The total estimated cost of the nation-wide project, called Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), is estimated to be Rs.2,000 crore, Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in the Lok Sabha.

"The major role in the implementation of the project will be with state governments and the union territory administrations," Maken said.

He said the role of the central government would be "largely confined to development and management of the Core Application Software and issuing guidelines, review and monitoring of the project implementation".

He said three states -- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat -- have developed "somewhat similar platforms" to automate the processes related to case registration, investigation, arrest and status of court trials.

Source: Indo-Asian News Service

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