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In the past three months, nearly 40 police stations in Manipur, Nagaland, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Lakshwadeep, and Odisha were connected to CCTNS.
This completed 100% CCTNS deployment across all 28 States and eight Union Territories in India.
CCTNS now connects all 17,130 police stations in India
Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS)
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
Thus 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.
Objectives
Make the Police functioning citizen-friendly and more transparent by automating the functioning of Police Stations.
Improve the delivery of citizen-centric services through effective usage of ICT.
Provide the Investigating Officers of the Civil Police with tools, technology, and information to facilitate the investigation of crimes and the detection of criminals.
Improve police functioning in various other areas such as Law and Order, Traffic Management, etc.
Facilitate interaction and sharing of information among Police Stations, Districts, State/UT Headquarters, and other Police Agencies.
Assist senior Police Officers in better management of Police Force.
Keep track of the progress of cases, including in Courts.
Reduce manual and redundant record-keeping.
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.
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