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Karnataka
By B.S. Ramesh
Under the IT-2000 programme, the State Police Department drew up a comprehensive three-year scheme to computerise all the 802 police stations. In 1999-2000, the 87 police stations in Bangalore and all police stations in the commissionerates of Hubli-Dharwad and Mysore were provided with computers. The Police Computer Wing (PCW), headed by the Inspector-General of Police, S.T. Ramesh, took up the task of not only supplying computers but also networking them and providing software. Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has equipped all its nine police stations with computers, and, in a few days, Mandya and Gulbara districts will share its distinction.
The department chose the two districts to test the feasibility of the project. While it selected Mandya as it is a small district located close to Bangalore, it felt that implementing the project in Gulbarga
Mr. Ramesh says computers have been supplied to 509 of the 802 police stations in the State.
Orders for supply of computers to the rest of the police stations have been placed, and installation is expected to be completed shortly.
The plan to supply computers to police stations, impart computer training to police personnel, and network police stations was conceived under IT 2000.
A sum of Rs. 5.71 crores was set aside for the programme in 2000-2001, and Rs. 3.22 crores was allocated in 2001-02. For 2002-03, Rs. 5.5 crores has been earmarked. The Police Department will spend more than Rs. 14 crores on the programme.
The Police Department purchased 146 computers and 26 systems in 2000-01 for computerising 143 police stations.
In 2001-02, it bought 418 computers and five systems.
Besides computers, the PCW will distribute "CCIS software" to be loaded onto the systems. Developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the software package is expected to help the police build up a database, solve cases, and analyse crimes and criminals.
To ensure better policing and to build
As the records can be assessed at the touch of a button, the programme is expected to help police identify criminals quickly and improve the rate of detection.
The NCRB has a comprehensive database on stolen vehicles and those involved in accidents, and it can be easily accessed by automobile companies and by individuals on payment of a nominal fee.
The NCRB plans to improve access to the facility, known as the "motor vehicle verification counter", by setting up more counters in the districts.
The Police Department is not discarding the old and outdated computers purchased earlier for IT 2000, and they are being used for office work and office automation.
Once computers are given to all police stations, the department will have to evolve ways and means of maintaining the vast network and upgrading it regularly.
It will also have to impart computer training to personnel. The department has already taken a step in this direction by joining hands with Wipro for conducting training for 106 officers.
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