**Executive Summary**
This document, released by the Ministry of Home Affairs on February 11, 2026, provides an update on the status of implementation of the e-Sakshya and Nyaya Setu applications. It emphasizes the role of State/UT governments in maintaining law and order and using these applications. It notes that details of the apps' implementation and effectiveness are not maintained by the Ministry.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Constitutional Authority**:
* 'Police' and 'Public order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.
* **State/UT Government Responsibilities**:
* State/UT Governments are responsible for maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, investigating and prosecuting crimes.
* Responsibilities include the implementation, deployment, operational usage, data generation, training of police personnel, and day-to-day functioning of applications across police stations, as well as any assessment thereof.
* **eSakshya App**:
* MHA launched the eSakshya App to support Investigating Officers in accordance with the Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas.
* The app facilitates the capture, storage, and retrieval of evidence through videography, photography, and witness statements.
* e-Sakshya is being used in 15,899 Police Stations across 35 States/UTs.
* Information on FIRs, witness statements, and digital evidence uploaded via eSakshya is under the purview of the respective State/UT Governments.
* **Nyaya Setu App**:
* The Nyaya Setu application was developed by NIC, Chandigarh, in consultation with Chandigarh Police.
* Its purpose is to enable seamless inter-agency coordination, data-driven policing, and efficient criminal justice delivery.
* **Information Disclaimer**:
* The Ministry of Home Affairs does not maintain details related to the implementation and effectiveness of both applications.
**Impact Analysis**
**State/UT Governments**
* **Impact**: Responsible for the implementation, deployment, and usage of the e-Sakshya and Nyaya Setu apps within their jurisdictions to maintain law and order. Responsible for the data recorded on the apps.
* **Action Required**: Effectively adopt and utilize the eSakshya app and Nyaya Setu app to improve criminal justice delivery.
**Investigating Officers**
* **Impact**: Are intended to benefit from the eSakshya App's functionality for capturing, storing, and retrieving evidence.
* **Action Required**: Utilize the eSakshya App to facilitate investigations through efficient evidence management.
**Ministry of Home Affairs**
* **Impact**: While the MHA launched the eSakshya App, it does not maintain detailed information on the implementation and effectiveness of either app.
* **Action Required**: N/A.
Key Entities Referenced
eSakshya App: Mobile application for law enforcement, designed to facilitate the capture, storage, and retrieval of evidence.
Nyaya Setu Apps: Mobile application developed to enable seamless inter-agency coordination, data-driven policing and efficient criminal justice delivery.
Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas: Provisions that eSakshya app adoption by States and Union Territories should be in accordance with.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry that launched the eSakshya App and is responsible for the overall policy.
Chandigarh: Location where Nyaya Setu application was developed by NIC in consultation with Chandigarh Police
Ministry of Home Affairs
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF E-SAKSHYA
AND NYAYA SETU APPS
Posted On: 11 FEB 2026 4:36PM by PIB Delhi
‘Police’ and ‘Public order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The
responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including
investigation and prosecution of crime and criminals rest with the respective State/UT Governments which
are competent to deal with such offenses under the extant provisions of law. This also includes the
implementation, deployment, operational usage, data generation, training of police personnel, and day-to-
day functioning of applications across police stations, as well as any assessment thereof.
MHA has launched the eSakshya App and underscored the need for its effective adoption by States and
Union Territories in accordance with the provisions of the Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas. It is one of the
applications introduced as part of the implementation of the Naveen Nyaya Sanhitas to support
Investigating Officers. The application is designed to facilitate capture, storage, and retrieval of evidence
through videography and photography, and also enables the recording of witness statements. As per
available information, e-Sakshya application is being used in 15,899 Police Stations across 35 States/UTs.
The information on the number of FIRs, witness statements, and digital evidence records uploaded
through these apps since their launch, are under the purview of the respective State/UT Governments.
These details are not maintained with this Ministry.
As per the available information, Nyaya Setu application was developed by NIC, Chandigarh in
consultation with Chandigarh Police, to enable seamless inter-agency coordination, data-driven policing
and efficient criminal justice delivery. Further details related to the implementation and effectiveness of
the said application are not maintained with this Ministry.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar in a
written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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