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NCRB celebrates Inception Day

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Polity & Governance
  • Published
    12th Mar, 2021

Context

  • National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) celebrated its 36th Inception Day today.

About National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

  • NCRB was set-up in 1986.
  • Objective:It was set up to function as a repository of information on crime and criminals.
  • Recommendation: It was set up on the recommendations of the Tandon Committee, the National Police Commission (1977-1981), and the MHA’s Taskforce (1985).

Functions

  • CCTNS Project: NCRB was entrusted with the responsibility for monitoring, coordinating, and implementing the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project in the year 2009. 
  • Sexual offense data: The Bureau has also been entrusted to maintain the National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO).
  • Cyber-Crime:NCRB has also been designated as the Central Nodal Agency to manage technical and operational functions of the ‘Online Cyber-Crime Reporting Portal’.
  • NCRB has also launched CyTrain, a portal for online training of different stakeholders in cybercrime investigations and prosecution.
  • Anti-Counterfeiting:NCRB also maintains Counterfeit Currency Information and Management System (FICN) and Integrated Monitoring on Terrorism (iMoT) applications.
  • Crime Statistics:NCRB also compiles and publishes National Crime Statistics i.e. Crime in India, Accidental Deaths & Suicides, and also Prison Statistics. 

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