The Punjab government on Friday doesn’t want students using mobile phones or social media in educational institutes during school hours.

The decision to slap a ban on the use of mobile phones and social media came after widespread complaints from the parents.

The education department issued a letter to the district education authority, directing it to implement the ban on all private and public schools.

Students under the age of 16 cannot use social media or mobile phones, the letter says.

The notification stated that to safeguard young generation from the ‘menace of drugs’ it is mandatory to ban the use of mobiles and social media in schools.