SC questions CoWin registration

Monday, 31 May 2021Newsdesk

The Centre found itself in a difficult spot when the Supreme Court, on Monday, flagged “various flaws” in its vaccination policy, including the need of making CoWin registration mandatory without keeping India’s “digital divide” in mind.

New Delhi, 31 May 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, observing that policy makers must have an ear on the ground, a special bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, L N Rao and S Ravindrabhat asked the Centre as to how it plans to address the issue of digital divide since it has made CoWin registration for vaccination mandatory. “You keep on saying the situation is dynamic but policy makers must have their ears on ground. You keep on saying digital India, but the situation is actually different in rural areas. How will an illiterate labourer from Jharkhand get registered in Rajasthan? Tell us how you will address this digital divide,” the bench sought to know from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

Source -indianexpress.com