Ministry of Home Affairs will undertake steps to integrate the various organs of the Criminal Justice System such as the Police, Courts, Prisons, Prosecution, Forensic Laboratories, Finger Prints and Juvenile Homes.
With the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) database, the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) will be a useful resource for all stakeholders including the policy makers.
Digital Police Portal will enable citizens to register FIRs online and the portal will initially offer seven Public Delivery Services in 34 States & UTs.
This is like Person and Address Verification e.g. of employees, tenants, nurses etc, permission for hosting Public Events, Lost & Found Articles and Vehicle theft etc.
Besides, the portal will enable restricted access to law enforcement agencies on topics such as Antecedent Verification and make assessment of FIRs.
Out of 15,398 Police Stations under the CCTNS project, 14,284 Police Stations are using CCTNS software.
The CCTNS portal will provide investigator the complete record history of any criminal from anywhere across the country.
The software offers Google-type Advance Search engine and analytical reports.
The portal offers 11 kinds of search and 44 types of reports.
Recently, the software was used to trace few mentally challenged women from Tamil Nadu in Uttarakhand and reunited with their families.
