red tapism.Following a submission by the Karnataka State Government Employees Association, the government had announced the ban on taking photo, videos in government offices.The order mentioned that the president of the association had brought to their notice that private persons were making videos of employees at government offices during office hours and misusing them by making viral on social media.This, it said, is bringing disrepute to the government. It also maintained that making of videos and photos cause difficulty to women employees.The state government claimed that it has thoroughly verified the facts regarding this submission and found that it is necessary to prohibit photography and videography in the government offices and issued prohibition orders in this regard.
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