diff --git a/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/data/critical_process_file.json b/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/data/critical_process_file.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7566624a89c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/data/critical_process_file.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+    "v_1.x": {
+        "database": ["redis-server"],
+        "syncd": ["syncd", "dsserve"],
+        "swss": ["orchagent", "portsyncd", "neighsyncd",
+                "vrfmgrd", "vlanmgrd", "intfmgrd", "portmgrd",
+                "buffermgrd", "nbrmgrd", "intfsyncd"],
+        "bgp": ["zebra", "fpmsyncd", "bgpd", "watchfrr"],
+        "lldp": ["lldp_syncd", "lldpmgrd", "lldpd"],
+        "snmp": ["snmpd", "sonic_ax_impl"],
+        "telemetry": ["telemetry", "dialout_client",
+		      "node_exporter", "bgp_metrics"],
+        "host" : ["rsyslogd"]
+    },
+    "v_2.x": {
+        "database": ["redis-server"],
+        "syncd": ["syncd", "dsserve"],
+        "swss": ["orchagent", "portsyncd", "neighsyncd",
+                "vrfmgrd", "vlanmgrd", "intfmgrd", "portmgrd",
+                "buffermgrd", "nbrmgrd"],
+        "bgp": ["zebra", "fpmsyncd", "bgpd", "watchfrr"],
+        "lldp": ["lldp_syncd", "lldpmgrd", "lldpd"],
+        "snmp": ["snmpd", "sonic_ax_impl"],
+        "telemetry": ["telemetry", "dialout_client",
+	              "node_exporter", "bgp_metrics"],
+        "host" : ["rsyslogd"]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/process_metrics.py b/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/process_metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cde34affc1a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/process_metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+"""
+    ProcessInfoUpdateTask:
+
+    Process information update Task for metrics daemon in SONiC.
+    'ProcessInfoUpdateTask' will loop to collect process related information and
+    write the information to state DB.
+
+    So the process information just includes two things:
+                        1.	Presence
+                        2.	Up_time
+
+"""
+
+try:
+    import psutil
+    import json
+    import ast
+    import subprocess
+    import shlex
+    import time
+    import os
+    import re
+    import threading
+    from datetime import datetime
+
+    from swsssdk import SonicV2Connector
+    from metrics import util
+
+except ImportError as e:
+    raise ImportError(str(e) + " - required module not found")
+
+
+#
+# ====================== Constants =======================================
+#
+
+
+CRITICAL_PROCESSES_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/critical_process_file.json')
+
+PROCESS_INFO_TABLE = 'PROCESS_INFO'
+PROCESS_INFO_UPDATE_PERIOD_SECS = 30
+DEFAULT_REL_VERSION = '2'
+
+# Process State definition
+STATE_RUNNING = 1
+STATE_NOT_RUNNING = 0
+
+
+class ProcessInfoUpdateTask(object):
+    """
+    Base class for Critical Process Task Update. It collects critical process info for every 30 sec,
+    and stores information to state DB after the check.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.task_thread = None
+        self.task_stopping_event = threading.Event()
+        self._db = None
+
+
+    def deinit(self):
+        """
+        Destructor. Remove all entries in 'PROCESS_INFO' table.
+        :return:
+        """
+        self._clear_process_info_table()
+
+    def _clear_process_info_table(self):
+        self._db.delete_all_by_pattern(self._db.STATE_DB, "PROCESS_INFO|*")
+
+
+    def readJson(self, filename):
+        # Read critical process file
+        try:
+            with open(filename) as fp:
+                try:
+                    data = json.load(fp)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    util.log_error("error occurred while parsing json: {}".format(e))
+                    return
+            data_dict = ast.literal_eval(json.dumps(data))
+            return data_dict
+        except Exception as e:
+            util.log_error("Json file {} does not exist".format(filename))
+            return
+
+
+    def checkIfProcessRunning(self, processName):
+        '''
+        Check if there is any running process that contains the given name processName.
+        '''
+        # Iterate over the all the running process
+        for proc in psutil.process_iter(["cmdline", "status", "pid"]):
+            try:
+                fullcmd = ' '.join([str(elem) for elem in proc.cmdline()])
