New Delhi: In a fresh notification Wednesday, the Ministry of Communications said that government has decided not to make pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app mandatory for mobile manufacturers, citing an already “increasing acceptance” for it.

“The number of users has been increasing rapidly and the mandate to install the app was meant to accelerate this process and make the app available to less aware citizens easily. Just in last one day, 6 lakh citizens have registered for downloading the App which is a 10x increase in its uptake,” the notification read, adding that the organic growth in installation is a sign of “affirmation of faith by citizens” towards the app.

This comes after intense backlash over a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) order, dated 28 November, which had di

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