Bhubaneswar: An order reportedly issued by Government of India on prohibition of Chinese Applications following India-China standoff at Galwan Valley is doing the rounds on internet.

Through the office memorandum, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) says that the Ministry of Electronics & IT has directed to the Regional Executive and representatives of Google India and Apple India to restrict the functioning of Chinese Applications from respective stores with immediate effect.

The order also enlisted the number of Chinese Applications that are allegedly putting users' privacy at risk and compromising the sovereignty of India.

However, the Ministry of Electronics & IT cleared that the message that has gone viral on the internet is a fake.

No such instruction has been given by the Ministry of Electronics & IT or NIC, tweeted PIB Fact Check countering the misinformation on the Government order.

As per official order, which is claimed to be fake, India Government has banned Chinese Applications and as per instruction as many as 15 applications including popular mobile app TikTok  available on Android and Apple stores will be removed.