Discussion Aarogya Setu app is no longer mandatory?

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The govt has specified all employers “should on best effort basis” ensure that the contact tracing app is downloaded by all employees who have “compatible mobile phones”.

“The new guidelines provide multiple exit points for those who do not want to use the app. First, it is not mandatory, that they themselves clarified. Second, the word used is ‘should’. It is more of an advisory. Third, they have said it should be on a best effort basis. The best effort is not defined,” Supreme Court lawyer and cyber-law expert Pavan Duggal told.

Centre signals shift in stance: Aarogya Setu app no more mandatory

 

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And this was announced...

These trains are air conditioned, and essentially equivalent to Rajdhani express. “Given we are running air-conditioned Rajdhani trains, we are expecting that 99.9% of the passenger demographic will have a smartphone to download the app,” the official quoted above said.

Railway Ministry makes Aarogya Setu app mandatory for passengers taking special trains

 

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Now, registration on portal www.saralharyana.gov.in and downloading of Aarogya Setu App is mandatory for all travellers entering Haryana and staying in the state for more than 72 hours.

Registration mandatory for visitors staying in Haryana for over 3 days

 

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The use and installation of 'Aarogya Setu', the contact tracing app developed by the National Informatics Centre, is still made mandatory despite the clarifications made by the Central Government, submitted Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves before the High Court of Karnataka.

Use Of Arogya Setu Still Mandatory Despite Centre's Submission That It's Voluntary, Petitioner Tells Karnataka HC