Centre forms committees for full implementation of New Criminal Laws in J&K

The Centre has formed committees to ensure the full implementation of three New Criminal Laws in Jammu and Kashmir. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha, in a written reply, that the Central Government has formed a steering Committee under the Chief Secretary of J&K and an Empowered Committee under the Director General of Police. 

The training programs are conducted at the Police Academy, Police Training Institutes, and District Police Lines Battalion Training Centres. Translation of New Criminal Laws in Urdu, Dogri and Kashmiri languages has been completed. J&K Police, along with the departments of the J&K Government, is organizing joint awareness programmes at all 282 blocks in



the second and fourth week of every month. All the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) patches, including e-Sakshya (audio-video recording application) for the IOs of J&K Police, sending of e-summons/SMS/emails have been made functional. All the required Rules, Notifications and Administrative Orders in respect of three Criminal Laws have been issued. 

So far, 975 Gazetted Officers, 60,890 police personnel under J&K Police and 254 Judicial Officers have been trained. Police also use the iGoT Karmayogi platform, with 50 thousand 984 personnel onboard, completing 1 lakh 21 thousand courses, including 1 lakh 10 thousand and 773 on new criminal laws.