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Overview

India does not have a national DNA database. However, according to Interpol's 2008 survey it has used HID (Human Identification) software of a national design for the operation of regional (State) databases.

In 2007 a bill known as the Draft DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, an autonomous organization funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The DNA Profiling Bill looks to legalize the collection and analysis of DNA samples for forensic purposes and the creation of a national database. The Bill was developed further by an expert committee due to concerns about privacy and lack of safeguards. However, a new draft Bill was scheduled to be submitted to Parliament in summer 2015 despite dissent from some members of the committee, who stated that their concerns had not been fully addressed. A public consultation was then announced (deadline 20th August 2015). A new version of the Bill was submitted to the Indian Parliament in August 2018, but was not adopted before the end of the parliamentary session. The Bill was therefore introduced again following the 2019 General Election. See below for further details.

Resources

• External links
  • PRS India: The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
  • PRS India: The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019
  • GeneWatch UK comments on: THE DNA TECHNOLOGY (USE AND APPLICATION) REGULATION BILL, 2019 (October (2019)
  • The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2018
  • Human Rights Watch: India: US Tech Firms Should Press Modi on Privacy (23rd September 2015)
  • CIS: Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 v/s 2015 Bill (6th September 2015)
  • CIS Comments and Recommendations to the Human DNA Profiling Bill, June 2015 (27th August 2015) also available as pdf
  • GeneWatch UK response to the consultation on India's Human DNA Profiling Bill (18th August 2015)
  • Public Statement By Concerned Citizens: Biometric Data Collection, Aadhaar Number And Related Programs Is A Black Act (10th August 2015)
  • Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill: Version for Public Comment (9th June 2015)
  • Human DNA Profiling Bill-2015(Comments from Public are invited) Deadline 20th August 2015.
  • Blog: Ram Krishnaswamy: RIGHTS TO PRIVACY & DNA PROFILING
  • India: Usha Ramanathan’s Note of Dissent on Human DNA Profiling Bill that is coming soon in the Parliament (20th July 2015)
  • Working Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill (16th January 2015)
  • CIS: A Public Meeting on DNA Profiling Bill in Delhi (29th September 2012)
  • GeneWatch UK: INDIA DNA BILL: Collection of DNA (12th September 2012)
  • GeneWatch UK: INDIA DNA BILL: Retention of DNA (12th September 2012)
  • GeneWatch UK: INDIA DNA BILL: Uses of DNA (12th September 2012)
  • GeneWatch UK: INDIA DNA BILL: Solving crimes (12th September 2012)
  • CIS: Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act (6th September 2012)
  • CRG: Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act (April 2012)
  • Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 (February 2012)
  • Centre for Internet and Society: An Overview of DNA Labs in India
  • Centre for Internet and Society: The DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and Privacy (25th April 2011)

• Press articles
  • The Weekly: Why policy makers, law enforcement agencies find criminal procedure bill a hard row to hoe (11th April 2022)
  • Indian Express: Criminal Procedure Bill unconstitutional, against SC verdicts: Chidambaram (7th April 2022)
  • Medianama: How The Debate On Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill Unfolded In Lok Sabha (6th April 2022)
  • The Economic Times (6th April 2022)
  • Times of India: Explainer: All you need to know about the Criminal Procedure (Identification Bill, 2022) (5th April 2022)
  • Hindustan Times: Rethink the criminal identification bill (3rd April 2022)
  • Live Law: Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill Problematic : Project 39A Report (2nd April 2022)
  • Scroll: Explainer: Why a new bill to collect data from convicts is raising civil rights concerns (1st April 2022)
  • Economic and Political Weekly: DNA Database: A Legislative Overreach (7th August 2021)
  • Business Wire: Retention And Storage Of Forensic DNA Profiles Critical To Combat Sexual Crime In India (16th December 2020)
  • ANI News: Application of forensic DNA technology critical to deter sexual predators as rape complaints reach pre-pandemic levels (29th September 2020)
  • Jagran Josh: The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill of 2019: What does the draft report of the parliamentary standing committee say? (26th August 2020)
  • Best Media Info: Call for use of DNA evidence to nail culprits and make India rape-free (20th July 2020)
  • The Telegraph (India): Privacy and hunt for the code (6th February 2020)
  • The Wire: DNA Technology Bill: Why the Standing Committee Has Its Work Cut Out (1st November 2019)
  • The Caravan: With the data-protection bill in limbo, these policies contravene the right to privacy (30th September 2019)
  • Business Today: DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2019: Another Aadhaar in the making (14th August 2009)
  • India Today: Kashmir to triple talaq: Lok Sabha passes most bills since 1952 in its most productive session Reports that the DNA Bill has not passed in this parliamentary session.
