Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System Project
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *195

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022/ PHALGUNA 24, 1943 (SAKA)

INTER-OPERABLE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PROJECT

*195.       SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  Inter-  Operable  Criminal Justice System project;

(b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof;

(c)  whether  this  project  will  be  implemented  in  collaboration  with  the States and Union Territories in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of funds allocated, released so far for implementation of the said project to various States/UTs including Odisha along with the criteria fixed for such allocations; and

(e) the extent to which Criminal Justice System will be strengthened in the country?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to the starred question no. 195 for reply on 15 March 2022

(a) to (d) Inter-operable  Criminal  Justice  System  (ICJS),  provides  for 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  project  has  been  implemented  in  collaboration  with  the States  and  Union  Territories  as  part  of  the  Crime  and  Criminal  Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project. Funds have not been released to the States/Union Territories for ICJS separately. However, details of funds released to States/UTs, including Odisha, under the CCTNS project are at Annexure.

The Government has approved phase II of the ICJS project for implementation from April 2022 till the year 2025-26 at a total cost of Rs. 3375.00 crore.

- (e) Important benefits of ICJS, inter-alia, include;
- 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.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  the  statement  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  starred Question No. 195 for reply on 15.3.2022

Details of funds released to States/UTs under CCTNS

| SI.No                                  | States/UTs                |   Total Funds Released (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1                                      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                895.91 |
| 2                                      | Andhra Pradesh            |                               9125.06 |
| 3                                      | Arunachal Pradesh         |                               1926.47 |
| 4                                      | Assam                     |                               4478.15 |
| 5                                      | Bihar                     |                               6789.9  |
| 6                                      | Chandigarh                |                                746.36 |
| 7                                      | Chhattisgarh              |                               5202.53 |
| 8 Dadra And Nagar Haveli Daman And Diu | And                       |                               1177.51 |
| 9                                      | Delhi                     |                               3186.72 |
| 10                                     | Goa                       |                               1058.64 |
| 11                                     | Gujarat                   |                               7053.14 |
| 12                                     | Haryana                   |                               3886.93 |
| 13                                     | Himachal Pradesh          |                               2362.16 |
| 14&15                                  | J&K and Ladakh            |                               3687.58 |
| 16                                     | Jharkhand                 |                               5669.3  |
| 17                                     | Karnataka                 |                               9693.05 |
| 18                                     | Kerala                    |                               5848.66 |
| 19                                     | Lakshadweep               |                                769.38 |
| 20 Madhya                              | Pradesh                   |                               9523.84 |
| 21                                     | Maharashtra               |                              11410    |
| 22                                     | Manipur                   |                               2003.71 |
| 23                                     | Meghalaya                 |                               1562.19 |
| 24                                     | Mizoram                   |                               1576.44 |
| 25                                     | Nagaland                  |                               1917.75 |
| 26                                     | Odisha                    |                               6675.08 |
| 27                                     | Puducherry                |                               1333.46 |
| 28                                     | Punjab                    |                               4819.6  |
| 29                                     | Rajasthan                 |                               8017.2  |
| 30                                     | Sikkim                    |                               1005.52 |
| 31 Tamil                               | Nadu                      |                              12668.1  |
| 32                                     | Telangana                 |                               7096.97 |
| 33                                     | Tripura                   |                               1781.15 |
| 34 Uttar                               | Pradesh                   |                              14239.1  |
| 35                                     | Uttarakhand               |                               2756.9  |
| 36 West                                | Bengal                    |                               6128.53 |
|                                        | Total                     |                             168073    |