Overview

• On May 28, 2025, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini pledged free land in Panchkula for both temporary and permanent National Forensic Sciences University campuses and requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to grant approval without delay.
• The state first sought permission on November 15, 2022, and an NFSU committee inspected the proposed site in August 2024 before forwarding its report to the Home Ministry.
• Haryana has allocated 17 mobile forensic units, nine toxicology divisions and ₹68.7 crore for modern equipment to strengthen its State Forensic Science Laboratory.
• Officials are fast-tracking the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita rollout by issuing guidelines, SOPs and boosting human resources across police, prisons, prosecution and judiciary departments.
• Accelerated DNA and forensic analyses have contributed to conviction rates above 75% in districts such as Faridabad, Karnal and Kurukshetra.