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- ↑ Budget 2016: CCTNS catches FM Arun Jaitley’s eye, gets Rs 250 crore
- ↑ Simon, Kevin B.; Guhathakurta, Rahul (15 November 2019). Playing with the Data: Case Studies on Big Data, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and More. IndraStra Papers. ISBN 979-8-8075-0814-0.
- ↑ "Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) | National Crime Records Bureau".
- ↑ "Govt launches crime tracking pilot project". The Hindu. 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Alawadhi, Neha. "NCRB to connect police stations and crime data across country in 6 months". The Economic Times.
- ↑ http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/govt-cctns-to-be-operational-by-2017.html [ bare URL ]
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