Crime And Criminal Tracking Networks And Systems
Ahead of the implementation of the new criminal laws, at least 23 modifications have been made to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS).
- Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) was conceptualized by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the National e-governance plan of India and is being implemented as a “Mission Mode Project (MMP)” since 2009.
- It is an ambitious project that aims to put in place a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing at the police station level throughout the country.
- It aimed to interlink all police stations under a common application software for the purposes of investigation, data analytics, research, policymaking and providing Citizen Services such as reporting and tracking of complaints, requests for antecedent verifications by Police, etc.
- The records of crimes and criminals available at one police station will be accessible to any other police office
- Objective is to Make the Police functioning citizen-friendly and more transparent by automating the functioning of Police Stations.
- The project is being implemented with close collaboration between the States and the Union Government.
- The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is the central nodal agency that would manage CCTNS.
