8 new CFSLs approved but no timeline given

The question asked the Ministry of Home Affairs about proposals to expand Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSLs), measures taken to enhance forensic capabilities under the Nirbhaya Fund, and steps for electronic storage of forensic data in line with new criminal laws.

Asked by Shri Shankar Lalwani; Answered by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar).

• Approval provided for setting up 8 new CFSLs in Jammu, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Kerala, in addition to the existing 7.
• Government schemes for strengthening the forensic ecosystem have a financial outlay of more than ₹4800 crore.
• A State-of-the-art DNA Analysis and R&D facility was set up at the CFSL in Chandigarh.
• A National Cyber Forensic Laboratory was set up at CFSL Hyderabad, and 6 additional ones were approved under the 'Safety of Women' scheme.
• Approval given for 14 additional campuses of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and training academies in Imphal and Pune.
• Assistance provided to 30 States and UTs under the Nirbhaya funded scheme for DNA and Cyber Forensic capacities.
• 37,978 Investigating Officers, Prosecutors, and Medical Officers have been trained by BPR&D and LNJN National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences.
• ₹420 crore approved for modernizing State/UT forensic labs and ₹496.66 crore approved for Mobile Forensic Vans.
• A central application 'e-Forensics' was developed for digital repository of forensic data.
• Establishment of a National Forensic Data Centre approved under the 'Safety of Women' scheme.

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