DATA is better than Third Degree
Says, Shri Amitbhai Shah ( Home Minister )
Here is what got reported :
Rely on technology, data and digital forensics for investigation; not third-degree
( ET / 23 April 2022 )
Extract :
Ø Stating that law enforcement agencies need to rely on technology, data, information and digital forensics for investigation and not “ redundant “ third degree methods
Ø Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday shared that the National Investigation Agency ( NIA ) has been asked with preparing databases on seven counts :
# Narcotics
# Hawala Transactions
# Arms Trafficking
# Counterfeit Currencies
# Bomb Blasts
# Terror Funding
# Terrorism
Ø “ Preparation of a National Database, and allowing investigation agencies probing cases relating to the above seven fields, access to this database, while also adding state-level databases, will help both the national investigation agencies as well as the state police.
NIA has made a good start and the government expects that the national database on all counts will
be developed in the coming days,” Shah said
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MY TAKE :
Ø E - Governance ? ..............................
Extract :
Can e-Governance help eliminate corruption ?
Most certainly
Look at the following , partial list of Central and State Agencies set up to fight fraud , money-laundering , corruption , tax-evasion , economic crimes etc :
> Public Accounts Committee ( PAC )
> Central Vigilance Commission ( CVC )
> Central Information Commission ( CIC )
> Research and Analysis Wing ( RAW )
> Serious Fraud Investigation Office ( SFIO )
> Information Bureau ( IB )
> Economic Offence Wing ( EOW )
> Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI )
> Department of Revenue Intelligence ( DIR )
> Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG )
> Anti Corruption Bureaus ( States ).... ( ACB )
> Enforcement Directorate ( ED )
> Lok Ayukts ( States )
> Lok Pal ( Central )
Despite such an army of Agencies , how do corrupt manage to get away ?
Or , in case caught , manage to delay delivery of punishment for years ?
No doubt , there must be several reasons , including , inter - agency rivalry to get credit - something difficult to eliminate altogether
But , I believe , the most important reason is :
Lack of a COMMON / COMPUTERIZED database of all offences / cases / persons being investigated
And , which is readily " Accessible " to all of these Agencies , all over the country ( 24 * 365 )
Already , every Agency compiles huge dossiers on " Suspects " in its own " Departmental Database " , which
is never shared with other Agencies , leading to ,
> Huge amount of duplication of efforts / information
> Fractured / scattered profiles of " Suspects "
> Enormous waste of time / resources
What will help ?
> Dismantling of individual departmental databases
> Merging of all Agency-wise databases into a SINGLE / UNIQUE database
> All Agencies to enter their findings / data / info into this COMMON database , with nothing preserved on
local computers
> All data-entry FORMS to be ONLINE . No paper forms at all
> All local computers connected to ultra-secure Network ( Encrypted )
> " Access Rights " to individuals , based on Biometric Identification
Will BJP want to make this , a prominent promise in their Poll-Manifesto , likely to be released on 7th April ? ( Congress / AAP missed this boat ! )
It is high time political parties stop talking of motherhood in vague terms and start telling the voters ,
" If you vote us to power , this is precisely what we will do , to bring about E-GOVERNANCE - and do it within 6 months of assuming power "
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With regards,
Hemen parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 26 April 2022
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