What is the purpose of the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFI

National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) team wins Gold Award for Excellence in Government Process Reengineering. It was awarded by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). NAFIS: National Automated Fingerprint Identification System. The System creates central database of fingerprints of criminals. It is accessible to all States, Union Territories, and Central Agencies. About NAFIS The National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) is an Australian fingerprint and palm print database and matching system to assist law enforcement agencies across Australia and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to establish the identity of persons and to help solve crimes and for other purposes. NAFIS was established in 1986, and an upgraded system commenced operations in April 2001 and provides technological improvements in fingerprint matching. It has shown to be really reliable in fingerprint matching.