Fake News : Modi Govt Give android mobile phone to students. know reality of message

 Fake News : Modi Govt Give android mobile phone to students. know reality of message

Recently, a post claiming that the Centre is getting to provide free android smartphones to students amid Covid-19 goes viral on social media platforms. The post claims that since the education of scholars has been affected thanks to the lockdown in wake of the pandemic, the govt helps students by giving them free smartphones

Further, it also reasons that because the education of scholars has been affected thanks to the closure of faculties and colleges, the govt is giving smartphones to all or any students in order that they will attend online classes and complete their studies. This message also features a link asking students to register thereon .

However, the govt hasn’t made any such proposal and therefore the viral post is fake. PIB Fact check debunked the fake news and said that the Centre has not made any such announcement.

A post claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is getting to distribute free smartphones to students amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has gone viral on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms.

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In the viral post, it's been claimed that since the lockdown imposed by PM Modi to curb the spread of coronavirus within the country has adversely affected the education of scholars , the govt helps students by providing them free smartphones. 

The post also claimed that since schools and colleges are closed since the last week of March, the govt is giving smartphones to all or any students so as to assist them attend online classes and complete their studies. The viral post also features a link asking students to register thereon .

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Fact check:;; No proposal to cut salaries of central govt employees, clarifies Finance Ministry

Fact check:;; No proposal to cut salaries of central govt employees, clarifies Finance Ministry

This clarification came after a claim was made by a news channel that the government was planning to cut salaries of central government employees by 30 percent.
"The reports in some section of media are false and have no basis whatsoever," Ministry of Finance said on its Twitter handle.
PIB Fact Check also took to its Twitter handle and said that central government is not considering any such proposal



The Ministry of Finance and Press Information of Bureau (PIB) on Monday denied reports that claimed salary cut of central government employees amid coronavirus pandemic. "The reports in some section of media are false and have no basis whatsoever," Ministry of Finance said on its Twitter handle.

This clarification came after a news channel reported that the government was planning to cut salaries of central government employees by 30 percent.

On this, the Ministry said that there was no proposal under consideration of government for any cut in the salary of central government employees.

The PIB fact check has dismissed reports that the pay hike of central employees has been suspended for a year. Many media houses on June 15 reported that the salaries of central employees would not be increased this year amid a lockdown due to the Corona virus. On Tuesday, PIBI denied the report, saying it was false.


PIB Fact Check tweeted: "Claim: Media report citing Department of Personal Training (DoPT) claims that Central Government has stopped pay hike till next year." Completion of Performance Assessment Report (APR) and extension of time is related, not salary increase. The report has misinterpreted the facts.

Let me tell you that a news item was published on various news portals on Monday stating that the Department of Personal Training (DoPT) has issued an order. According to the order, the time limit for completion of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) of Central Employees has been extended. It has been extended to March 2021. That means employees will not get increments in 2020.

PIB Fact Check also took to its Twitter handle and said that central government is not considering any such proposal.

"Please beware of fake news," it added.



Finance Ministry has earlier also come out with a clarification in April over reported claim of salary cut.

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“It is being reported that a 20 percent cut in Central Government Pensions is being planned. This news is FALSE. There will be no cut in pension disbursements,” the ministry had said in April.

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Fact check ::: PM Dhan Lakshmi Yojana's claim of giving loan up to Rs 5 lakh on fact check / social media is false, the government itself said that there is no such scheme

Fact check ::: PM Dhan Lakshmi Yojana's claim of giving loan up to Rs 5 lakh on fact check /

 social media is false, the government itself said that there is no such scheme

Fact check

Click on this link to apply online as written in the viral message. Clicking on the link opens the https://govt-yojana.com website. On the right side of the website it is clearly written that it is not an official website. That in itself is a hoax. First it was said, apply online by clicking on the link, then it is written inside, it is not a government website.



Several claims related to PM Dhan Lakshmi Yojana have been made on the website. In addition, it says, you have to go to the nearest district level community center to apply. This is another fraud. As it was written in the viral message that online application can be done from the link.
It has become clear that the URL that is going viral is neither a government website nor an online application for a scheme. Now we started the investigation to find out the fact of the scheme of this name.
However, the claim is being made about schemes involving women and also includes the term PM. That's why we started exploring information related to the central government's schemes for women. The website of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has three lists of schemes of the Central Government relating to women. We are not aware of any scheme here called PM Dhan Lakshmi.

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Conclusion: A loan of up to Rs 5 lakh is being claimed in the name of PM Dhan Lakshmi Yojana. The central government has no plans in that name.

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