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Indian Railways, which on Monday had “advised” passengers to use the special trains that began operating Tuesday to install the government’s Aarogya Setu mobile app, has now made it “mandatory.” While the guidelines issued by the railways for the 15 pairs of special trains running between Delhi and the country’s main cities do not say that the installation of the mobile app is mandatory, a tweet from the Ministry of Railways late at night ( 12:24 am) made it mandatory.
“Indian Railways will start few passenger train services. Passengers are required to download the Aarogya Setu app on their mobile phones before starting their journey,” the tweet said. Sources said it was made mandatory after a letter from the Union Interior Ministry (MHA), following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with senior ministers. Passengers who do not have the application installed on their mobile phones, may be asked to do so after their arrival at the station.they added. However, there is still no clarity on whether the application will be applied and how it will be applied, authorities said, as the Supreme Court, in a directive, has said that making it mandatory is illegal. the The Aarogya Setu app has so far been installed on Rs 9.8 million smartphones and it is used by the government to follow up on contacts and disseminate medical notices to users in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. The MHA also said that installing the mobile app will be a must for those living in the COVID-19 containment areas.
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