  • LiveLaw:DNA Test Cannot Be Ordered Without There Being Appropriate Satisfaction For Its Requirement: SC (5th August 2019)
  • Business Line: AIIMS to DNA profile unidentified bodies, create a database accessible to public (19th July 2019)
  • LiveMint: Opinion: The country’s new DNA law raises privacy concerns (24th July 2019)
  • News Click: DNA Bill unclear on consent and privacy (12th July 2019)
  • Financial Express: DNA technology bill introduced in Lok Sabha (8th July 2019)
  • The Wire: Amid Opposition Criticism, Government Tables DNA Technology Bill in Lok Sabha (8th July 2019)
  • The Indian Express: Explained: Why govt wants to bank DNA (2nd July 2019)
  • Indian Express: Explained: Why govt wants to bank DNA (26th June 2019)
  • India Today: Cabinet approves bill that can track your DNA (24th June 2019)
  • Mondaq: India: DNA Profiling In The India (Towards The New Age DNA Technology Use And Application Bill) (18th February 2019)
  • Indian Express: Rajya Sabha pendency dips as 22 Bills lapse after Lok Sabha nod (15th February 2019) Reports that the DNA Bill has lapsed.
  • First Post: DNA bill is designed to fail (6th February 2019)
  • First Post: DNA Bill: To ensure justice is 'gene'-uine, govt must ensure privacy of individuals is respected as well (10th January 2019)
  • The Hindu: Towards a genetic panopticon (21st December 2018)
  • NewsLaundry: The DNA Bill has a sequence of problems that need to be resolved (14th January 2019)
  • The Week: DNA technology bill raises serious concerns over right to privacy (9th January 2019)
  • The Times of India: CDFD scientists’ wait ends as DNA Bill gets Lok Sabha nod (9th January 2019)
  • FirstPost: DNA Technology Bill passed in Lok Sabha lacks clarity on consent, privacy and proper cost-benefit analysis (9th January 2019)
  • News18: Lok Sabha Gives Consent to DNA Bill to Identify Persons With Criminal Cases (8th January 2019)
  • Tribune: Lok Sabha passes DNA Bill after brief discussion (8th January 2019)
  • India.com: Bill to allow use of DNA technology to identity persons in LS (8th January 2019)
  • Times of India: High Court: Create app, save DNA samples to trace missing kids (25th November 2018)
  • Deccan Herald: Caution on DNA Bill: raise awareness first (26th October 2018)
  • The Wire: Why India’s Draft Data Protection Bill Cannot Solve the Problems of the DNA Bill (29th August 2018)
  • India Today: DNA profiling bill: Pinning you down with data (31st August 2018)
  • Times of India: Congress opposes DNA profiling, calls it violative of privacy (27th August 2018)
  • News 18: DNA Databases, Designed to Fight Crime Without Compromising Privacy (14th August 2018)
  • The Week: 'Modi govt will answer every concern on DNA Technology Bill' (13th August 2018)
  • The Hindu: ‘Storing of DNA profiles of crime-accused not permanent’(13th August 2018)
  • Deccan Chronicle: Hyderabad: DNA Bill raises many questions on privacy (13th August 2018)
  • Times of India: 'Aadhaar link to DNA profiles to be decided later' (13th August 2018)
  • United News of India: CFD helped Centre in a big way on drafting DNA Technology Bill 2018: Harsha Vardhan (12th August 2018)
  • The Tribune: Bill in LS to collect DNA samples for crime probe (10th August 2018)
  • The Indian Express: Bill in Lok Sabha for use of DNA technology to crack tough criminal cases (9th August 2018)
  • The Hindu: Decoding the DNA Bill (9th August 2018)
  • The Indian Express: Man convicted of rape: Delhi HC flags irregularities in forensic reports (8th August 2018)
  • Bloomberg Quint:The DNA Bill: Another Invasive, Imperfect Database! (2nd August 2018)
  • The Wire: Four Reasons Why India’s Controversial DNA Bill Should Be Sent to a Standing Committee (25th July 2018)
