PANAJI: Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) and the citizen's portal of Goa Police were activated online by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on the occasion of 56th Liberation Day of Goa.
Speaking at the event, Parrikar stated, "A faceless police force will reduce arbitrariness and increase transparency."
(CCTNS), a project conceptualized and sponsored by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, is aimed at creating a country-wide policing network for IT-enabled criminal tracking systems and an integrated database of offences and criminals.
Nodal officer for CCTNS Superintendent of Police Karthik Kashyap informed that the journey of the project began in 2003 in the hope of taking Goa Police Department towards digitization and paperless policing era.
"Central government has allotted Rs 7.04 crores for Goa while the state government provided the additional Rs 6.52 crore for CCTNS, which will now cover 56 locations including police stations and higher offices," SP Kashyap disclosed.
Speaking about the benefits of the new system, SP Kashyap said that with the digitization of the last 10 year worth data, it will become easier to maintain and access police records.
"Superior officers can now offer instant feedback and quick directions from their offices," he said adding that the department is also looking to turn police stations into WiFi hotspots while also eyeing to evolve the system for submission of chargesheets to the courts online upon conclusion of investigations.
Two applications have been developed under CCTNS namely the citizens' portal and GCOPS (Goa Computerization of Police Services).
While the citizens' portal provides quick access to FIRs, records and forms, GCOPS is a browser-based application which provides police officers digital access to cases from registration to investigation. GCOPS also connects Goa Police to UID, jails, ecourts, RTO and a host of other live portals.
In addition to this, citizen services or petitions like RTI, PCC, Tenant, Employee, Servant verification etc. are also provided through citizen portal which can be availed by the citizens. Citizens can register a complaint online and can report any types of crimes happening throughout Goa.
It was revealed that the police department has procured 191 computers, 81 printers and 27 laser printers for the implementation of CCTNS while another 288 laptops are awaiting financial approval of the government.
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18 lakh pre-1970
documents from
uploaded online
Speaking on the sidelines of the function, Parrikar informed that the state government has uploaded online 18 lakh documents of birth and death from five talukas dating prior to 1970. "We have uploaded 18 lakh documents from five talukas of pre-1970 years online. People can now access these documents easily. However, for authentication, they will have to approach the relevant authorities," he said.
Speaking at the event, Parrikar stated, "A faceless police force will reduce arbitrariness and increase transparency."
(CCTNS), a project conceptualized and sponsored by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, is aimed at creating a country-wide policing network for IT-enabled criminal tracking systems and an integrated database of offences and criminals.
Nodal officer for CCTNS Superintendent of Police Karthik Kashyap informed that the journey of the project began in 2003 in the hope of taking Goa Police Department towards digitization and paperless policing era.
"Central government has allotted Rs 7.04 crores for Goa while the state government provided the additional Rs 6.52 crore for CCTNS, which will now cover 56 locations including police stations and higher offices," SP Kashyap disclosed.
Speaking about the benefits of the new system, SP Kashyap said that with the digitization of the last 10 year worth data, it will become easier to maintain and access police records.
"Superior officers can now offer instant feedback and quick directions from their offices," he said adding that the department is also looking to turn police stations into WiFi hotspots while also eyeing to evolve the system for submission of chargesheets to the courts online upon conclusion of investigations.
Two applications have been developed under CCTNS namely the citizens' portal and GCOPS (Goa Computerization of Police Services).
While the citizens' portal provides quick access to FIRs, records and forms, GCOPS is a browser-based application which provides police officers digital access to cases from registration to investigation. GCOPS also connects Goa Police to UID, jails, ecourts, RTO and a host of other live portals.
In addition to this, citizen services or petitions like RTI, PCC, Tenant, Employee, Servant verification etc. are also provided through citizen portal which can be availed by the citizens. Citizens can register a complaint online and can report any types of crimes happening throughout Goa.
It was revealed that the police department has procured 191 computers, 81 printers and 27 laser printers for the implementation of CCTNS while another 288 laptops are awaiting financial approval of the government.
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18 lakh pre-1970
documents from
uploaded online
Speaking on the sidelines of the function, Parrikar informed that the state government has uploaded online 18 lakh documents of birth and death from five talukas dating prior to 1970. "We have uploaded 18 lakh documents from five talukas of pre-1970 years online. People can now access these documents easily. However, for authentication, they will have to approach the relevant authorities," he said.
