1. Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Proactive Information Disclosure - Venkatesh Nayak Status Update of Police and Prison Websites Presented at People’s Right to Information 20 – 21 September, 2014 The Grand, New Delhi Assessing Compliance Of Police and Prison Authorities with the Transparency Regime

2. Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Status Update of Police Dept.s’ Websites (Main)

3. Coverage and Parameters  29 States and Union Territory of Delhi (New States Andhra and Telangana Pol. Depts. share a common website)  Section 4(1)(b) information – (Central & Jammu and Kashmir RTI laws)  Coverage  Parameters of web-based disclosure  Police Manuals and SOPs  Budget and expenditure – macro figures & details  Personnel strength – sanctioned and actual  Online FIR filing facility  Online access to FIR details  Crime statistics  Transfer orders

4. Website availability  Police Departments have dedicated websites in all States and Delhi (UT)  ‘English only’ websites (no local language version or info) – 70%  Entirely local language version - Gujarat  Bilingual websites - Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh  Information predominantly in local language – Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh  Assam Police Dept. invites readers to submit jokes about police with due regard for honour and dignity of the police – no entries till date

5. Sec 4(1)(b) information  All mandated categories of info not displayed – 55% websites  Police HQ and subordinate offices displaying info - Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Haryana, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Uttar Pradesh – only info about PHQ missing  Displaying info about immovable property returns of police officers – Bihar (up to 2012 only), Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Uttarakhand – non-gazetted officers only  Strategic Police Plan, 5-year plan and Annual Plans displayed - Himachal Pradesh only  Monthly receipt and disposal of RTI requests displayed – West Bengal only  Difficult to verify if info is updated in the absence of markers

6. Police Manual / SOPs / Strength  Police Manual / Detailed Rules displayed – 8 websites (27%)  SOPs / Circulars displayed - 9 websites (30%)  Sanctioned and actual strength displayed - 11 websites (37%)  FAQs about police procedures displayed - 6 websites (20%)  Jurisdiction of Police stations indicating direction from each village - Manipur  Locations of Police Stations displayed on Google Map - Sikkim  CHRI’s “101 Questions “ displayed - Haryana and Karnataka

7. Police Budgets – Macro and Detailed  Macro figures displayed for 2014 – 7 websites (23%)  Details displayed for 2014 - 5 websites (16%)  Budget details of Police HQ missing – Andhra and Telangana (but details displayed for district level offices)  Plan and non-plan expenditure details displayed – Delhi (8 years)  Quarterly budget figures displayed – Kerala  Range and district-wise budget figures displayed – Haryana  Obsolete figures – Madhya Pradesh (2009), Punjab and Tamil Nadu (2011), West Bengal (2010)

8. Online FIR filing and Access to FIR Details  Online FIR filing facility – Tamil Nadu (through CCTNS) and Himachal Pradesh  Online Complaint filing facility – Madhya Pradesh (does not amount to FIR) and Rajasthan (against police only through external website)  Online access to FIRs for any person – Punjab  Online access to FIRs by keying in FIR No. – 6 States: Punjab (some districts), Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh,  Online access to FIRs about vehicle thefts and accidents only – Haryana

9. Online Crime Stats and Transfer Orders  Online crime stats (annual or monthly or weekly display) – 57% websites only  Online crime stats daily display – Assam  GIS maps showing %age change in crime – Himachal Pradesh  Crime reports released through press notes only – Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur  Transfer orders displayed – 11 websites only (36.6%)  Only appointment and promotion orders displayed – Tripura  Obsolete data – Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh (2012-13 only)  Transfer orders of IPS officers only displayed – Mizoram, West Bengal

10. Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Status Update of Prison Dept.s’ Websites (Main)

11. Coverage and Parameters  29 States and Union Territory of Delhi (New States Andhra and Telangana Prison Depts. share a common website)  Section 4(1)(b) information – (Central & Jammu and Kashmir RTI laws)  Coverage  Parameters of web-based disclosure  Prison Manuals  Budget and expenditure – macro figures & details  Personnel strength – sanctioned and actual  Details of Committees  Transfer orders

12. Website availability  Prison Departments lacking dedicated websites – 11 (36.6%)  ‘English only’ websites (no local language version or info) – 7 (64%)  Entirely local language version – Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh  Bilingual websites - Karnataka  Information predominantly in local language – Kerala  Prison Department of Jammu and Kashmir – not functional

13. Sec 4(1)(b) information  All mandated categories of info displayed – 4 : Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh (fonts must be downloaded to access)  Info displayed on State Information Commission website – Nagaland  Info displayed on Home Dept.’s websites – Bihar, J & K, Odisha  Info not updated since 2010/11 – Andhra, Telangana, Haryana  Only info about products for sale displayed on website – Delhi  Claim of info compilation but no display – Mizoram  More info than mandated displayed - Rajasthan  Prison inmates’ stats displayed – Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (with pics), Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu

14. Prison Manual /Rules /Circulars /Strength  Prison Manual displayed – Bihar (on Home Dept.s’ website)  Prison related laws, rules, circulars, displayed – Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh (fonts required), West Bengal  Prison strength displayed – Karnataka (2014 data) Arunachal Pradesh (2006 data), Bihar (2009), Haryana (2013 data)  CHRI’s booklets on FIR, arrest and bail displayed – Rajasthan

15. Prison Budgets – Macro and Detailed  Macro and detailed figures displayed for 2014 – Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal  Macro figures only displayed – Gujarat (2014) Tamil Nadu (2013 – per inmate spend also disclosed),  Obsolete but detailed figures displayed – Andhra and Telangana (2010) Haryana (2009-10), Himachal Pradesh (2011-12), Odisha (2002-05 on Home Dept.’s website), Rajasthan (2009- 10), Uttar Pradesh (2013 fonts required), West Bengal (2002- 09)

16. Info about Committees and Transfer Orders  Transfer orders displayed for 2014 – Maharashtra, Rajasthan  Transfer orders displayed for 2013 – Uttar Pradesh  Mention of Committees – Andhra, Telangana, Bihar and Rajasthan (Parole, furlough, Visitors’ Board, Advisory Board for Premature Release of Convicts – no details about activities or circulars and guidelines  Claim in RTI Manual : “no committees constituted” – Haryana

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