Rajnath Singh launches ITSSO & Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal

Home Minister Rajnath Singh launches ITSSO & Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal: Details, Features, Aim, Highlights

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on 19th Feb 2019, launched a range of citizen safety initiatives at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

The three initiatives include Emergency Response Support System, Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal.

About Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO)

The Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) is an online module available to law enforcement agencies at all levels, national, state, district and police station.

ITSSO allows the state to undertake real-time monitoring and management of cases of rape to be able to complete the investigation in two months.

ITSSO leverages the existing Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems which is a nationwide network enabling sharing of information between Police Stations, State officers, and security agencies.

ITSSO will aid in the effective implementation of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2018 mandates completion of investigation and trials in rape cases within two months.

About Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal

The Indian government had brought in the Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal to monitor the safe city project introduced in the eight cities which are: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai. The portal will aid in online tracking of deployment of assets and infrastructure.

The safe city project funded through the Nirbhaya Fund is a joint endeavor of city’s police and municipal bodies, The project involves identifying crime hotspots and saturating them with CCTV cameras, drone-based surveillance and deployment of automated number plate reading (ANPR) equipment through an integrated smart control room.