  • DownToEarth: Once bitten, twice shy: DNA Profiling Bill revives fear of Aadhaar-like data breach (19th July 2018)
  • The Hindu: Proposed DNA bank will not store data permanently: official (13th July 2018)
  • Economic Times: Home ministry guides states on searching crime scenes & collecting evidence (11th July 2018)
  • Forum IAS: DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018: An Analysis (10th July 2018)
  • Indian Express: Here’s how the government plans to use DNA profiles, samples and records (10th July 2018)
  • The Print: After Aadhaar, a new bill aims for greatness but may leave your personal info unsecured (6th July 2018)
  • Economic Times: DNA Profiling Bill to be discussed by Narendra Modi government tomorrow (5th July 2018)
  • DNA: Union Cabinet approves DNA Technology Bill (5th July 2018)
  • The Wire: Cabinet Approves Bill for Setting up DNA Data Banks to Store Profiles (5th July 2018)
  • Live Law: DNA Technology Regulation Bill Gets Cabinet Approval(5th July 2018)

Read more at: http://www.livelaw.in/dna-technology-regulation-bill-gets-cabinet-approval/

• • Telegraph: Cabinet clears DNA database on crime (5th July 2018)
  • Huffington Post: Government Gives Nod To Bill For Building DNA Databases In India, For 'Criminal Investigation And Justice Delivery' (5th July 2018)
  • The Better India: Centre Passes Bill That Seeks to Set up Human DNA Banks to Strengthen Criminal Justice (5th July 2018)
  • NDTV: India Could Have DNA Banks To Store Profiles As Cabinet Clears Bill (4th July 2018)
  • Economic Times: DNA Profiling Bill to be discussed by Narendra Modi government tomorrow (4th July 2018)
  • the Hindu: Union Cabinet clears DNA profiling bill (4th July 2018)
  • First Post: Monsoon Session of Parliament: Over 50 pending Bills, six ordinances to be taken up in 18 days (1st July 2018)
  • CNN:Sexual violence victims can wait years for India's overtaxed crime labs (6th June 2018)
  • The Economic Times: DNA data banks to be set up at national, state level to store DNA profiles (13th May 2018)
  • The Hindu: The problems with a DNA registry (8th May 2018)
  • India Today: Modi government to create DNA archive to locate missing persons, identify bodies (2nd May 2018)
  • The Times of India: Centre promises law on DNA profiling; SC disposes of PIL (1st May 2018)
  • The Wire: India's Blind Faith in DNA and Aadhaar Profiling Will Lead to No Good (27th April 2018)
  • Quartz: An Indian state is using blockchain to collect DNA data of 50 million citizens (9th April 2018)
  • Mid-Day: Government puts multi-crore proposal for DNA testing kit on hold (3rd April 2018)
  • India Today: CSI Delhi: Cops to gear up for DNA tests in big crimes (22nd March 2018)
  • DNA: Forensic training a must for cops: (11th February 2018)
  • The Statesman: India will soon have a forensic DNA database to curb crime: Rajnath (10th February 2018)
  • DNA: Is Delhi ready for the DNA test? (2nd December 2017)
  • Times of India: Maharashtra to create DNA database of offenders (16th September 2017)
  • CatchNews: India needs to have more aggressive DNA approach at crime scene: Experts (29th August 2017)
  • The Washington POsr: India’s Supreme Court says privacy is a fundamental right in blow to government (24th August 2017)
  • World Crunch: Collection Of DNA Spells Doom In India (10th August 2017)
  • Live Mint: Is profiling in India’s DNA? (7th August 2017)
  • Hindustan Times: Here’s why we need a lot more discussion on India’s new DNA Profiling Bill (7th August 2017)
  • Swarajyamag: Is Profiling In India’s DNA? (7th August 2017)
  • FB Live: Apar Gupta on Dangers of Proposed DNA Profiling Law (5th August 2017)
  • The Wire: The DNA Profiling Bill Is Back in a New Avatar - Here’s the Lowdown (2nd August 2017)
