Source: TH
Context: The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) has achieved full integration by linking all 17,130 police stations across India.
About Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS):
- Launched in: 2009 under the Ministry of Home Affairs with a budget of ₹2,000 crore.
- Aim: To create a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing across the country through IT-enabled solutions.
- Nodal agency: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is the central nodal agency that would manage CCTNS.
- Objectives:
- Provide citizen-centric police services via a web portal.
- Enable pan-India search on a national database of crime and criminal records.
- Generate crime and criminal reports at State and Central levels.
- Computerize police processes for better coordination and accountability.
About National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB):
- Founded: 1986.
- Based on the recommendations of the Tandon Committee and National Police Commission (1977).
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
- Functions:
- Acts as a repository of crime and criminal data.
- Publishes reports like Crime in India, Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India, and Prison Statistics.
- Houses the Central Finger Print Bureau for fingerprint data.
- Supports States with capacity building in IT, CCTNS, digital forensics, and network security.
- Aids investigators in crime analysis and criminal tracking.
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