Lok Sabha Question No. 1429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Implementation of Phase-II of ICJS
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1429

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 21, 1945 (SAKA)

IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE-II OF ICJS

1429. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Phase-II  of  Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  major  achievements  of  ICJS Project stage-II;

(c)  whether  the  ICJS  has  helped  LEAs  to  investigate  and  resolve  cases more efficiently;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e)  whether  under  phase-II  of  ICJS,  the  system  is  being  built  on  the principle of 'one data one entry'; and

(f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  other  steps  being  taken  by  the Government with regard to delivery of criminal justice in the country?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Yes Sir, the Government of India has approved  the  phase-II  of the          ICJS           Project            which          will         inter-link       the

stand-alone  IT  systems  (Crime  and  Criminal  Tracking  Network  and Systems,  eForensics,  eProsecution,  eCourts  and  ePrisons)  to  facilitate seamless integration between the data sets of  various pillars, enhance data quality by reducing errors in data entry, increase effectiveness and timeliness  in  investigations,  enable  effective  use  of  data  analytics  and modern tools available in the investigation, reduce dependence on paper records in  decision-making  and  enable  a  shift  towards  SMART  Policing. This would work on the process of One Data Once Entry and the various databases  available  could  be  used  by  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  for criminal investigation in an efficient and secure manner. As on 01 st  Oct 2023, CCTNS has been implemented in 16,851 police stations, eForensics in  117  forensic  science  laboratories,  eProsecution  in  751  prosecution districts, eCourts in 3,501 court complexes, and ePrisons in 1,318 prisons across all the States/UTs. Crime & Criminal search/query facility on ICJS National database has been provided to Law Enforcement Agencies to aid in efficient & timely investigation and resolution of cases.

(f)  Government  of  India  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  to  ensure speedy and time bound investigation across the country, which are given below:

- i. The Criminal Law (Amendment), Act 2013 was enacted for effective deterrence   against  sexual  offences.   Further,  the   Criminal  Law

(Amendment)  Act,  2018  was  enacted  to  prescribe  even  more stringent  penal  provisions  including  death  penalty for  rape of  girls below  the  age  of  12  years.  The  Act  also  inter-alia  mandates completion of investigation and filing of charge sheet in rape cases in 2 months and trials to be completed in 2 months.

- ii. Emergency  Response  Support  System  provides  a  pan-India,  single internationally recognized number  (112) based system for all emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress.
- iii. Using  technology  to  aid  smart  policing  and  safety  management, Safe  City  Projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  first  Phase  in  8  cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai).
- iv. Ministry of Home Affairs has provided financial assistance under the 'Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against  Women  and  Children  (CCPWC) Scheme,  to  the  States/UTs  for  their  capacity  building  such  as setting  up  of  cyber  forensic-cum-training  laboratories,  hiring  of junior  cyber  consultants  and  training  of  LEAs'  personnel,  public prosecutors and judicial officers.
- v. National  Automated  Fingerprint  Identification  System  (NAFIS)  has
5. been established at 1022 locations across the country.

- vi. MHA  has  launched  the  'National  Database  on  Sexual  Offenders' (NDSO)  on  20th  September  2018  to  facilitate  investigation  and tracking of sexual offenders across the country by law enforcement agencies.
- vii. MHA has  launched  an  online  analytic  tool  'Investigation  Tracking System  for  Sexual  Offences'  for  Police  on  19th  February  2019  to facilitate  them  to  monitor  and  track  time-bound  investigation  in sexual assault cases in accordance with Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018.
- viii. In order to improve investigation, MHA  has taken steps to strengthen DNA analysis units in Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories. This includes setting up of State-of-the-Art  DNA Analysis  Unit  in  Central  Forensic  Science  Laboratory,  Chandigarh. MHA has also sanctioned setting-up and upgrading of DNA Analysis units in State Forensic Science Laboratories after gap analysis and demand assessment.
- ix. MHA has  notified  guidelines  for  collection  of  forensic  evidence  in sexual  assault  cases  and  the  standard  composition  in  a  sexual assault  evidence  collection  kit.  To  facilitate  adequate  capacity  in manpower, training and skill building programs have been undertaken  for  Investigation   Officers,   Prosecution  Officers   and

Medical  Officers.  Bureau  of  Police  Research  &  Development  has distributed  18,020 Sexual  Assault Evidence  Collection Kits to States/ UTs as orientation kit as part of training.

- x. MHA has also approved two projects for setting up and strengthening  of  Women  Help  Desks  in  Police  Stations  and  AntiHuman Trafficking Units in all districts of the country.
- xi. In addition to the above-mentioned measures, the Ministry of Home Affairs have issued advisories from time to time with a view to help the  States/UTs  to  deal  with  crimes  against  women,  which  are available at www.mha.gov.in.

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