EC Permits Govt To Use Electoral Data For COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
The Election Commission (EC) has acceded to the Health Ministry's appeal to share electoral roll data for identifying people above 50-years for the COVID-19 vaccination drive. However, the EC has ordered the health authorities to delete all the data once inoculation exercise ends. While the ministry will use the latest electoral roll data to identify the priority list, it has identified 12 identity documents, including driving licence, Aadhar to tap vaccination beneficiaries.