Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that mobile phones were banned from his meetings because he often found officers checking social media sites in the midst of official discussions. New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that mobile phones were banned from his meetings because he often found officers checking social media sites in the midst of official discussions. "I see these days that district-level officers are so busy that most of their time goes into it (social media). I have stopped the entry (of mobile phones) in my meetings as they (officers) would take them out and start (checking out social media sites)," he said. The social media should be used for the welfare of the people and not for self-praise, he told bureaucrats at a meeting here to mark Civil Services Day. The world was moving from e-governance to mobile-governance and the best equipment needed to be used for the welfare of people, he added. Social medi...