- Some important backend data feeds to the NATGRID (middleware)
- Important end-user agencies
- Phased ever-expanding capability
- Predictive and preemptive capabilities
- Comprehensive extent - massive 360-degree view of almost all adults in India
- Analytics module OCDN (Organised Crime Network Database)
- Gandiva-AI with comprehensive 360-degree integrated data access
- Opposition
- See also
- References
The National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID is an integrated intelligence master database structure for counter-terrorism purposes which connects databases of various core security agencies under the Government of India. It collects and analyses comprehensive patterns procured from 21 different organizations that can be readily accessed by security agencies round the clock. As of September 2025 its CEO is Hirdesh Kumar.
NATGRID came into existence after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Government of India in July 2016 appointed Ashok Patnaik as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NATGRID. The appointment is being seen as the government's effort to revive the project. Patnaik's appointment was valid till 31 December 2018. As of 2019, NATGRID is headed by an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ashish Gupta. The Ministry of Home Affairs on 5 February 2020 announced in Parliament that Project NATGRID with all its required physical infrastructures been completed as of 31 March 2020 and the NATGRID solution went live as of 31 December 2020.