Twitter has become mouthpiece of Union Ministries, two more join

 PM Narendra Modi is pushing all his Ministers and Ministries to join Twitter. Two more union ministries debuted on the platform.  The Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will start tweeting from their handles @MoHFW_INDIA & @TexMinIndia.

Twitter has emerged as the platform of choice for the NDA Government to communicate with the citizens of India – with the PM leading the charge with his personal handle (@narendramodi), complemented by his office’s official handle (@PMOIndia), to share updates.

The Prime Minister’s Cabinet is flocking to Twitter as well, with nearly 40 ministers and ministries already sharing daily updates with their followers about the goings-on in their respective ministries.

Earlier, the Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) and the Home Minister’s Office (@HMOIndia) had joined Twitter, with the Railway Ministry even live-tweeting the rail budget on their debut.