Lok Sabha Question No. 4003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: CCTV on Public Streets
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4003

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## CCTV ON PUBLIC STREETS

## 4003.   SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the increasing number of Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTV) installed on the public streets which are not functioning properly;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which the number of functional and not functional cameras is ascertained;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  due  to  such  non-functional  CCTV cameras the collection of evidence on crimes has become difficult leading to delay in justice; and
- (d) if  so, the steps taken to improve the functioning of CCTVs installed in public streets?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per seventh Schedule to the  Constitution  of  India.  As  such,  it  is primarily   the  responsibility  of  the  State Governments  to  make  security  arrangements  for  citizens  including  installation  of Closed-Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) at public places as well as ensuring their proper monitoring and function. Further, CCTVs are installed by various Government as well as private agencies / organisations / institutions at respective places like shops, malls,  streets,  schools,  offices  etc.  Some  of  the  CCTV  cameras  installed  by  these agencies  become  dysfunctional  due  to  various  reasons  including  technical  snags, construction/ digging work undertaken by civic  as well as other agencies, etc. Since the  operation  and  functioning  of  the  CCTVs  is  the  responsibility  of  the  respective agencies / organisations / institutions itself, the details about CCTV cameras is not maintained centrally.

However, the Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments towards  equipping  and  modernizing  their  police  forces,  by  providing  financial assistance under the renamed  scheme  of  'Assistance to States and Union Territories(UTs) for Modernisation of Police(ASUMP)' [erstwhile scheme of 'Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police(ASMP)'] to help them to upgrade the equipment, including CCTV cameras.

Further, some of the projects under Nirbhaya Fund also have provisions for installation of CCTVs at public places. These projects include Safe City Project with provisions of CCTVs along with associated Command Control Center in 8 large metropolitan cities, Integrated  Emergency Response Management System (IERMS) with provisions of CCTVs and monitoring  rooms  at  983  major  Railway  Stations,  project  of  women's safety in Public Transport of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation with provisions  of  installation  of  CCTV,  project  of  Bengaluru  Metropolitan  Transport Corporation, Government of Karnataka on Training to Women for Heavy Passengers Vehicles which also include installation of CCTV Surveillance cameras in 1000 buses, project  of  Government  of  Manipur  for  installation  of  CCTV  cameras  in  16  women markets etc.

Further, Central Government regularly emphasizes upon the need to keep cameras in public places in working condition.

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