Highlights 1 Modi said social media should be used for the welfare of the people, not for "self-praise." Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that mobile phones were banned from his meetings because he often found officers checking social media sites in the midst of official discussions. "I see these days that district-level officers are so busy, that most of their time goes into it (social media). I have stopped the entry (of mobile phones) in my meetings as they (officers) would take them out and start (checking out social media sites)," he said. "If I am informing the people about dates of polio vaccination through social media, saying that they should come out on a particular date for the vaccination, then it (social media) is helpful.

Source: India Today April 21, 2017 20:48 UTC