The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,CCEA has approved extension of the implementation phase of the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project for another year beyond 31st March 2017. <br/><br/>The extension would help in achieving the remaining objectives of the project comprehensively. The maintenance phase of the Project will continue till 2022 as approved earlier.<br/><br/>The Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) aims to integrate the CCTNS project with the e-courts and e-prisons databases in the first instance. Other pillars of the criminal justice system Forensics, Prosecution, Juvenile homes and a nationwide Fingerprint data base of criminals will be integrated in a phased manner. <br/><br/>The integration will be achieved by providing access to the Judiciary, Police and Prisons through a desktop dashboard to facilitate expeditious and informed decisions and aid investigations. <br/><br/>The CCTNS Project will facilitate transparency and speed in police service delivery, online registration of complaints and reporting and search of missing persons and stolen goods in self-service mode.