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The main SDGs related to Aarogya Setu include:

• SDG Goal 3 – Promote healthy lives and promote well-being for all (at all ages).

• SDG-11– Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Why is this simple and smart?

Aarogya Setu is simple and smart because it is easy and quick to implement and does not involve
much expenditure, either for the authorities or for the citizens. Given the simplicity of the App,
similar Apps could be implemented in any smart city in the world.

Where has it been implemented?

Aarogya Setu has been implemented at the country level in India. It provides information alerts in
blocks of 500 metres, 1 Km, 2 Kms, 5 Kms and 10 Kms. It can therefore be easily used in any city.

Benefits realized

There are early signs that the App is effective in different ways. By using the self-reported information,
it is possible to correlate areas where the incidence of infections is increasing as well as confirming
the areas of emerging infection as the source of early evidence.

This App has helped the Ministry of Health, Government of India in getting alerted to about 650
hotspots in the country, besides helping to identify about 300 emerging hotspots (as of 8 May
2020). The App has played a major role in effectively controlling the pandemic. It has helped the
Health Ministry in identifying whom and where to test, thus saving time and limited resources in
random mass testing.

Apart from being a health challenge, the Covid-19 pandemic has also damaged the economies
of the world. Efforts to mitigate the health challenge and restoring economic activity would help
prevent economic collapse.

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