+
+                # Check if processName is in any of the running/sleeping process.
+                if (processName in fullcmd and proc.status() in ["running", "sleeping"]):
+                    pid = proc.pid
+                    return STATE_RUNNING, pid
+
+            except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.AccessDenied, psutil.ZombieProcess):
+                pass
+        return STATE_NOT_RUNNING, None
+
+
+    def checkProcesses(self, pro_list):
+        '''
+        Build procces info map to iterate over during REDIS DB Update
+        '''
+        process_dict = dict()
+
+        for proc in pro_list:
+            process_dict[proc] = dict()
+
+            # Get Status and PID for each process
+            status, pid = self.checkIfProcessRunning(proc)
+
+            process_dict[proc]["status"] = status
+            process_dict[proc]["pid"] = pid
+        return process_dict
+
+
+    def update_process_info(self):
+        """
+        Update crtical process status and uptime to state DB under PROCESS_INFO_TABLE table
+        """
+        util.log_info("Start Critical Processs Monitoring loop")
+
+        critical_process_info = self.readJson(CRITICAL_PROCESSES_FILE)
+        if not critical_process_info:
+            util.log_error("oerror occurred while parsing json file {}".format(CRITICAL_PROCESSES_FILE))
+            return
+
+        rel, major, minor = util.check_version()
+        util.log_info("SONiC Release {}, manjor {}, minor {} version".format(rel, major, minor))
+        if not rel:
+            util.log_error("Unable to get release version")
+            return
+
+        ver_key = "v_{}.x".format(rel)
+
+
+        if ver_key not in critical_process_info.keys():
+            ver_key = "v_{}.x".format(DEFAULT_REL_VERSION)
+
+        critical_process_dict = critical_process_info[ver_key]
+        pro_list = list()
+        for dock, process in  critical_process_dict.items():
+            pro_list.extend(process)
+
+        process_dict = self.checkProcesses(pro_list)
+        if not process_dict:
+            util.log_error("Unable to get process info")
+            return
+
+        for process in process_dict.keys():
+            # Connect to STATE_DB and create process info tables
+            proc_key =  PROCESS_INFO_TABLE + "|{}".format(process)
+
+            status, pid = process_dict[process]["status"], process_dict[process]["pid"]
+
+            # Store status info to each process table.
+            self._db.set(self._db.STATE_DB, proc_key, "status", status)
+
+            if status == STATE_RUNNING:
+                if pid is None:
+                    util.log_error("Unable to get PID info")
+                    return
+                p = psutil.Process(pid)
+                elapsedTime = time.time() - p.create_time()
+            else:
+                elapsedTime = "N/A"
+
+            # Store uptime info to each process table.
+            self._db.set(self._db.STATE_DB, proc_key, "up_time", elapsedTime)
+
+
+    def task_worker(self):
+        # Start loop to update critical process info in DB periodically
+        util.log_info("Start process info update loop")
+
+        while not self.task_stopping_event.wait(PROCESS_INFO_UPDATE_PERIOD_SECS):
+            self.update_process_info()
+
+        util.log_info("Stop process info update loop")
+
+        # Remove all entries in 'PROCESS_INFO' table.
+        self.deinit()
+
+        self._db.close(self._db.STATE_DB)
+        util.log_info("Stop process info update loop")
+
+
+    def task_run(self, db):
+        if self.task_stopping_event.is_set():
+            return
+
+        self._db = db
+        self.task_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.task_worker)
+        self.task_thread.start()
+
+
+    def task_stop(self):
+        self.task_stopping_event.set()
+        self.task_thread.join()
diff --git a/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/util.py b/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/util.py
index 89c6a5d7e86d..9334d251da25 100644
--- a/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/util.py
+++ b/src/sonic-metrics/metrics/util.py
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
-import subprocess
-import shlex
-import syslog
-import os
-import re
+#!/usr/bin/python
+try:
+    import subprocess
+    import shlex
+    import syslog
+    import os
+    import re
+    import yaml
+except ImportError as e:
+    raise ImportError(str(e) + " - required module not found")
 
 SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = os.path.basename(__file__)
 
+#
+# ====================== Constants =======================================
+#
+
+SONIC_VERSION_YAML_PATH = "/etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml"
+VER_PATTERN = 'lnos_v(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)'
+
 def run_command(command):
     """
     Utility function to run an shell command and return the output.
@@ -16,6 +28,7 @@ def run_command(command):
     output, error = process.communicate()
     return output, error
 
+
 def log_info(msg, also_print_to_console=False):
     syslog.openlog(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
     syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, msg)
@@ -23,6 +36,7 @@ def log_info(msg, also_print_to_console=False):
     if also_print_to_console:
         print msg
 
+
 def log_warning(msg, also_print_to_console=False):
     syslog.openlog(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
     syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_WARNING, msg)
@@ -31,6 +45,7 @@ def log_warning(msg, also_print_to_console=False):
     if also_print_to_console:
         print msg
 
+
 def log_error(msg, also_print_to_console=False):
     syslog.openlog(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
     syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, msg)
@@ -38,3 +53,42 @@ def log_error(msg, also_print_to_console=False):
     if also_print_to_console:
         print msg
 
+
+def get_sonic_version_info():
+    """
+    Utility function to get SONiC version and
+    return the full version.
+    :param command: SONIC_VERSION_YAML_PATH
+    :return: string(version output)
+    """
+    if not os.path.isfile(SONIC_VERSION_YAML_PATH):
+        return None
+
+    data = {}
+    with open(SONIC_VERSION_YAML_PATH) as stream:
+        if yaml.__version__ >= "5.1":
+            data = yaml.full_load(stream)
+        else:
+            data = yaml.load(stream)
+
+    return data
+
+
+def check_version():
+    """
+    Utility function to check SONiC version and
+    return the release, major and minor version.
+    :param command:
+    :return: tuple(rel, major, minor)
+    """
+    version_info = get_sonic_version_info()
+    if version_info:
+        build_version = version_info['build_version']
+        rel_var_regx = re.compile(VER_PATTERN)
+
+        matches = rel_var_regx.match(build_version)
+        if matches:
+            rel, major, minor = matches.groups()
+            return rel, major, minor
+
+    return None, None, None
diff --git a/src/sonic-metrics/scripts/sonic_metricsd b/src/sonic-metrics/scripts/sonic_metricsd
index 7de24c894c3b..3df7529a7612 100644
--- a/src/sonic-metrics/scripts/sonic_metricsd
+++ b/src/sonic-metrics/scripts/sonic_metricsd
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ try:
     import syslog
 
     from swsssdk import SonicV2Connector
+    from metrics.process_metrics import ProcessInfoUpdateTask
     from metrics import util
 
 except ImportError as e:
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ class DaemonMetricsd():
         self.timeout = METRICSD_MAIN_THREAD_SLEEP_SECS
         self.stop_event = threading.Event()
 
+        # Register our default signal handlers, unless the signal already has a
+        # handler registered, most likely from a subclass implementation
+        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGHUP):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self.signal_handler)
+        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.signal_handler)
+        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.signal_handler)
+
     # Signal handler
     def signal_handler(self, sig, frame):
         if sig == signal.SIGHUP:
@@ -84,6 +94,8 @@ class DaemonMetricsd():
         # Start syslog info update thread
 
         # Start process info update thread
+        process_info_update = ProcessInfoUpdateTask()
+        process_info_update.task_run(self._db)
 
         # Start main loop
         util.log_info("Start daemon main loop")
@@ -91,6 +103,11 @@ class DaemonMetricsd():
         while not self.stop_event.wait(self.timeout):
            self.process_data()
 
+        util.log_info("Stop daemon main loop")
+
+        # Stop process info update thread
+        process_info_update.task_stop()
+
         # Start daemon deinitialization sequence
         self.deinit()
 
diff --git a/src/sonic-metrics/setup.py b/src/sonic-metrics/setup.py
index 4905d6210c84..a8403c66692a 100644
--- a/src/sonic-metrics/setup.py
+++ b/src/sonic-metrics/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 setup(
     name='sonic_metrics',
     version='1.0',
-    packages=['metrics'],
+    packages=[
+        'metrics'
+    ],
     scripts=[
         'scripts/sonic_metricsd',
     ],
@@ -21,6 +23,13 @@
     maintainer="lnos-coders",
     maintainer_email='lnos-coders@linkedin.com',
     description='SONiC metrics python scripts',
+    install_requires = [
+        'psutil'
+    ],
+    package_data = {
+        'metrics': ['data/critical_process_file.json']
+    },
+    include_package_data=True,
     classifiers=[
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Operating System :: Linux',