Sanchar Saathi app: Why did the government decide to withdraw controversial pre-install order to smartphones?
The Indian government has officially rolled back its order requiring smartphone companies to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app
The Indian government has officially rolled back its order requiring smartphone companies to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app
The Indian government has officially rolled back its order requiring smartphone companies to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app
The Indian government has officially rolled back its order requiring smartphone companies to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app
The Centre has announced its decision to roll back the order mandating smartphone companies to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app.
The order was sent directly to device manufacturers, including Apple, this week.
The centre says the decision to withdraw the decision was made because "the number of users who have downloaded the app (over six lakh in the past 24 hours and 1.4 crore users overall) has been increasing rapidly."
They also said that the mandate was meant to accelerate this process.
Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, informed the parliament that the government is willing to mend the rules of the platform based on public suggestions and feedback during a discussion in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.