Aargoya Setu App: Govt Dept Denies Knowing Who Created App

Aarogya Setu App was launched amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The Government had advised all Indians to install and login into the app. This was to help them check if they are anywhere near those who have been infected by the disease.

But the Covid-19 tracker seems to be in a new controversy. The National Informatics Centre has said that it has no information about who has created the Aarogya Setu app. They added that they also have no idea how it has been created. Now the top RTI body has pulled up the National Informatics Centre over denial of information on who has created the application.

According to the RTI body, the NIC and the IT ministry have both denied knowledge about who created the app.

[Breaking] Ministry Of Electronic, NIC And NeGD Have No Information About Who And How Created Arogya Sethu App: CIC Summons CPIOs @GoI_MeitY https://t.co/rHE0sHoe1f

— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) October 28, 2020

As per Hindustan Times report, The Chief Information Commission has issued a show-cause notice to CPIOs, Ministry of Electronics, National Informatics Centre. They asked the CPIOs why it shouldn’t impose penalties on them under the RTI Act for ‘obstruction of information’.

CIC asked NIC to explain that in the Aarogya Setu website it is mentioned that the platform was designed, developed and hosted by it. How come they do not have any information about the creation of the app.

The departments concerned have been asked to appear before the commission on November 24.

Also Read: Govt Launches COVID-19 Tracking App Aarogya Setu For Android and iOS Users