Abhigyan App Latest News
Recently, the Union Home Minister launched the Abhigyan app in New Delhi.
About Abhigyan App
- It is a centralised platform created to support law enforcement in making better use of crime-related data.
- It is developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Features of Abhigyan App
- It enables field police personnel to access a vast repository of criminal records directly on their smartphones.
- It is secured with two-step authentication and allows real-time fingerprint identification within seconds, strengthening ground-level policing.
- It is equipped with features such as fast identification, portability, and access to millions of records.
- The app is linked to the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), which stores fingerprint scans of accused, convicts, and those in prisons on a centralised platform.
- A demonstration of the app showed that prints can be matched with the NAFIS database in 35 seconds.
Key Facts about National Crime Records Bureau
- It was established in 1986 to act as a repository of information on crime and criminals.
- It was set up based on the recommendations of the Tandon Committee, the National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the Task Force of the Home Ministry.
- Nodal Ministry: It comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India.
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
Source: PIB
Last updated on June, 2026
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