Government appeals public to avoid misuse of Covid registration portal

A spokesperson of the State Government said here today that Covid online registration portal has been put in place, as per State Disaster Management Authority guidelines, to facilitate people entering the State and to apprise local administration about the same so that Covid Protocols could be adhered to. The applicant has to register on the registration portal (https://covid19epass.hp.gov.in) by filling complete details of the persons planning to enter State along with relevant documents like proof of Identity, RTPCR report, vaccination certificate etc. depending on the purpose of visit selected by the applicant. Once applied online, the applicant receives SMS about the same along with link to download the acknowledgment receipt which is to be shown to the Police personnel at State Border. The Police Personnel scan the QR code printed on acknowledgment receipt using Mobile App and verify the details fed by the applicant along with Identification Proof. Once satisfied, the applicant is allowed to proceed to his destination. It is mandatory for every person to register himself online on registration portal before entering the State. Moreover, the registering person has to declare that the facts and contents given during the registration are true to the best of his/ her knowledge and belief.  The objective behind the whole process is to make registration simple and to allow smooth entry of people into the State. Besides, the portal also provides seamless flow of data of incoming persons to the local administration so that District administration is able to enforce applicable Covid protocols upon them accordingly.

He said that it has come to the knowledge of this Department that two registrations bearing Pass Nos. HP-2563825 and HP-2563287 have been made in the names of Donald Trump and Amitabh Bachchan, both having same mobile number 9882810033. Both the registrations seem to have been made with the malafide intention of spreading rumor and misinformation as the particulars entered in both these registrations seem to be fake. This is clear from the fact that the same Identity proof has been uploaded by the applicant against both these registrations. This is clear violation of the declaration given by the applicant at the time of registration. Such misuse of the portal completely defeats the dual objective of having a registration system i.e. to enable hassle free entry of persons into the State and provide real time information of entrants to District Administration to enforce Covid protocol for these entrants. The State appeals the general public to avoid such misuse as well as spread of misinformation/rumors regarding the Covid registration portal so that energy of State departments is positively channelized towards fighting the pandemic in this difficult time.

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