Delhi Police Deploys 10,000 AI Cameras

Delhi Police is building a real-time Safe City system to deploy 10,000 AI-enabled cameras across the capital, aiming for a 2026 launch. The project, funded under the Nirbhaya Fund at about Rs 800 crore, integrates 32 datasets and will feed alerts into a C4i control centre using face recognition and distress-detection technologies. Integration and testing are underway with tenders awarded to three companies.
Key Points
- 1Deploys 10,000 AI-enabled cameras with face recognition and distress detection across Delhi
- 2Integrates 32 datasets including NCRB, VAHAN and ZIPNET to enable real-time control-room alerts
- 3Creates real-time surveillance data for policing, requiring standards for data governance, accuracy, and privacy mitigation
Scoring Rationale
City-scale, officially funded AI surveillance rollout drives operational relevance; limited novelty and significant privacy/governance concerns.
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