Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Gujarat Plans Statewide CCTV Dashboard, Student Tech for Police
Gujarat wants to bring CCTV cameras from across the state onto one dashboard.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said student-built technology could also help police with tasks such as registering FIRs and resolving cybercrime.
He spoke at a student hackathon in Surat.
Students showed cybersecurity ideas they had developed.
The finale included 31 teams and 150 students.
Police had gathered problems for the students to work on by surveying police stations.
The government hopes useful ideas can make policing work better.
Sanghavi also said Gujarat would support startups as they develop practical solutions.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said Gujarat aims to connect state CCTV cameras to one dashboard.
The government wants to apply young innovators’ technology to policing, including FIR registration and cybercrime resolution.
At the E-Rakshak Hackathon finale in Surat, Sanghavi reviewed cybersecurity prototypes from 31 teams.
The finale included 150 students selected from 458 registrations, with teams representing colleges across six states.
Police identified nine to 10 problem statements through station surveys, covering public and operational challenges.
- Who
- Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, student innovators, police officials and academic institutions.
- What
- The state plans a unified CCTV dashboard and wants to integrate student-developed technology into policing.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- The E-Rakshak Hackathon finale at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology in Surat, Gujarat.
- Why
- To encourage practical technology solutions that could improve policing, cybersecurity, traffic management and public services.
- CCTV plan
- Connect CCTV cameras across Gujarat to a single dashboard.
- Proposed policing uses
- Technology could support FIR registration and cybercrime resolution.
- Hackathon
- E-Rakshak Hackathon, jointly organised by Surat City Police and SVNIT's NEXUS unit.
- Registrations
- 458 students registered from colleges across the country.
- Finale
- 150 students from 31 teams took part.
- Problem statements
- Organisers identified nine to 10 challenges through surveys at police stations.
- State support
- Sanghavi said Gujarat could support startup costs and share risks involved in developing ideas.