No CCTV in 2,701 police stations, 628 without a landline

Sharing details of police stations without CCTV cameras, Rai said of the 17,535 police stations, only 14,834 have CCTV cameras.

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Out of 17,535 police stations in 28 states and 8 Union Territories (UTs), 628 do not have a telephone connection, 63 are without a vehicle, 285 do not have a wireless set or mobile phone, and there is no CCTV camera in as many as 2,701, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that all the states and UTs have been advised to take appropriate steps for infrastructure upgrade. “Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) has been deployed in 16,592 police stations across the country as on March 1 this year,” Rai said.

Sharing details of police stations without CCTV cameras, Rai said of the 17,535 police stations, only 14,834 have CCTV cameras. “In Tamil Nadu, there are 2,292 police stations and 714 don’t not have CCTV cameras; while 505 of 1,168 police stations in Maharashtra don’t have CCTV cameras. In Jharkhand, the number of police stations without CCTV cameras is 438 (out of 564), while 428 of 1,027 stations in Andhra Pradesh lacked CCTV cameras,” Rai said.

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The number of computers in police stations across states is 1,72,168, he added.
Sharing details of the funds allocated and released by the Central government under the ‘assistance to states and UTs for modernisation of police’ scheme in the last three years, Rai said better performance incentive that was being given till 2019-20 was discontinued in view of the new guidelines which allow release of the 25 per cent instalment amount if the unspent balance of a state or UT is below 25 per cent of the allocation.

“In 2019-20, the Central government had allocated Rs 811.30 crore and released Rs 781.12, along with the better performance incentive of Rs 120.09 crore, but they [states/UTs] utilised only Rs 510.495 crore. In 2020-21, the Centre had allocated Rs 770.76 crore and released Rs 103.25, while in 2021-22, Rs 620.45 crore was allocated and Rs 158.57 crore released. In 2022-23, allocation was Rs 620.45 crore, of which 103.58 crore was released,” Rai said.

“… Out of the released Central funds under the scheme, a sum of Rs 640.35 crore is lying unspent with the state governments,” he added.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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