  • NewsBytes: What is the debate surrounding India's new DNA-based technology bill? (2nd August 2017)
  • The Indian Express: Understanding the new DNA tech Bill: All your questions answered (1st August 2017)
  • First Post: Right to privacy: Law Commission submits draft bill on DNA profiling; moots creation of national, regional databanks (31st July 2017)
  • The Hindu: Regulation of DNA profiling (28th July 2017)
  • Times of India: Law panel nod for DNA bank to fight crime (27th July 2017)
  • Bar & Bench: Law Commission Suggests New Human DNA Profiling Bill (27th July 2017)
  • Catch News: Another violation of 'right to privacy'? Law Commission proposes DNA profiling (27th July 2017)
  • Business Standard: Now, DNA profiling will be done only for identification, says Law panel (26th July 2017)
  • India.com: DNA profiling should be done only for identification: Law panel (26th July 2017)
  • India Today: Law panel moots DNA profiling board, up to 3 years jail term for rule violators (26th July 2017)
  • LiveLaw: Law Commission Submits Draft Bill For Human DNA Profiling; Proposes Setting Up Of National And Regional DNA Data Banks (26th July 2017)
  • Daily O: A DNA profiling law is dystopian nightmare without the fundamental right to privacy (24th July 2017)
  • the Indian Express: Finalising fresh version of DNA Profiling Bill, Govt tells SC (24th July 2017)
  • The Indian Express: Process to bring in DNA profiling bill has begun: Centre to SC (17th July 2017)
  • The Hindu: Andhra Pradesh working on system to DNA-tag convicts (3rd February 2017)
  • The Indian Express: First DNA index system to tackle crime introduced by Andhra Pradesh Police (21st August 2016)
  • The businessline: AP police to soon have DNA index system (21st August 2016)
  • Firstpost: Crime in Chennai: Is Tamil Nadu ready for Police Commission prediction of rise in crimes? (25th July 2016)
  • India’s biometric blues (5th June 2016)
  • Frontline: Surveillance project (15th April 2016)
  • Governance Now: ‘Good governance’, but through subterfuge! (21st March 2016)
  • Hindustan Times: Forget privacy, Aadhaar Bill gives too much power to the executive (17th March 2016)
  • Governance Now: Cloaking 'Aadhaar' with the sanctity of a law on disputable grounds (4th March 2016)
  • The Hindu: Centre counts on Big Data to grow biotech (31th December 2015)
  • The Hindu Business Line: Securing the right to privacy (7th December 2015)
  • The Hindu: Expert bats for DNA human profiling Bill (10th November 2015)
  • Sawarajya: Every Move You Make (23th September 2015)
  • Newslaundry: Blood tests and skin scraping of Indian citizens for DNA profiling (11th September 2015)
  • Mumbai Mirror: State to get DNA bank (8th September 2015)
  • NYOOZ: State to get DNA bank (8th September 2015)
  • The Quint: Mandatory DNA Profiling Can Help Solve Puzzle of Unclaimed Bodies (2nd September 2015)
  • The Indian Express: In new Bill: DNA testing rules, and some concerns (27th August 2015)
  • Economic and Political Weekly: D(o) N(ot) A(nalyse) My DNA: Arguments against the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015 (22nd August 2015)
  • Hindustan Times: DNA profiling: A bill that reads more like science fiction (20th August 2015)
  • The Wire: Government Invites Comments on DNA Profiling Bill, Even if Belatedly (18th August 2015)
  • LiveMint: DNA profiling bill: More safeguards needed (17th August 2015)
  • The Hindu: ‘Scientific ambitions behind DNA Profiling Bill’(16th August 2015)
  • India Together: The DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster (12th August 2015)
  • NDTV: New Bill Proposes Collection of Samples From Private Parts for DNA (12th August 2015)
  • Business Standard: New bill proposes collection of samples from pvt parts for DNA (12th August 2015)
