The government today issued guidelines for its departments using social media networks asking them not to post confidential information and unverified facts.

The Ministry of IT issued guidelines today. The guide lines asked persons handling social media for all government agencies including public sector undertakings not to comment
and respond unless authorised to do so especially in the matters that are sub-judice, draft legislations or relating to other individuals.

Asking social media handlers to be polite, discrete and respectful, the guidelines said personal comments for or against any individual or agencies should not be made and
professional discussions should not be politicised.