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e-CIG


Vision 2020 of Government of A. P. underlines use of e-governance for the benefit of common man. e-CIG is an expression of this vision of Government of Andhra Pradesh.

 
Why e-CIG

 
  1. In tune with Government of Andhra Pradesh's Vision of Simple, Moral, Responsive, Transparent Government (SMART)
  2. Effective Policing through structured Management Information System (MIS)
  3. Real Time updating of information and data from all Districts up to PS Level.
  4. Surveillance Tracking down of active/wanted criminals.
  5. Need to stay ahead of crime and criminal  -  Transcending Barriers of District State in Real Time.
  6. Efficient Utilization of Resources - Savings on time / Stationery / Manpower.
  7. People's participation in policing.
Main Functionalities

 
  1. Wanted Criminals.
  2. Missing Persons / Kidnapped Children.
  3. Unidentified Dead Bodies.
  4. Recovered Properties, Lying unclaimed with Police.
  5. Active Criminals.
  6. Arrested Criminals involved elsewhere?
  7. Jail Releases & Transfers
Salient Features

 
  1. Real Time Electronic Transfer of data from PS Level up to Office of the DG & IGP, AP.
  2. Automatic & Instantaneous updating of Records / Statements at the click of mouse at desired periodicity hourly, daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, yearly etc.
  3. Real Time, Online Alerts in Emergency situations eg. Child kidnapping/ Bank Robbery etc.
  4. Global reach & accessibility. Automatic emailing to SCRB by anyone from anywhere in world about crime and criminal.
  5. Classification / Sorting / Grouping / Ordering of information / Data possible depending on I.Os choice and line of investigation.
  6. Rollup Data Processing
  7. Confidentiality assured along with accessibility.
Public Interface

 
  1. To caution public about Dangerous Active Criminals including professional kidnappers/ economic offenders/ property offenders etc.
  2. To enable people to identify and to claim lost / stolen properties.
  3. To foster public participation in:
     
    • Tracking Missing Persons/ Kidnapped Children
    • Tracking apprehending wanted criminals.
    • Identification of unidentified Dead Bodies.
    • Crime Prevention in General.
  4. Helping Public in Sale/ Purchase of Vehicles / Firearms/ Electronic Gadgets etc. through On-line Matching.
  5. On-line information status of Complaints in CID
  6. Ensures transparency in police functioning and affords greater accessibility to common man.
  7. Faster results.
Field Level Situations

Scenario No. 1:

Five dacoits raid a Bank in broad day light, shoot down a few Bank employees, plunder Rs. 5 crores of cash and make good their escape in an unknown vehicle.

Standard Police Response: On receipt of information, Police rushes to the scene of offence, takes a complaint, records evidence of witnesses, flashes messages on VHF/HF etc about the descriptive particulars of the criminals. Available photo albums are shown/ Portrait parley system is used. Several days are lost.

Enter e-CIG: While the above continues, the e-CIG cop takes his laptop to the scene of offence, clicks on the entire list of active/ wanted criminals/ including those from the Archives and shows them to the witnesses. Once the criminals are identified, the e-CIG cop sends electronic alerts to all contiguous police stations, GRP units, Patrolling parties on High ways/ Bus stations, checking parties and Senior Police officers etc. The criminals are tracked down 70 k.m. away in a getaway vehicle by a police checking party which was dispatched from P.S. after observing their photographs on e-CIG.
 
Benefits for the Police

 
  1. Instant Information on Crime & Criminals.
  2. Substantial reduction in Paper work/ wastage of Stationery.
  3. Tremendous savings in Man power Tappal duty/ compilation / collation / printing / dispatch / distribution etc., are no more required.
  4. Tremendous savings in time Real Time / instantaneous accessibility to actionable information.
  5. Electronic data transfer Real time & Online upgradation of data.
  6. Instantaneous generation of reports.
  7. Centralized database
  8. Promotes Inter district, Inter State & International Coordination for prevention & detection of Crime.
  9. Instant online, System wide alerts during emergencies.
  10. Global reach
  11. Improved and Faster detection of crime.
  12. Greater efficiency resulting in higher morale of force.
  13. Transparent Administration
  14. Improved Police public relationship and better policing image.

 

 
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