Atrocity Tracking and Monitoring System

The Government of India enacted the Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (amended in 2015 and 2018) with the objective of ensuring a society free from caste-based discrimination and violence. Yet, despite this robust legal framework, atrocities against Dalits and Adivasis continue to rise sharply every year, exposing deep institutional gaps in enforcement, monitoring, and accountability.
Human rights organisations working with Dalit and Adivasi communities are engaged in a wide range of activities: conducting fact-finding investigations, ensuring registration of cases under appropriate sections of the PoA Act, pursuing accountability with police and district administration, and supporting victims and witnesses throughout the legal process. However, most organisations face systemic challenges, such as the lack of a centralised system to store fact-finding reports, difficulty retrieving case details, and the inability to track progress of investigation and trial in a timely, accessible manner. The absence of a common data-sharing and monitoring platform often weakens coordinated advocacy and reduces pressure on state machinery to act.
 It is within this context that the Atrocity Tracking and Monitoring (ATM) System has been developed by the National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ) in collaboration with the National Coalition for Strengthening the SC/ST PoA Act. The ATM web-portal serves as a national mechanism to monitor caste atrocity cases across India and to alert responsible authorities—through SMS and email notifications—about lapses in legal procedures, delays, or failures at various stages of the case.
The ATM system was conceptualised precisely to address these structural challenges and to respond to the common needs of grassroots organisations, district-level monitors, and national coalitions. The platform is designed to be customisable and scalable, enabling organisations to securely store their data, generate reports, share information internally, and maintain a detailed database of cases they are pursuing. After conducting a fact-finding inquiry, the designated DHRD member or organisational representative prepares a report on the atrocity incident. Based on this report, the registered user can log in to the ATM portal and create a new case through their personalised dashboard. Every registered user has an independent dashboard that allows them to administer cases, maintain records, and continuously track progress of Dalit and Adivasi atrocity cases.
As the case advances, the user can send automated SMS and email alerts at critical procedural stages—such as FIR registration, spot inspection, arrest of the accused, relief and compensation disbursal, and progress of investigation. These alerts are simultaneously received by the concerned officials, creating a documented chain of communication that enhances transparency and accountability. By ensuring that officials are promptly notified of required actions, the ATM system acts as a pressure mechanism that encourages timely, lawful, and effective response from the authorities. Ultimately, ATM strengthens the monitoring architecture necessary for enforcing the PoA Act and empowers organisations to intervene more effectively in securing justice for marginalised communities.

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