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Group of Ministers suggests steps to stem ‘negative narrative’ on government
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March 05, 2021 08:57 IST
They include tracking ‘50 negative and 50 positive influencers’ and ‘neutralising’ those writing against govt. without facts.
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Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Ravi Shankar Prasad were part of the Group of Ministers that met six times between June 14 and July 9 last year. File Photo
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They include tracking ‘50 negative and 50 positive influencers’ and ‘neutralising’ those writing against govt. without facts.
In an effort to “neutralise” the negative narrative, a Group of Ministers (GoM), formed to fine-tune the “government communication”, has come out with various suggestions, including tracking “50 negative and 50 positive influencers” on the social media and to “neutralise the people who are writing against the Government without facts and set false narratives / spread fake news
Tanks and missile systems showcased by Indian Army at Army Day parade 2021 in Delhi.
Several posts circulating on popular social media platforms have claimed that the government has made it mandatory for its permanent employees to take 20 days of earned leave every year. The dubious piece of information has not gone down well with many central government employees.
To avoid any sort of misinformation from affecting its workforce, the Centre has categorically denied the claim, dubbing it as completely baseless.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanTwitter/ANI
The claim
The false conjecture found its way on to Twitter and Facebook after a couple of media reports stated that the government has made changes to the leave policy.