Overview
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, launching the push in Raipur on Monday, flagged off 400 emergency response vehicles and put mobile forensic labs into service as the Dial-112 platform expands to all 33 districts.
- Dial-112 is a single emergency number that links police, fire, medical help, women’s and child helplines, disaster response and highway assistance through a central command system with GPS and GIS tools.
- The new fleet carries smartphones, GPS, wireless radios, PTZ and dash cameras, mobile video recorders and solar backup for live monitoring and real-time tracking, and citizens can reach help by call, SMS, email, WhatsApp, web, chatbots or the 112 India app.
- Reports differ on forensic coverage, with some citing 33 vans and others 32 with Narayanpur not included, but officials say each ₹65 lakh unit brings kits for evidence collection, fingerprints, narcotics screening, digital forensics, photography, ballistics and gunshot residue tests to crime scenes.
- Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and senior state leaders joined the launch, and Shah’s multi-day visit includes a Bastar security review and chairing the Central Zonal Council, signaling close oversight of law-and-order upgrades.