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Aarogya Setu App: Controversy has no meaning

Despite adequate information about AarogyaSetu App available and as Press Releases and Social Media posts on 2nd April 2020 at the time of its launch clarified, the App was developed in a public-private partnership. On every occasion, it was mentioned that the AarogyaSetu App was developed by NIC in collaboration with volunteers from industry and academia. However, someone’s passion for creating controversy never ends. The officers responsible for providing information also must have acted responsibly without passing the buck on to other offices and officers to respond to an RTI demand. After the orders passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) on an RTI query about AarogyaSetu App, the government noted the issue. As per the orders, CIC, the Central Public Information Officer ...

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