PM Modi reviews CCTNS

New Delhi, MAY 25: Prime Minister is currently focussing on the improvement of law and order situation in the country. PM Modi on Wednesday has asked all state governments to give high priority to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) to make sure that better law and order prevails in the states.

The network is a project of the union government for creating a comprehensive and integrated system for effective police tracking with the help of e-governance.

He has reviewed the working of the system yesterday at the monthly meeting of the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (Pragati).

Pragati is a platform through which he interacts directly with top officials of the central departments and state governments via video conferencing. “He said that the new system would benefit in the bringing criminals to justice".

CCTNS was created after 2008 Mumbai attack. The main of this network is to integrate all the data and records of crime into a central application software (CAS), spread over 29 states and 7 union Territories of the country.

The project covers 15,000 police stations and additional 5,000 offices of supervisory police officers for connectivity across the country. It also involves the training of police personnel and setting up of citizen portal to provide services to citizens.

Finally, he said that all states must take steps to maintain peace in the country.