Panaji, April 29 -- Goa IT minister Rohan Khaunte on Wednesday said that after consultations with industry and academia experts, the state government will soon finalise and submit a "comprehensive document" outlining its "intention" to ban social media use for children under 16 to Union minister for information and technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.

"At the end of the day, it's a central subject, but we want to make our intentions clear for the benefit of the students and the benefit of the youth. It is the initiative of the IT department to move constructively to look at restricting social media for youth below 16 years," Khaunte said after attending a meeting.

"It is a challenge for the parents because they are not able to control. Children...