Government Elevates Senior Officer to Strengthen National Intelligence Infrastructure
The Government of India has formally approved the re-designation of the post presently held by Shri Raghav Gupta from Deputy Secretary to Director at the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), marking a significant administrative elevation within the country’s critical intelligence and data-integration framework.
According to official orders issued by the competent authority, the position currently occupied by Shri Gupta has been upgraded in status, empowering him to function at the Director level within NATGRID. The move reflects the growing strategic importance of NATGRID in India’s internal security architecture and the need for enhanced leadership oversight.
Strengthening National Security Data Infrastructure
NATGRID serves as a vital inter-agency data-sharing platform that integrates multiple government databases to support counter-terrorism, crime prevention, and national security operations. The elevation of Shri Raghav Gupta’s role is expected to provide stronger administrative authority, faster decision-making capacity, and improved coordination across intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
Enhanced Leadership Responsibility
With the re-designation, Shri Gupta will assume expanded supervisory and policy-implementation responsibilities, overseeing critical technological, operational, and inter-departmental coordination functions at NATGRID. The move aims to ensure robust governance, streamlined data integration, and higher efficiency in intelligence response mechanisms.
Administrative Rationale
The upgrade aligns with the central government’s ongoing efforts to modernize and reinforce India’s internal security infrastructure by placing experienced officers in senior strategic positions within high-impact national security institutions.
