About eSakhsya App
- It is a mobile-based application to help police record the scene of crime, search and seizure in a criminal case and upload the file on the cloud-based platform.
- Working
- The police official will have to upload a selfie after the procedure is complete.
- Each recording could be a maximum four minutes long and several such files could be uploaded for each First Information Report (FIR).
- This mobile application developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will be available to all police stations which register and download the App.
Key facts about the National Informatics Centre
- It is the premier information technology organization of the Government of India. Established in 1976, it operates under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- The NIC's primary focus is to provide e-Government solutions and support to various government departments.
- NIC, through its ICT Network, “NICNET”, has institutional linkages with all the Ministries /Departments of the Central Government, 36 State Governments/ Union Territories across India.
- The following major activities are being undertaken:
- Setting up of ICT Infrastructure
- Implementation of National and State Level e-Governance Projects/Products
- Consultancy to the Government departments
- Research & Development
