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Amitabh Kant was caught on the wrong foot on social media, when he gave out a Google email ID instead of one from a government domain.

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NITI Aayog Chief Executive Amitabh Kant was caught on the wrong foot on social media, when he gave out a Google email ID instead of one from a government domain. Responding to a request for appointment from a person, Kant told him to send a mail at ceo.niti@gmail.com. This drew strong reactions from some of his Twitter followers, who questioned the efficacy of Digital India. “Sir you are the icon of Digital India? Why are you not using government email ID? Not efficient enough,” asked a follower. Another speculated if using a Gmail ID wasn’t a security risk. Kant then asked the applicant to write to him on his official email address, Amitabh.kant@nic.in.
 

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First Published: Oct 16 2016 | 9:09 PM IST

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