Assam has ranked first in India for NATGRID usage and scored highest among states and Union territories on the Ministry of Home Affairs’ dashboard tracking implementation of the country’s new criminal laws, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a post on X.
The state recorded 2,37,121 activities on NATGRID’s Gandiva and Sudarshan platforms in September 2026, the highest figure nationally, according to Sarma. He described the result as evidence of Assam’s growing use of intelligence-led policing and technology-supported law enforcement.
“A safer Assam is built on strong intelligence, swift coordination and the smart use of technology,” Sarma said. He added that the state’s first-place position in NATGRID usage reflected a stronger ability to access and use intelligence inputs for law enforcement and internal security.
NATGRID, or the National Intelligence Grid, is the Centre’s intelligence-sharing platform. It allows authorised agencies to access and analyse information from multiple databases. Gandiva and Sudarshan are among its key tools and are used for identity matching, data queries and investigation support.
The NATGRID usage figure was released alongside Assam’s performance on the Ministry of Home Affairs’ New Criminal Laws Implementation dashboard. The dashboard placed Assam first with a score of 95.75. Haryana followed with 95.27, while Chandigarh ranked third with 92.82. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands scored 92.15 and Goa 91.76.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ranked sixth with 90.47. Maharashtra stood seventh with 89.56, followed by Rajasthan with 89.43. The rankings were shared by Sarma in connection with the state’s implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
The three laws replaced the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act from July 1, 2024. The dashboard ranking therefore links two parts of the criminal justice system: the operational use of a central intelligence-sharing platform and the administrative rollout of the new legal framework.
Sarma said Assam’s policing was focused on stronger enforcement, swift action and protecting citizens. “When it comes to fighting crime, Assam means business,” he wrote, adding that the state ranked first in implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita according to the MHA dashboard.
The figures provide a snapshot of reported platform activity and implementation scores. The supplied report does not detail the dashboard’s individual parameters, the nature of each NATGRID activity, or how the score was calculated. The next stage of Assam’s rollout will therefore depend on how these systems continue to be used by authorised agencies under the new criminal justice framework.
