85 per cent work of CCTNS complete

85 per cent of computerisation in the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems, which aims to connect police stations across the country online, has been completed with all but four states and union territories lagging behind in the project.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the two key projects Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) and National Emergency Response System (NERS).
The CCTNS launched by the then Home Minister P Chidambaram in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai terror attack case is a centrally funded project with an outlay of Rs 2,000 crore aiming to provide pan-India search on national database of police, courts, prisons, fingerprints, forensics and prosecution, for informed decision making.

"The Home Minister was apprised that till date, 85 per cent computerisation has been completed and 93 lakh FIRs have been registered using the CCTNS System. 32 states/UTs are sharing data with National Data Centre (NDC)," an official statement said.
It said MHA is exploring alternative ways of expediting the process from the remaining four states and UTs.
The Home Minister directed that concrete steps should be taken to overcome the challenges and expedite the implementation of the project, it said.
Singh also reviewed the status of National Emergency Response System (NERS) project which aims to roll out pan-India single emergency number- 112, for all kinds of emergencies and distress calls from across the country.

"MHA proposes to complete the project in two phases, taking up seven states/UTs in first phase and the rest of the country in the second phase. Both the phases are expected to be completed by end of 2017," it said.