Amit Shah inaugurates NSG's National IED Data Management System (NIDMS)
Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Security Guard's National IED Data Management System (NIDMS) by video conference on 9 January 2026, a single-window repository of data on bomb blasts for investigation and anti-terror agencies.
Summary
The National IED Data Management System (NIDMS) of the National Security Guard (NSG) was inaugurated by Home Minister Amit Shah through video conferencing on 9 January 2026. Shah said NIDMS will give investigation agencies and anti-terror organisations single-click access to data on explosions scattered across case files, help analyse blast patterns, modus operandi and explosives used, and connect with other data sources using AI under the idea of 'One Nation, One Data Repository'. He also described ICJS-2 as a next-generation data-sharing system based on 'One Data–One Entry'. The NSG was established in 1984.
Key facts
- System
- National IED Data Management System (NIDMS)
- Owner
- National Security Guard (NSG) — established 1984
- Inaugurated
- Amit Shah, by video conference, 9 January 2026
- Purpose
- Single-click access to IED/blast data for investigators and anti-terror bodies
- Concept
- One Nation, One Data Repository; AI-linked with other data sources
- Related
- ICJS-2 — 'One Data–One Entry'
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The National IED Data Management System (NIDMS), inaugurated in January 2026, belongs to which force?
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Correct answer: A — National Security Guard
PIB (Home Affairs): Amit Shah inaugurated the National IED Data Management System of the NSG.
In which year was the National Security Guard (NSG) established, as stated by the Home Minister in January 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 1984
PIB (Home Affairs): the NSG was established in 1984.
Consider the following statements made by the Home Minister at the NIDMS launch in January 2026: 1. NIDMS follows the idea of 'One Nation, One Data Repository' for IED and blast data. 2. ICJS-2 is described as a data-sharing system based on 'One Data–One Entry'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Home Affairs): both are correct — NIDMS makes scattered data available under 'One Nation, One Data Repository', and ICJS-2 is based on 'One Data–One Entry'.