NIIT and Hughes partner for crime tracking system in Jharkhand

CCTNS to link 14,000 police stations and 6,000 higher police officers through electronic means across the country

g n bureau | September 18, 2012



IT firm NIIT Technologies has chosen satellite service operator Hughes Communications India (HCI) to connect police stations in Jharkhand under the crime and criminal tracking network system(CCTNS), according to a communication by HCI today.
"The equipment order value is Rs 1.67 crore with a 4 Mbps recurring bandwidth requirement. The project will link the State and National Crime Records Bureaus, creating a central records database that can be accessed in real-time from any police station across the country," HCI said in a statement.
HCI will provision the network with the assistance of a service provider (engaged centrally by MHA/NCRB).
CCTNS will span all the states and union territories of India and will link 14,000 police stations and 6,000 higher police officers through electronic means across the country. It is a mission mode program under the National e-Governance plan (NeGP) of the Government of India.


 

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