Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged serious gaps in the implementation of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) in Odisha, revealing deficiencies in planning, digitisation, monitoring, and utilisation of the project. The CAG report was tabled in the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

The CCTNS project, a centrally sponsored Mission Mode initiative under the National e-Governance Plan, was rolled out in Odisha in 2013 to enhance policing efficiency by creating a digitised, nationwide crime and criminal database. By March 2023, a total of ₹176.16 crore had been spent jointly by the Centre and the state.

The CAG found irregularities in the tendering process that extended undue benefit to the software s

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