Use of social media by the Government Employees of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir – Regarding.

Use of social media by the Government Employees 

of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir – Regarding.

An elaborate set of guidelines regarding use of social media by

government employees have been notified for strict adherence/compliance vide

Government Order No. 1646-JK(GAD) of 2017 dated 26.12.2017. Further, the provisions

relating to the issue incorporated in the Jammu and Kashmir Employees Conduct Rules,

1971, are excerpted herein

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Despite the aforementioned elaborate guidelines and governing legal framework, it has been observed that government servants often engage themselves with social media in a manner which is in contravention to these rules. While using different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. or Instant Messaging applications like WhatsApp, Telegram etc., employees have been seen to air disparaging views on subjects that they are expressly barred under rules to comment upon. Employees have been seen to comment or act or behave in a manner that does not conform to the acceptable standards of official conduct, as envisaged in the aforementioned guidelines and the rules.

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