Over 170 million health account numbers have been generated through CoWIN and the government’s insurance scheme. Many doctors and hospitals haven’t signed up.
The report, however, did not recommend any major dilution of the contentious exemption clause, which gives powers to the government to keep any of its agencies outside the purview of the law.
A viral video of the Hyderabad Police stopping people in the street and looking through their devices has sparked concern about the legality of such methods.