Days after Human Resource Development Ministry sent a circular to schools and colleges advising students to burn a candle at 9 pm on Sunday, a new document has emerged in which the government has asked schools to provide information on the number of students participating in “candle lighting on the 5th April at their home.”

In addition, the document also asks schools to provide the number of teachers and parents who have downloaded the Aarogya Setu app.

This is in contrast to an earlier circular signed by HRD Ministry Secretary Amit Khare on 3 April, which stated that “As addressed by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 3 April, 2020 students may light a candle, diya or torch of their mobile phones for 9 minutes at 9 pm on 5th April, 2020.”