There is no cost to the exchequer on maintaining the social media presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his office has said.
The Prime Minister’s official mobile App ‘PMO India’ was designed by students in a contest conducted by MyGov and hence there was no cost except the prize money in developing the application, it has said in response to an RTI filed by AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
“The App is maintained by Prime Minister’s Office.“Website of the
PM’s Office is www.Pmindia.Gov.In and is developed and maintained by PMO,” it said.
The office said the other social media presence of the Prime Minister’s Office is managed by PMO and “as such there is no separate cost on the maintenance of the same. “No campaign was
run by the Prime Minister’s Office on any social media,” it added.
In the RTI, Sisodia had sought complete information on year-wise
expenses on every social media platform ever since Modi took charge as the Prime Minister.
In the response, the PMO also said, “No social media campaign was run on Facebook/ Twitter/ YouTube/ Google/ Gmail by the PM’s Office.” It said the social media presence of the
Prime Minister’s Office on Twitter, Facebook and You Tube is maintained
by the PMO.