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

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

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

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

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

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

Police Budgets – Macro and Detailed  Macro figures displayed for 2014 – 7 websites (23%)  Details displayed for 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)

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

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 ( only)  Transfer orders of IPS officers only displayed – Mizoram, West Bengal

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

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

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

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

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

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 ( ), Himachal Pradesh ( ), Odisha ( on Home Dept.’s website), Rajasthan ( ), Uttar Pradesh (2013 fonts required), West Bengal ( )

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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