TOP 7 digital platforms that offers support during Coronavirus कोरोनावाइरस outbreak by the Government Of India | COVID-19 Tracking system

During COVID-19 pandemic, Indian government used digital technology for providing timely information, direct money transfer to the poor etc.Various Digital Platforms Which Were Helpful.

1. Aarogya Setu App

• The App enables people to assess themselves the risk for their catching the coronavirus infection.
• It calculates this based on people’s interaction with others, using cutting-edge bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence and it ensures privacy using state of-the-art technology and is available in 11 languages.

2. Chatbot

• GoI has launched a WhatsApp chatbot so that the citizens can get instant and authentic answers to all of their queries related to the Coronavirus pandemic.

3. Corona Kavach

• It is a COVID-19 tracker application, created by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• This application provides users with real-time location of infected users who have activated the ‘Kavach’ feature.

4. COVID-19 Feedback

• It has been developed by the centre to get direct feedback from people who have undergone coronavirus treatment in the country.

5. SAMPRAC

• DRDO has developed an app called ‘SAMPRAC’ to enable tracking people under quarantine.
• The system enables geofencing, AI-based automated face recognition.
• It has the capability to display the information to the state officials on a map which can be colourcoded to depict hotspots and containment zones.
• It is expected to drastically reduce the overhead of tracking every patient under home isolation, thereby reducing the load on the state machinery.
• The violators would be shown in red on a map if they break the geo-fence or their selfie(s) does not match; in blue if their smartphones stop sending periodic updates; and in green if everything is found satisfactory.

6. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

• Launched to transfer the benefits and subsidies of various social welfare schemes.
• It has been crucial in implementing PM Garib Kalyan Yojana that was rolled out to provide relief to the poor and vulnerable amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Also read: Some Most Important Other Apps which played an important role during COVID-19 Lockdown.

7. SAHYOG

• The Survey of India has developed an e-platform that collects geotagged information on the nation’s critical infrastructure and will help the government and public health agencies during current COVID-19 pandemic situation.
• It works as a key tool in helping community workers carry out the government’s objectives of door-to -door surveys, contact tracing, deliveries of essentials items and to create focused public awareness campaigns and subsequently provides the necessary geospatial information.