  • DNA: Human DNA Profiling Bill: New govt bill proposes collection of samples from private parts (12th August 2015)
  • The Economic Times: New bill proposes collection of samples from pvt parts for DNA profiling (12th August 2015)
  • BBC: Why India's Bihar is taking DNA samples to spite Modi (12th August 2015)
  • Daily O: Why the government wants to photograph your private parts (12th August 2015)
  • The Wire: Government Sidesteps Questions on Privacy Rights (12th August 2015)
  • DNA: India can learn from the UK’s mistakes with DNA (8th August 2015)
  • Open: Genetic Profiling: Is it all in the DNA? (7th August 2015)
  • News Click: Human DNA Profiling Bill: Invasion of Privacy at a Grand Scale (6th August 2015)
  • New Indian Express: End of Privacy is Death Knell for Indian Democracy (5th August 2015)
  • Manorama: Is DNA profiling worth the effort? (5th August 2015)
  • Deccan Herald: Controversy erupts over DNA Profiling Bill ahead of introduction (5th August 2015)
  • BBC: सरकार के पास डीएनए प्रोफ़ाइल होने से परेशानी क्यों? (4th August 2015)
  • The Hindu: Centre denies plans to build DNA database, but experts fault Bill (3rd August 2015)
  • Hindustan Times: DNA Profiling bill: Game-changer but potential for data misuse (3rd August 2015)
  • Times of India: Four problems with the DNA database (2nd August 2015)
  • Why the DNA Bill is open to misuse: Sunil Abraham (1st August 2015)
  • The Hindu; A basic Right is in Danger (31st July 2015)
  • Live Mint: Monsoon session may derail NDA’s reforms agenda (30th July 2015)
  • Live Mint: A dangerous convergence (29th July 2015)
  • Live Mint: Regulation, misuse concerns still dog DNA profiling bill (29th July 2015)
  • DNA: #dnaEdit: Negative profiling (29th July 2015)
  • Citizen Matters Bangalore: With a powerful board and loose definitions, DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster (28th July 2015)
  • The Hindu: DNA profiling Bill triggers debate (28th July 2015)
  • Hindu Business Line: Not ready for DNA profiling (27th July 2015)
  • Financial Express: Human DNA Profiling Bill: A tool that could be misused (27th July 2015)
  • Daily O: Why Human DNA Profiling Bill can put Indians in danger (27th July 2015)
  • Hindustan Times: DNA profiling the new headache for NDA government (27th July 2015)
  • The Sunday Standard: After Aadhar, Human DNA Profiling Bill Raises Fears of Misuse (26th July 2015)
  • SBS: India’s DNA profiling bill may become one of the world’s most intrusive laws (26th July 2015)
  • The Wire: Debating the DNA Bill: The Government Responds, The Wire Replies (25th July 2015)
  • Quartz: India's DNA profiling bill may become one of the world's most intrusive laws (24th July 2015)
  • The Wire: Modi Wants the DNA Profiling Bill Passed Right Away. Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Be (24th July 2015)
  • Scroll.in: The scariest bill in Parliament is getting no attention - here’s what you need to know about it (24th July 2015)
  • DNA: How DNA tests can help Mumbai's missing children (23rd July 2015)
  • NYOOOZ: KGMU proposes criminal database for UP Police (21st July 2015)
  • DNA: DNA test to curb use of babies in begging? (14th May 2015)
  • India Today: Maharashtra govt plans to conduct DNA tests on street children to reunite them with their biological parents (1st February 2015)
  • The Economic Times: Human DNA Profiling Bill likely in Budget session: Centre to SC (21st January 2015)
  • DNA: Centre says its needs legislative sanction to DNA data bank (14th January 2015)
  • Times of India: Cops mull DNA testing of Delhi’s beggars (2nd January 2015)
  • India Today: SC asks Centre on feasibility of DNA profiling of unidentified bodies (22nd September 2014) Reports that the DNA Bill will be introduced to parliament in March 2015.
