Home minister Amit Shah stresses on enhanced use of AI to analyse crimes

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, while presiding over a 'chintan shivir' (introspection camp) of senior MHA officers here on Tuesday, emphasised on the need to develop an ecosystem for cybercrime management and make enhanced use of artificial intelligence to critically analyse crimes from the crime and criminal tracking network and systems (CCTNS) database and come up with solutions to make the cities safer.
At the day-long chintan shivir -held to review work of the home ministry and also evolve an action plan to implement PM Narendra Modi's 'Vision 2047' -Shah called for fast-tracking the construction of fencing and roads in the border areas. He said the MHA officials should make field visits to monitor development schemes, particularly in areas affected by terror, left-wing extremism or insurgency and also in the border regions.
Spread over two sessions, the chintan shivir commenced with an in-depth review of the status of compliance of instructions given by the home minister during an earlier discussion with the officers of the ministry. The functioning of MHA dashboard, government land information system, utilisation of MHA budget, e-office and special recruitment drive were reviewed in detail. Shah also took stock of the work of various MHA divisions, going over their priorities and deliverables in the coming years; status of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives; progress on various budget announcements related to the ministry; and all key pending issues.
In his remarks, Shah emphasised on developing an ecosystem for cybercrime management, modernisation of police forces, increased use of IT in criminal justice system, land border management and coastal security issues etc. He suggested that artificial intelligence be employed to explore solutions to crimes in the cities - particularly directed at women, children and other vulnerable sections - and make them safer.
Focusing on the recruitment process - particularly in the IPS, central armed police forces (CAPFs) and central police organisations - Shah stressed on the need to fast-track it and anticipate the future vacancies well in advance so that recruitment is initiated before the posts get vacant. He said that meetings of departmental promotion committees should be held regularly so that employees get timely promotions.
Stressing on the importance of training, Shah said regular training programmes should be conducted by all wings of the MHA.