JAMMU, Mar 24: Observing that Government servants often engage themselves with social media in contravention to rules, the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has directed all the Administrative Secretaries, Deputy Commissioners, Heads of Departments and Managing Directors to immediately proceed against the employees indulging in unwarranted debates, discussions and sharing/commenting/posting inappropriate posts/content on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Instant Messaging applications like WhatsApp and Telegram etc.The Jammu and Kashmir Employees Conduct Rules, 1971 clearly state that no Government employee shall, by any utterance, writing or otherwise discuss or criticize in public or in any meeting of any association or body any policy pursued or action taken by the Government nor shall he in any manner participate in any such discussion or criticism.
