Extension of implementation of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project

Cabinet approves extension of implementation of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project by one year

Question: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved the extension of implementation of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project by one year. The Central Government had gave his approval for the project in –
(a) Year 2006
(b) Year 2012
(c) Year 2009
(d) Year 2014
Answer- (c)
Related facts:

  • On April 5th, 2017, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for extension of the implementation phase of the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project for another one year beyond 31st March 2017.
  • The extension would help in achieving the remaining objectives of the project comprehensively.
  • Originally approved in 2009, the Project aims to:

(i) Deliver various web based police related services to citizens.
(ii) Facilitate a pan-India search of crime and criminal records of individuals through a national database.
(iii) Generate crime and criminal reports at the state and central level to inform policy interventions; and
(iv) Computerize police processes.

  • In 2015, an additional objective of establishing a basic platform for an Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) was added to the Project.
  • The purpose of this system (ICJS) is to connect the CCTNS project with e-courts and e-jail database and other pillars of the Criminal Justice System, such as forensics, prosecution, child rehabilitation and the nationwide fingerprint database of criminals.
  • Major Impact of the CCTNS Project will lead to:

i. Citizen portals in all states and Centre that will facilitate transparency and speed in police service delivery, online registration of complaints and reporting and search of missing persons and stolen goods in self-service mode.

ii. Pan-India search on complete National Crime and Criminal database that is accessible to the Investigating Officers throughout the country.

iii. Search facility will be available to Police in regional languages for improved inter-state tracking of criminal movement.

iv. Reliable network connectivity to all Police Stations in the country.

  • In the last one year following significant outcomes have been achieved by the Project:

i. More than 83% Police Stations in the country are entering 100% FIRs through CCTNS software.

ii. 120 lakhs FIR have been entered in CCTNS system till date.

iii. Legacy Crime records since 2004 have also been migrated to the CCTNS database.

iv. In all around seven crore records are now available in the national crime database.

v. 31 States/UTs have launched their portals which provide various services like registration of complaints, verification of criminal antecedents/litigation of individuals/property, obtaining NOC from police for events for law and order clearance, search of missing person search, matching unidentified dead bodies, Vehicle related enquiries, antecedent verification for issue of passport etc.

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