Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project

Launched in 2009 during the UPA rule, the CCTNS project started with the objective of interconnecting 15,000 police stations and 5,000 offices of supervisory police officers across the country and digitization of data related to FIRs registered, investigated and chargesheeted in all police stations. This was aimed at developing a national database of crimes and criminals.

  • The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project is a mission mode project under the National, e-Governance Plan being implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • The project aims at creating a comprehensive and integrated system and a nation-wide networked solution for connecting more than 15,000 Police Stations and nearly 6,000 higher offices in 28 States and 7 UTs of the country for sharing of real-time crime and criminal information.
  • The project has been conceptualized based on the principle of ‘Centralized Planning and Decentralized Implementation’.
  • A Core Application Software (CAS) is being developed with common definitions, scheme and specifications at the Central level which would be handed over to the States/UTs for State specific customization.

Services Provided by the CCTNS Project

The CCTNS project aims at providing online services to the Citizens. The following is an indicative list of the same:

  • Filing of complaints/information to the concerned police stations
  • Obtaining the status of the complaint or case registered at police station
  • Obtaining the copies of FIRs, post-mortem reports and other permissible documents, etc.
  • Details of arrested persons/wanted criminals and their illegal activities, etc.
  • Details of missing/kidnapped persons and their matching with arrested, unidentified persons and dead bodies
  • Details of stolen/recovered vehicles, arms and other properties
  • Submission of requests for issue/renewal of various NOCs, clearances and permits and status of such requests online
  • Verification requests for servants, employment, passport, senior citizen registrations, etc.
  • Portal for sharing information and enabling citizens to download required forms/certificates, etc.

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