SC questions govt over 'digital divide' in Covid-19 vaccination campaign

Court asks the government to explain discrepancy in vaccine supply for different ages and why states had to pay more for the vaccine.

Requiring people to register on the CoWIN website for Covid-19 vaccination may amount to "digital divide" as those in rural India may not have access to the internet, the Supreme Court told the government on Monday.

"Is this really practical?" said the court when the government’s lawyer told it "villagers can go to computer centres and register... and they will be vaccinated", according to NDTV.com.

The court asked the government to explain a seeming discrepancy in vaccine supply for different ages and why states had to pay more for the vaccine.

The court also grilled the central government over the