The government in a reply by Union Home Minister of State Ajay Mishra Teni in the Lok Sabha, stated that it has approved Phase II of the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System, for implementation till 2025-26, at a cost of âı3,375 crore.
The same includes:
i. Machine to Machine seamless data exchange between the IT Systems for criminal justice;
ii. Enhanced efficiency and timeliness in investigation;
iii. Enabling a shift towards Smart Policing;
iv. Enhanced data quality by reducing errors in data entry;
v. Move towards paper-less work systems.
Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) provides for the “integration of data maintained by Police, Courts, Prosecution, Forensic Sciences Laboratories and Prisons to streamline workflow and a comprehensive search and query for timely and scientific investigation. ICJS is available for use by law enforcement agencies/officers in a secured network,” the reply added.
Further, a total of âı168 crore has been released to states and union territories for the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project.
Source: Barandbench