  • The Indian Express: Bill stuck so cannot create DNA data bank (15th September 2014)
  • MediaNama: Indian Govt plans a DNA profiles database to find missing persons; Privacy? (16th July 2014)
  • DNA India: Supreme Court asks Centre to create DNA database for unidentified bodies (15th July 2014)
  • Z News: SC wants creation of DNA database for unidentified bodies (15th July 2014)
  • Daily Mail: Government plans DNA database to help find missing people (14th July 2014)
  • First Post: Aarushi trial: A double murder of forensics and investigation (26th November 2013)
  • The Hindu: Indian Army to store soldiers' DNA profile (22nd April 2013)
  • DNA special: Just 60 forensic experts and 25 labs to handle 24,923 rape cases (14th September 2013)
  • Times of India: DNA tests can offer clinching proof in all rape cases, say legal experts (1st September 2013)
  • Times of India: Mumbai gang-rape case: 5 names added to DNA database (30th August 2013)
  • India Ink: India's Doubting Fathers and Sons Embrace DNA Paternity Tests (16th August 2013)
  • Reuters: Life Technologies Opens State-of-the-Art DNA Forensics Laboratory in India (1st August 2013)
  • DNA: Delhi gang-rape case: FSL pulled up for having non-competent officers (26th December 2012)
  • Times of India: Poor gathering of forensic evidence lets offenders walk free (24th December 2012)
  • The Hindu: DNA databases: 'India must learn from international experiences' (2nd November 2012)
  • The Hindu: Bihar to have lab with DNA test facility (2nd November 2012)
  • Economic and Political Weekly: Rethinking DNA Profiling in India (27th October 2012)
  • The Hindu: Bill to create bank for DNA profiling of accused coming (21st October 2012)
  • Deccan Herald: DNA Bill faulted for inadequate protection (19th October 2012)
  • DNA Experts Could Also be Guilty of Giving False Results(11th October 2012)
  • Could Better DNA Testing Facilities in India Have Saved the Talwars?(11th October 2012)
  • Proposed DNA Database Greatly Expands Scope of Surveillance(1st October 2012)
  • Bill aims to build pool of DNA samples(29th Sept 2012)
  • AP: Kashmir Won't Test Mass DNA Graves (6th Sept 2012)
  • Chemicals at Forensic Lab for DNA Tests(8th June 2012)
  • of Funds Cripples Lab(5th June 2012)
  • Profiling in India: Pretty Soon the Government Will Know You Inside and Out (16th May 2012)
  • Samples Lie Untested in India due to Overburdened Laboratories (23rd April 2012)
  • The Hindu: DNA profiling to tackle crimes yet to catch up (8th February 2012)
  • Deccan Chronicle: DNA profiling will solve several issues (12th November 2011)
  • Times of India: Forensic experts in city to discuss DNA fingerprinting (12th November 2011)
  • The Independent: DNA testing to identify Kashmir's 'disappeared' (23rd September 2011)
  • The Telegraph (Calcutta): N-E to get hi-tech forensic institute (6th July 2011)
  • Times of India: India may soon have DNA database to crack crime (15th September 2010)
  • Frontline: DNA controversies (29th August 2009)
  • 3 months on, 13/7 DNA samples lie untested

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