Why in the News?
- NATGRID is now receiving around 45,000 data-access requests per month, according to government officials.
- At the 2024 DGP Conference (Nov 28–30, Raipur), chaired by the Prime Minister, all law-enforcement agencies were directed to scale up use of NATGRID in investigations.
- States have been asked by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to use the platform extensively to access multiple government and private datasets.
What is NATGRID?
- National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is an integrated intelligence platform that provides secure, real-time access to various databases for police and investigative agencies.
- Conceptualised in 2009 after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
- Became operational in 2023 (last year).
- It is accessible only to authorised security agencies.
Institutional Developments
- NATGRID gained momentum in 2019 under Home Minister Amit Shah, who resolved inter-agency differences and expanded access to States.
- In 2020, NATGRID signed an MoU with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to access the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), which links ~14,000 police stations nationwide.
Recent Challenges Reported
- Slow or time-consuming login procedures
- Delays in receiving information that is expected to be real-time
UPSC Prelims Pointers
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| The identity platform ‘Aadhaar‘ provides open “Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)”. What does it imply? (2018)
1. It can be integrated into any electronic device. 2. Online authentication using iris is possible. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
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