Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS)

The CCTNS project is an advance software application which would empower the police organizations and take policing to the next levels. Policing being a State Subject, the role of the Centre is limited to funding / playing a facilitative role and hence the success of this project depends on our active involvement and support.

The Planning Commission of India has included CCTNS costs in the XI five year plan (2007-2012)

Scope

• CCTNS connects and shares information/data on crime and criminal throughout the State and country, thereby strengthening the information base of the Investigating officers.
• CCTNS will create a national data bank 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, Passport authorities, Forensic Labs, Transport department, mobile companies, central agencies etc. in a phased manner.
• All the States and Union Territories have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and have created the governance structure and the state designated agency for the project, which would help in undertaking the project initiation and management activities at the State Level.

Present status of the CCTNS Project in Kerala

• The Project Implementation Report (PIM) submitted by Kerala approved by MHA (F.NO.22011/23(19)/2010-SR, Government of India, Ministry of Home affairs, New Delhi, 15th February, 2011).
• Request for Proposal for the selection of System Integrator is approved by Govt. of Kerala on 24/06/2011 and the same is available on the official website of Kerala Police from 27.06.2011.