Wipro Infotech, a leading provider of IT and business transformation services, has been selected as the Software Development Agency (SDA) for the Centre for Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) project, a mission mode project under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), one of India’s largest e-governance projects to date.

CCTNS is a scheme from Ministry of Home Affairs, aimed at creating a nationwide networked infrastructure for the evolution of IT-enabled and state-of-the-art, criminal tracking system. The CCTNS will span across all 35 States and Union Territories and electronically link over 14,000 Police Stations and 6,000 Higher Police Offices across the country. The project includes vertical connectivity of police units (linking police units at various levels within the State and between States and Union Territories) as well as horizontal connectivity (linking police functions at State and Central levels to external entities). CCTNS will also present a citizen-interface to provide basic services to citizens.

As part of the scope, Wipro will develop the core application software to be used by the States and another core application to be used by the Center for digitization of crime and criminal records. Once implemented, the application will link the State Crime Records Bureau with the National Crime Record Bureau, thereby creating a database that can be accessed in real-time from any police station across the country. Wipro’s solution is expected to greatly enhance police efficiency in the detection and prevention of crimes.