PATNA, Feb. 24 -- The Bihar government is mulling a comprehensive policy to curb screen time and social media exposure for minors, describing it as a silent threat to the next generation. Deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary, who also oversees the home department, laid out the government's plan while responding to an intervention during zero hour in the assembly. "We have asked for a detailed report from Bengaluru's National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)," he told the House. Choudhary described the issue of unchecked screen time and online gaming among children as a "serious concern" that cuts across multiple departments - education, health, information technology and women and child development. Once the NIMHANS report arrives, he said, adding the NDA government will convene a meeting of all stakeholders to hammer out a concrete policy framework. The move comes amid a broader debate across India about regulating children's access to smartphones and social media....