Citizen Services- Mobile APP

Question: By whom was the ‘Citizen Services’ mobile app launched recently?
(a)National Police Research Bureau
(b) National Crime Records Bureau
(c) Ministry of Consumer Affairs
(d) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts:

  • On March 11th, 2018, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) celebrated its 33rdInception Day in their newly constructed Complex at Mahipalpur, New Delhi.
  • Shri Rajiv Jain, Director, IB was the Chief Guest and A. P. Maheshwari, DG BPR&D was the Guest of Honour on this occasion.
  • An exhibition showcasing various in-house developed  applications by NCRB under CCTNS Project, Finger Prints Science, ‘Vahan-Samanvay’, ‘Talash’ Mobile APPs Citizen Complaint, View FIR, Police Station Locater, NCRB Publications of ‘Crime in India’, ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India’ and ‘Prison Statistics India’ was also organised.
  • On this occasion “Citizen Services” Mobile APP was also launched.
  • On the occasion Chief Guest released a Mobile App called “Citizen Services” developed in-house by NCRB.
  • This single App is a bouquet of various essential police related services to the citizen.
  • The App can be used by citizen for various services such as Complaint Registration & Status Check, View FIR Detail, SOS – Stay Safe, Locate Police Stations, Vahan-Samanvay, Emergency Contact List, Police Stations Telephone Directory etc.
  • More than 93% police stations have been connected and today’s CCTNS National Data base consists of more than 12.5 crore records which includes digitization and migration of more than 4 crore CD files since 2003 apart from 4.25 Cr records in CCIS.
  • More than 5 lakh police personal have been trained on CCTNS.
  • 35 States and UTs have opened State Citizen Portals where citizens can avail of various services.
  • At present some of the States like Haryana and Rajasthan are completely working online and as many as 18 States has started submitting CCTNS generated outputs to the courts.
  • Data Analytics for Predictive Policing making a way for emerging Centre of Excellence in Crime Data Analytics & Intelligence and Finger Print Science.

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