Lok Sabha Question No. 2543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Online Investigation Tracking System
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2543

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 23, 1943 (SAKA) ONLINE INVESTIGATION TRACKING SYSTEM

2543. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  Online  Investigation  Tracking System for Sexual Offenses provided to law enforcement agencies to track police investigations;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of forensic laboratories in the country, State-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) and  (b) Yes,  Sir. The  Ministry  has  launched  an  online  analytical  tool 'Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offenses' for States/ Union Territories to  monitor  and  track  time-bound  investigation  in  sexual  assault  cases  in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018.

- (c)  Details on  state  wise  number  of  Forensic  Science  Laboratories  and  Mobile Forensic  Units  for  aiding  investigation  in  such  matters  are  given  in  Annexure. Apart from these, 7 Central Forensic Science Laboratories are located at Delhi, Pune, Bhopal, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata.

## LS.US.Q.NO.2543 FOR 14.12.2021

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  2543 for  reply  on  14 December 2021

| S No   | States/ UTs                 |   Number of State Forensic Science Laboratories |   Number of Regional Forensic Science Laboratories |   Number of Mobile Forensic Science Unit |
|--------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh              |                                               1 |                                                  5 |                                       13 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        0 |
| 3      | Assam                       |                                               1 |                                                  1 |                                        3 |
| 4      | Bihar                       |                                               1 |                                                  1 |                                        2 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                |                                               1 |                                                  3 |                                        9 |
| 6      | Goa                         |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        1 |
| 7      | Gujarat                     |                                               1 |                                                  6 |                                       33 |
| 8      | Haryana                     |                                               1 |                                                  4 |                                        4 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh            |                                               1 |                                                  2 |                                        1 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir             |                                               1 |                                                  2 |                                        4 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                   |                                               1 |                                                  1 |                                        4 |
| 12     | Karnataka                   |                                               1 |                                                  5 |                                       15 |
| 13     | Kerala                      |                                               1 |                                                  2 |                                       20 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh              |                                               1 |                                                  4 |                                       38 |
| 15     | Maharashtra                 |                                               1 |                                                  5 |                                       45 |
| 16     | Manipur                     |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        0 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                   |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        1 |
| 18     | Mizoram                     |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        2 |
| 19     | Nagaland                    |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        0 |
| 20     | Odisha                      |                                               1 |                                                  3 |                                       36 |
| 21     | Puducherry                  |                                               1 |                                                  1 |                                        0 |
| 22     | Punjab                      |                                               1 |                                                  3 |                                       19 |
| 23     | Rajasthan                   |                                               1 |                                                  6 |                                       34 |
| 24     | Sikkim                      |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        0 |
| 25     | Tamil Nadu                  |                                               1 |                                                 10 |                                       34 |
| 26     | Telangana                   |                                               1 |                                                  8 |                                        0 |
| 27     | Tripura                     |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        3 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh               |                                               1 |                                                  4 |                                       75 |
| 29     | Uttarakhand                 |                                               1 |                                                  1 |                                        2 |
| 30     | West Bengal                 |                                               1 |                                                  2 |                                        5 |
| 31     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                               1 |                                                  0 |                                        1 |
| 32     | Delhi                       |                                               1 |                                                  1 |                                       14 |
| Total  | Total                       |                                              32 |                                                 80 |                                      418 |

Source: - Data on Police Organization 2020.