Civilian Awards of India

Civilian Awards of India

Bharat Ratna:

• It is the highest civilian award in India.
• This award was instituted on 2nd January 1954.
• This award is conferred in recognition of exceptional service of highest order without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex.
• Initially the award was restricted to achievements in art, science and public services, but government expanded the criteria to include any human endeavor. (Sachhhhiinnnnn... sachin)
• Prime Minister of Republic of India recommends nominees to President. He can only suggest maximum three names every year.
• Recipients get a certificate signed by President and a peepal leaf shaped Medallion.
• There is no monetary grant given.
• The recipient is ranked seventh in the Indian order of Precedence.
• Article 18 of Constitution of India does not allow recipients to use the award as title.
• The first recipient of Bharat Ratna was C.Rajgopalachari.
• The latest recipients are former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Freedom Fighter  Madan Mohan Malviya.

Padma Vibhushan:

• It is the second highest civilian award in India
• It was also instituted at the same time and also given by president on the recommendation of Prime Minister
• It is given in recognition of exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government services.
• First year's recipients were Dr. Satyendranath bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar kher, Jigme dorji Wangchuk, Nandalal Bose, V K Krishna Menon.
• Latest recipients are, L K Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Sigh Badal, Virendra Hegde, Dilip Kumar, Rambhadracharya, M R Srinivasan, KK Venugopal, Aga Khan.

Padma Bhushan:

• It is third highest civilian award
• It is announced on Republic day every year
• It is coffered by President at Rastrapati Bhavan.
• It is awarded in recognition of distinguished service of high order to the nation in any field.
• This year more than 1000 people received this award.

Padma Shri:

• It is fourth highest civilian award in India.
• It is announced every year on Republic Day.
• It is given by President of India.
• It is awarded in recognition of contribution in various spheres of activities including Art, Industry, Education, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and Public Affairs.
• It is also awarded to individual who are not citizen of India, but served in various ways to India.

Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems

Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems

About CCTNS

CCTNS is a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Pan of Govt of India. CCTNS aims at creating a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing through adopting of principle of e-Governance and creation of a nationwide networking infrastructure for evolution of IT-enabled-state-of-the-art tracking system around 'Investigation of crime and detection of criminals'. 

Objectives of 'CCTNS'

The objectives of the Scheme can broadly be listed as follows:

1. Make the Police functioning citizen friendly and more transparent by automating the functioning of Police Stations.

2. Improve delivery of citizen-centric services through effective usage of ICT.

3. Provide the Investigating Officers of the Civil Police with tools, technology and information to facilitate investigation of crime and detection of criminals.

4. Improve Police functioning in various other areas such as Law and Order, Traffic Management etc.

5. Facilitate Interaction and sharing of Information among Police Stations, Districts, State/UT headquarters and other Police Agencies.

6. Assist senior Police Officers in better management of Police Force

7. Keep track of the progress of Cases, including in Courts

8. Reduce manual and redundant Records keeping

Benefits to Law Enforcement Agencies:

• Quick Retrieval of information for criminal investigation
• Exchange of information between various police stations and higher offices through dedicated connectivity
• Crime analytics and Business Intelligence
• Reduction in Manual Record maintenance 

Future Benefits to Citizens

• Facility to register complaints online and track their Status
• Submission of requests for issuance of NOCs, Clearances and Permits
• Enabling citizens to download forms and certificates
• Missing/Found information for vehicles/Children/Property