Updated On: 24 July, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Indiscriminate use of mobile phones in office maligns the government`s image, the order said, without any reference to the spyware developed by an Israeli firm

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The Maharashtra government on Friday asked its employees to restrict the use of mobile phones to a minimum during office hours, saying that landlines are more preferable amid the Pegasus snooping scandal.
An order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said mobile phones should be used only if necessary for official work.