VINOD BHAT
Delhi, Feb 11;
‘Police’ and ‘Public order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including investigation and prosecution of crime and criminals rest with the respective State/UT Governments which are competent to deal with such offenses under the extant provisions of law. This also includes the implementation, deployment, operational usage, data generation, training of police personnel, and day-to-day functioning of applications across police stations, as well as any assessment thereof.
MHA has launched the eSakshya App and underscored the need for its effective adoption by States and Union Territories in accordance with the provisions of the Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas. It is one of the applications introduced as part of the implementation of the Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas to support Investigating Officers. The application is designed to facilitate capture, storage, and retrieval of evidence through videography and photography, and also enables the recording of witness statements. As per available information, e-Sakshya application is being used in 15,899 Police Stations across 35 States/UTs.
The information on the number of FIRs, witness statements, and digital evidence records uploaded through these apps since their launch, are under the purview of the respective State/UT Governments. These details are not maintained with this Ministry.
As per the available information, Nyaya Setu application was developed by NIC, Chandigarh in consultation with Chandigarh Police, to enable seamless inter-agency coordination, data-driven policing and efficient criminal justice delivery. Further details related to the implementation and effectiveness of the said application are not maintained with this Ministry.
