Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 19 June 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | East Block-7, R.K. Puram, New Delhi |
| Motto | e-Governance |
| Parent department | Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) |
| Website | ncrb.gov.in/cctns.htm |
The Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems, abbreviated to CCTNS, is a project under Indian government for creating a comprehensive and integrated system for effective policing through e-Governance. The system includes nationwide online tracking system by integrating more than 14,000 police stations across the country. The project is implemented by NCRB.[1]
History
The concept of CCTNS was first conceived in the year 2008 by the then Home Minister, P. Chidambaram in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai attacks. This was then approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in 2009 and was allocated a fund of Rs. 2,000 crore. A pilot phase of the project was launched on 04 January 2013 by the then Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.[2]
Functioning
CCTNS aims to integrate all the data and records of crime into a Core Application Software (CAS), which is presently spreading across 29 states and 7 union territories of India. CAS was developed by the Bangalore based IT firm, Wipro. It needs to integrated different software and platforms followed by different states and to digitise records of those states which have not digitised their police records. The project also involves training of police personnel and setting up of citizen portal to provide services to citizens.[3]