The initiative has received tremendous response from common people as they are able to post their comments directly to the CMO. There are individual websites of the department but the social media account of the government would show all the information in brief manner and it would be updated faster," the official added. Though the government has its own website, the officials in the IT department are set to make its presence felt more aggressively on social media to reach out to a larger number of people. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ office posts updates about his meetings, visits and tours on Facebook and Twitter. Many other states have implemented it then why not Maharashtra " the official said.

 

The website carries all decisions taken by the government, the resolutions, tenders floated and drafts of policies. "The social media sites would collectively work for the government’s publicity. Also, every government department has its own website displaying information on China children umbrellas factory what it has been working on. "We want to have the similar model on a larger scale. The news site has stories related to visits and tours of ministers and secretaries across the state, their speeches, interviews etc. The decisions and policies of the government will be updated on these sites."Considering the popularity of social media among youngsters, we have decided to make our presence on Facebook and Twitter. We want maximum number of people to know about how the government functions, its decisions and policies. There are individual efforts being made in rural areas by our officers. But we want to bring them under the government umbrella..The Maharashtra government will make its foray into social media on popular social sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social media will give them a kind of interactive platform with us," an official from the information technology department said. Currently, the state government has its website and a news site for publicity