Over 5.56 lakh FIRs registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Since July 1, more than 556,000 FIRs have been registered across the country under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced India's colonial-era penal code, a senior Indian home ministry official said on Wednesday.

Giving details of the achievements of 100 days of Modi 3.0, the senior Home Ministry official said that a mobile and web application called 'NCRB SANKALAN of Criminal Laws' has been developed to help users navigate the new criminal law and has been downloaded about 585,000 times so far.

In addition, a CCTNS technical support call centre with helpline number (14415) has been set up by the NCRB (National Crime Record Bureau) to assist states and union territories in the smooth implementation of the new laws.

A total of 556,000 FIRs were registered with the BNS in the country from July 1 to September 3, the official said.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

He also said that all states and union territories had various apps like e-Sakshya to capture, store and retrieve evidence through video and photographic recording.

Similarly, the Nyay Shruti app, which enables efficient and secure communication between all pillars of the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) ecosystem, has completed its POC in Delhi and Chandigarh.

The official further stated that the e-summons application, which is designed to facilitate electronic delivery of summons and warrants from courts to police stations and subsequently to the persons concerned, can be made available to and used by all states and union territories.

Disaster management

According to the official, around Rs 12,554 crore has been sanctioned so far from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund, National Disaster Response Fund, State Disaster Mitigation Fund and State Disaster Response Fund to various states for urban flood control, fire services, glacial lake outburst flood risk mitigation and other disaster management measures.

The official said a Rs 150 crore four-state Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) mitigation programme will help the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh implement various structural and non-structural mitigation measures to address the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).

With the help of the states, an outlay of Rs 2,514.36 crore has been earmarked for an integrated flood management project for some cities, he added.