Lucknow, June 7: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has decided to open Twitter account of all government departments. The decision was taken after CM Yogi Adityanath asked the information department to join Twitter. The decision is taken for effective communication with the people, redressal of their complaints and also to highlight the works of all government departments. Also Read - Bharat Bandh: 'Rail Roko' in Punjab, Blockades in Haryana as India Witnesses Farmer Protest Over Farm Bills | Top Points

“Through these Twitter accounts, grievances of the people can be resolved timely with coordination between departments,” principal secretary information Awanish Kumar Awasthi stated. He was addressing a two-day workshop information for the information department on ‘effective use of social media in government works’. Those attended this workshop were State Information Minister Neelkanth Tiwari, Senior officers including Director Information, AK Jha. Awanish further added that Twitter will also help people to connect with the government. Also Read - Modi to Address UNGA Today | Sustainable Development, Climate Change Among Issues PM to Touch on During Session

The initiative of joining Twitter account was first taken by Centre mainly by ministries like the External Affairs, Railways and Commerce. The Uttar Pradesh state also has a Twitter handle run by UP police. The handle has over 1,77,000 followers. It looks after the issues and complaints people tweet to them and solves the same. Also Read - PM Modi Asks BJP Workers to Educate Farmers on 'Intricacies of New Farm Reforms' & 'Save Them From Rumours'

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself is on Twitter and has a follower count of 5,22,000. He keeps updated his followers with the highlights of his day-to-day works. All BJP leaders are following the footsteps of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is highly active on social media sites and interacts with people on several occasions.