In-house CISF apps for smooth functioning

NEW DELHI: Central Industrial Security Force, responsible for guarding Delhi Metro, IGI Airport and several other crucial establishments across the country, is making full use of its in-house apps — developed at no extra cost to the exchequer — to bolster its administrative as well as security arrangements.

A spokesperson said that through these software, CISF had established itself as a major power in the domain of information and communications technology (ICT) in the country.Some of the latest apps include Technical Inventory Management System (TIMS), M-Power, e-Leave and e-Vetan, all developed for the CISF personnel as part of the force’s e-governance drive. Then there is the ‘Lost & Found’ app, which helps air travellers, domestic as well as international, to trace their personal belongings misplaced at any Indian airport.
TIMS gives CISF personnel a bird’s eye view of all gadgets installed for surveillance. The app also informs them if any CCTV camera stops working or if a device requires servicing.
While ‘e-Leave’ enables the personnel, even those on duty at far-flung areas, to apply for leave with just a tap, ‘e-Vetan’ generates the salaries for the personnel all over India and is integrated with the Bhavishya Pension portal as well as the central government’s public finance management system (PFMS), a monitoring initiative to ensure that the money is spent for the designated work.
The personnel information system (PIS) seamlessly captures the necessary personal and professional data of a staffer throughout his service, which helps CISF in appropriate capacity building and effective personnel management. CISF has also developed a geographical information system (GIS), which has geo-tagged the location of its units and their duty points.
For more transparency in the administration, an ‘e-grievance’ redressal system has been launched, which facilitates online submission of grievances and their speedy resolution by supervisory officers.
There’s also the ‘Mess Feedback’ app that allows personnel to comment about the quality of food in a mess and suggest modifications.
‘M-Power’, an Android app, amalgamates all personnel-specific softwares on a single window to let the personnel access all necessary information. The officers at the supervisory levels can access all circulars through a recently launched app.
‘M-Power’ was awarded the ‘NCRB running trophy for Empowering Police with Information Technology’ in 2016 and ‘Training Management System’ was adjudged the best IT project of the year in 2018. The easy and transparent interface of ‘Lost & Found’ got the app FICCI Smart Policing Award in 2016.