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National Improvised Explosive Device Data Management System
- 29 Jan 2026
- 3 min read
The Union Home Minister inaugurated the National Improvised Explosive Device Data Management System (NIDMS) of the National Security Guard (NSG), establishing India’s first centralised national digital database of all bomb blasts since 1999.
National Improvised Explosive Device Data Management System
- About: Developed by the National Security Guard (NSG), the NIDMS is a secure national-level digital platform aimed at enabling the systematic collection, collation and dissemination of data related to Improvised Explosive Devices.
- Key Features:
- Two-way, integrated and online platform accessible to NIA (National Investigation Agency), ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad), State Police Forces, CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) and other agencies
- Real-time data sharing to support faster and evidence-based investigations and prosecution
- ‘One Nation, One Data Repository’ approach, treating IED-related data as a national security asset.
- Leveraging AI, NIDMS will integrate multiple data sources to build a robust national security grid.
- Integration with the ICJS-2 – Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (Phase-II) ecosystem, aligning with ‘One Data–One Entry’ architecture (CCTNS, e-Prisons, e-Forensics, NAFIS, etc.)
National Security Guard
- The National Security Guard (NSG) is India’s federal contingency counter-terrorism force, established following a 1984 Union Cabinet decision and formally constituted in 1986 to tackle all forms of terrorism across the country.
- The concept of raising such a force emerged after Operation Blue Star (1984) and the assassination of the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
- Guided by the doctrine of swift strike and immediate withdrawal, the NSG is a highly specialised, task-oriented force modelled on the UK’s SAS and Germany’s GSG-9.
- It comprises two complementary components, the Special Action Group (SAG) drawn from the Army for direct counter-terror operations, and the Special Ranger Groups (SRG) drawn from Central Armed Police Forces and State Police to provide operational support.
- NSG’s regional hubs operate from different parts of the country- Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad. In addition, a new hub is also being set up in Ayodhya.
- National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC) under NSG functions as the nodal agency to collect, collate, analyse and evaluate all terrorist bombing activities reported in India and abroad.
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