New Delhi:The Government has plans to inter-link all police stations
and prisons in the country. Minister of State for Home Shri Ajay Maken in written
reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, said: “The Government has proposal
to inter-link all the police stations and prisons in the country.” “With the implementation
of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) Project, which is
proposed to be implemented as a Mission Mode Project, about 14000 Police Stations
and 6000 other police offices at various levels would be connected through a computer
network,” the minister informed. He also informed that under CCTNS Project, select
police stations in the country are proposed to be provided with Finger Print Reader/Enrolment Facility.