Indian Government to Introduce Digital Biometric Database for Criminals
Government
of Maharashtra decided to launch Automated Multimodal Biometric Identification
System (AMBIS) to boost Conviction rate
India: Government of Maharashtra in a bid to
curb crime rate and increase conviction rate recently announced to opt for
Automated Multimodal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS) to modernise
police force to overcome crime rate across the state.
The database of all the convicts and
crime offenders will be framed by Home Ministry by collating records from all
the states and union territory. As per Home Department officials, the system
will use four majorly implemented biometric technology including ultrasonic fingerprint
identification, facial imaging, iris recognition and signature sample
As of now, Central Finger Print
Bureau(CFPB) has data records holding fingerprints of over 9.7 lakh convicted or
arrested criminals. However, there appears to be 20 lakh fingerprints with
bureaus of state and union territory which will assimilate to central database.
TechSci Research depicts that adaptation
of biometric by Maharashtra Government to modernise police will pave way for
biometric market in future as it provides accuracy to identify criminals and
chargesheet them accordingly. Also, the implementation of biometric to create a
central database of all criminal will bring in more efficiency in the system
resulting in gathering substantial evidence that can be produced before judiciary.
According to recent report published by TechSci Research “India
Biometrics Market By Type By End Use Sector,
Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2011-2021”, the country’s biometrics market is projected to grow at a CAGR
over 31% during 2016 - 2021.
In 2015, the country’s southern region held the largest share in India
biometric market, owing to rising industrialization and presence of a large
number of leading private sector companies in the region. Government,
banking & finance, energy & power, and consumer electronics are the key
end user segments where deployment of biometric systems is witnessing an
increase, and this trend is expected to continue over the next five years.