Home Minister calls for Completing CCTNS Project on Schedule

Zakir Hussein,,

New Delhi,,,

The Union Home Minister has called for sticking to timelines and completing the Crime Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project by 2012, as scheduled. He was addressing a function, held here today to mark the beginning of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). CCTNS is a flagship plan project of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs having an outlay of Rs. 2000 crore. NCRB has been mandated to roll out the project.

CCTNS intends to create a national databank of crime and criminals and their biometric profiles. This database will have a handshake with databases of other agencies of the criminal justice system like courts, jails, immigration and passport authorities. It would subsequently be extended to other national agencies through the NATGRID so that terror and crime could be fought more professionally.

So far, all the States and UTs have signed the Memorandums of Understanding and have created the Governance structure and State Designated Agency. Of these, ten States and UTs have already established the State Project Management Consultants (SPMC), while in fifteen States and UTs, the process of selection of SPMC is in progress. The first instalment of funds has been released to all States/UTs. Selection process of a Software Development Agency for development of Core Application Software is under progress and technical evaluation of the shortlisted vendors is currently being done.

In his address, the Union Home Minister called upon domain experts to study the best practices in other countries in the fields of crime criminal database management systems and citizen-centric interfaces/services with a view to incorporating the same in the CCTNS project. He also called for the testing and benchmarking of new cutting-edge web-enabled technologies in the field of fingerprint and palm print identification.

The Home Minister gave away medals and trophies to men and officers of NCRB for their achievements. He also released two books titled “Aparadh Aur Praudyogiki” and “ Cyber Aparadh” written by Dr. Nishant Singh, a Fingerprint Expert of the NCRB.

Today’s function was attended, among others, by the Minister of State for Home, Shri Mullappally Ramachandran and the Union Home Secretary, Shri G.K. Pillai.

INVC-The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram addressing at the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of National Crime Record Bureau, in New Delhi

INVC-The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram releasing the books titled Aparadh aur Praudyogik and Cyber Aparadh, written by Dr. Nishant Singh, Finger Print Expert, at the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of National Crime Record Bureau, in New Delhi on March 11, 2010. The Minister of State of Home Affairs, Shri Mullappally Ramachandran is also seen.

INVC-he Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram presenting the Khan Bahadur Aziz-Ul Haque Shield to Shri S. Arun Kumar of Kerala Police for Securing 1st Position in the All India Board Exam for Finger Print Expert, at the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of National Crime Record Bureau, in New Delhi on March 11, 2010. The Minister of State of Home Affairs, Shri Mullappally Ramachandran is also seen.

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