Union Home Minister addressed the 37th Foundation Day celebrations of National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB)

What is the News?

Union Minister of Home Affairs attended the 37th Foundation Day celebrations of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as the Chief Guest in New Delhi.

What is the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB)?

National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) was established in 1986. It is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analyzing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws(SLL).

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Headquarters: New Delhi

What are the projects being implemented by NCRB?

Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems(CCTNS)

Reports: NCRB brings out three annual reports i.e. Crime in India, Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India and Prison Statistics India. These reports are principal reference points for police officers, researchers, media & policymakers.

Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project 

Central fingerprint bureau: 

The World’s First fingerprint Bureau was set up in Calcutta in 1897. A CFPB was established at Shimla in 1905. However, it was closed in 1922 as a result of the retrenchment proposals of the Inchcape Committee. 

The Present CFPB came into existence in 1955 under the administrative control of the Intelligence Bureau at Delhi. It was relocated to Kolkata in 1956. 

The administrative control of CFPB shifted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 1973, and since 1986, this has been under the administrative control of NCRB.

Source: This post is based on the article “Union Home Minister addressed the 37th Foundation Day celebrations of National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) ” published in PIB on 11th Mar 2022.