During the Coronavirus epidemic, where the Aarogya Setu app was made compulsory everywhere in India, questions are now being raised about this app. Yes, in a recent RTI, some information related to the app was asked, which the National Informatic Center (NIC) was unable to answer. The Central Information Commission on Tuesday questioned the National Informatic Center (NIC) about how they have been unable to provide information about the creator of the app, despite the name of the Aarogya Setu app on their website. Regarding non-response to RTI application related to Contact Tracing App to various Chief Public Information Officers (CPIOs) as well as National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and NIC A show-cause notice has been issued.
Taking action on the complaint against NIC by activist Sourav Das, the Commission has questioned NIC CPIO as to why it was unable to give a clear answer to the RTI application filed by the petitioner. Let me tell you, first of all, the legal case tracing website LiveLaw.in Was given by
The Information Commissioner said in the order, “The commission orders the CPIO, NIC to clarify in writing how the website https://aarogyasetu.gov.in/ was created with the gov.in domain name if there Didn’t have any information about it. ”
The petition filed by Das stated that NIC, NeGD, and may have been unable to provide information related to the creation of the Arogya Setu App. Explain, the complainant had sought information such as the origin of the app’s proposal, details of the approval is received, copy of conversations between the companies involved, individuals and government departments as well as the people developing the app.
In addition to giving directions to government bodies, the commission also mentioned in its decision that the NeGD CPIO could not explain why they were delayed by nearly two months in replying to the RTI application, that they also responded The information sought is not with his department.
