Senior IPS officer Ashok Patnaik was on Wednesday appointed CEO of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), an ambitious intelligence gathering mechanism conceived in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The Rs 3,400 crore NATGRID project was approved by Cabinet Committee on Security in June 2011. Patnaik, a 1983-batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, is married to former PM Manmohan Singh’s daughter, Daman Singh. The plan allocation for the project in Budget Estimates 2016-17 stands at Rs 45 crore. Watch Video: What’s making newsA home ministry spokesperson confirmed that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had approved Patnaik’s appointment.

Source: Indian Express July 13, 2016 22:56 UTC