The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson on Thursday expressed concern that police in several states and Union Territories were still not fully complying with the 2018 Supreme Court direction for the installation of CCTV cameras having audio recording and night vision at every police station with an 18-month storage of recordings.

Justice Arun Mishra was chairing a meeting to discuss the measures to be taken to ensure the proper working of CCTVs at police stations with data backup.

NHRC inspections at police stations in the Delhi-NCR found:

■ Many CCTV cameras installed by the police headquarters were not found in working condition.

■ Some senior police officers were not aware of the working of the CCTV system

■ CCTV cameras were not installed at appropriate locations

■ There was no dedicated CCTV monitoring system in the police stations.

■ The standard data storage period for CCTVs in all police stations was 15-75 days (without audio)

■ There was no budgetary provision for maintenance of CCTV cameras

■ No SHO carried out periodic review of footage from CCTV cameras to check for human rights violations.

■ None of the SHOs had any knowledge regarding district-level oversight committees, periodic maintenance and upkeep of CCTV cameras and allied equipment and also budget provisions