The government has launched Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) in the country. The aim, objective and salient features of CCTNS are: To fully computerise the process of crime registration, investigation, prosecution, etc., in all police stations in the country; to create a central database to provide national level search facility as well as crime analytics for use by police and central agencies; to electronically share data/information among police stations & police higher offices; computerisation of all prisons and provision of necessary hardware, software, etc,. to provide citizen services through a citizen portal; and sharing of crime and criminal related data with police, prosecution, courts, prison and forensics leading to integrated criminal justice system.

All the states, except Bihar and Rajasthan where the contract of the system integrator has been cancelled are working on implementing and bringing all police stations under CCTNS. Out of total 14,844 police stations in the states/UTs, 11,616 (78 per cent) of police stations are entering 100 per cent FIRs through CCTNS software.

CCTNS is a complex project with the project activities being undertaken by a number of stakeholders. All states/UTs went through a complex tendering process to engage system integrators involving all the clearances and approvals from the state/UT level governance structure of CCTNS project, which took time. Also frequent changes of officers responsible for CCTNS at state/UT level led to delays. Such a large programme was being carried out for the first time, but now enough experience has been gained and the project is in advanced stage of implementation.

The government has decided to implement Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) by integrating courts, prisons, police, forensics and prosecution by March 2017. This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in the Lok Sabha.