India, July 29 -- The Maharashtra government issued a circular asking its employees to refrain from criticising and sharing government documents on social media without prior approval.

In a circular issued by the state government on Monday, the government also warned employees of disciplinary action if the employee fails to adhere to these guidelines.

While explaining the need to issue guidelines for use of social media for government employees, the government said that it has been observed that social media is being misused by employees violating government service rules and giving adverse comments about government officials or any political event/person.

"Social media is a broad concept and includes social networking sites like Faceb...