Aadhaar shouldn’t be obligatory for registration on Co-WIN portal, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey knowledgeable Lok Sabha on Friday.
Providing particulars concerning the Co-WIN portal, he stated it has been developed by the Ministry of Health, authorities of India with the assist from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India Office.
On whether or not Aadhaar is obligatory for registering on the Co-WIN utility, Choubey, in a written reply, stated, “No, Aadhaar is not mandatory for registration on Co-WIN portal.”
He additional stated that “Rs58.90 lakh has been incurred on Co-WIN, as on February 1 this year.”
On whether or not any privateness influence assessments had been carried out to develop the appliance, Choubey stated, “Yes, privacy impact assessments were carried out for Co-WIN portal. For data safety, data is encrypted using a highly secure key, no unauthorised access to database on AWS server is allowed and restricted access to relational database service (to decrease the risk of malicious activities).”
The Co-WIN utility follows the privateness coverage as acknowledged within the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), he added.
