The Maharashtra government has asked district administrations to be more active on Twitter
Emphasising on the importance and need for a digital platform for smooth administration, the Maharashtra government has asked all District Information Officers (DIOs) to be more active on Twitter.
According to Brijesh Singh, Director General Information and Public Relations (DGIPR), the government has asked all DIOs to start operating individual Twitter handles.
"Even Superintendents of Police have been asked to start their Twitter handles. This is working well for the administration. The DIOs have around 2,500 Twitter followers now, including in backward district like Gadchiroli where there are 500 followers," Mr Singh said.
Mr Singh also added that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed him to analyse all the information about the government's moves published in the media.
"Many times the government announces a decision assuming that it would serve society and people. But somewhere the media finds faults or criticises the decisions. The Chief Minister has asked me not to ignore such reports but verify them and find solutions if genuine concerns are raised," Mr Singh said. He also spoke about cyber-crimes and measures being taken to tackle threats.
"The government has asked C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) to develop cyber-crime labs. Each lab costs around one crore rupees. Software for data extraction and image recovery are being developed for technology-assisted investigation. We are also setting up a big data centre as India is among the first three or four nations hit by cyber-crime the most," he said.