IMMEDIATE
F.No. 11013/9/2014-Estt (A-III)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
(Establishment, A-III Desk)
North Block, New Delhi.
Dated: 29.04.2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Effective use of `Aarogyasetu’ App for breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19.
With reference to the subject mentioned above, the following directions may strictly be followed to improve the safety of all Government officials:
(i) All the officers, staff (including outsourced staff) working in Central Government should download `Aarogyasetu’ App on their mobile phones, immediately.
(ii) Before starting for office, they must review their status on `Aarogyasetu’ and commute only when the app shows ‘safe’ or ‘low risk’ status.
(iii) The officers/staff are advised that in case the App shows a message that he/she has a ‘moderate’ or ‘high risk’ calculated on the basis of Bluetooth proximity (“recent contact with infected person”), he/she should not come to office and self isolate for 14 days or till the status becomes ‘safe’ or ‘low risk’.
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(iv) Joint Secretary (Administration) should ensure that above directions are strictly followed in the respective Ministry/Department.
(v) Ministries/Departments may issue similar instructions to all autonomous/statutory bodies, PSUs etc. attached to them.
(vi) Report on the action taken may be sent to the undersigned.
(G. Jayanthi)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
