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Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-03-09): Siliguri, Mar 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday intensified his criticism of the TMC on the issue of corruption and dynasty politics and accused opposition INDIA alliance parties such as the TMC and Congress of prioritising their family interests over the nation's development. [...] "The corrupt TMC government is anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-OBC, and anti-women. The TMC government has committed a scam in the ration scheme itself. Their leaders and ministers are in jail in the ration scam case. The party is looting the people of Bengal," Modi said while addressing a crowd in Siliguri, located in Darjeeling district in North Bengal, commonly referred to as the "chicken neck" of India. Reaching out to the people of North Bengal, where the BJP had bagged seven out of the eight Lok Sabha seats in 2019, Modi highlighted the saffron party's agenda for the development of North Bengal, focusing on infrastructure and the promotion of the "Tea-Timber-Tourism" industry.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-03-09): Siliguri, Mar 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday intensified his criticism of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on the issue of corruption and dynasty politics and accused opposition INDIA alliance parties such as the TMC and Congress of prioritising their family interests over the nation's development. [...] "The corrupt TMC government is anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-OBC, and anti-women. The TMC government has committed a scam in the ration scheme itself. Their leaders and ministers are in jail in the ration scam case. The party is looting the people of Bengal," Modi said while addressing a crowd in Siliguri, located in Darjeeling district in North Bengal, commonly referred to as the "chicken neck" of India. [...] Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister unveiled multiple developmental projects of the rail and road sector worth more than Rs. 4500 crores in the Siliguri, had said the previous government at the Centre had ignored the development of eastern India.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2019-04-03): Addressing a massive rally in this part of north Bengal, the PM took jibes at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief saying that she is the speed-breaker in the path of the state’s progress. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal’s Siliguri. [...] The rally at Siliguri was the first of the two the PM was scheduled to address in the politically-sensitive state, where Trinamool Congress (TMC) rules with an iron hand.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-03-09): New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Viksit Bharat West Bengal initiative in Siliguri on Saturday, marking a significant stride in the region's infrastructural development as he inaugurated and dedicated several pivotal projects in the rail and road sectors, collectively valued at over Rs 4,500 crores. #WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates, dedicates and lays the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Siliguri, West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/AtLpDDzYQl — ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2024 [...] PM Shri @narendramodi addresses a public meeting in Siliguri, West Bengal. #BanglaChaicheModiThak https://t.co/DZLyCUyLQ6 — BJP (@BJP4India) March 9, 2024
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-05-16): An image is being shared on Facebook by many users claiming that huge crowds of over 10 lakh have attended the Modi’s public meeting at Siliguri. In the image, it can be seen that Modi and Shah are sitting on the stage and looking at the huge crowd before them. Let’s try to check the authenticity of the image posted on Facebook [...] Fact: The image is photoshopped. The original photo of was not taken at the Siliguri meeting, but, in 2017, at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Himachal Pradesh. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE When searched for "Modi’s Siliguri Meeting" on Google, photos of the Siliguri meeting can be found on Modi’s official Twitter account. From the photos, it can be found that the above image was not taken at that meeting as Modi was wearing a white kurta in the Siliguri meeting, instead of the brown one shown in the image.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-03-09): During his visit to West Bengal's Siliguri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a range of infrastructure projects in the state worth more than ₹4,500 crore. He also took a jibe at the opposition parties and said that the TMC and the Congress are busy in supporting their nephews, sons and daughters. [...] -PM Modi began his speech at the rally conducted at West Bengal's tea-producing belt in the Himalayan foothills by saying, "a chaiwala's pranaam to the tea estate workers of this region." [...] -Sharing the idea of his government to develop the state, PM Modi said that the BJP's agenda turned north Bengal into a developed state with special emphasis on infrastructure and the promotion of the 'Tea-Timber-Tourism' industries.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2019-04-03): "Narendra Modi in 2014 during the polls visited the foothills of Darjeeling and promised so many things. Again in 2016 when Assembly polls for West Bengal were being held, Mr Modi came. He addressed meetings and promised tribal status to 11 communities of Gorkhas. None of these promises was fulfilled during his tenure. The resentment is very high because of unkept promises," says Tamang. [...] Darjeeling constituency is not just the hills. There’s also the Darjeeling foothills, known as the Darjeeling Terai, and the Dooars, an adjoining plains area that is the gateway to the mountains. The biggest city in North Bengal, Siliguri, a city of 7 lakh people, is down there. It is a bustling town with large populations of people from the neighbouring hills and plains. Its multicultural character includes Nepali speakers from the hills, Bengalis from the plains, and Biharis from the neighbouring state. There are also Rajbongshis, who have their own statehood movement for a Kamtapur state that would include parts of North Bengal and adjoining Assam. [...] The poll story this election season in Darjeeling has already seen more twists and turns than the winding road that runs up the hill from Siliguri. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a rally in Siliguri today. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be ascending to Darjeeling again on April 10.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-10-09): As per the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a historic Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat of over 10 lakh farmers from all over the country was held in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday. It will prove to be a turning point in the Indian political landscape. [...] The public meeting was addressed by all the main SKM leaders, and by leaders from all the states present. They also included several women and youth speakers. The prominent among them were Rakesh Tikait, Naresh Tikait, Dharmendra Malik, Rajesh Singh Chauhan, Rajveer Singh Jadaun, Amrita Kundu, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Dr Darshan Pal, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Shivkumar Sharma ’Kakkaji’, Hannan Mollah, Yogendra Yadav, Yudhveer Singh, Gurnam Singh Charuni, Medha Patkar, Baldev Singh Nihalgarh, Ruldu Singh Mansa, Kulwant Singh Sandhu, Manjit Singh Dhaner, Harmeet Singh Kadian, Manjit Rai, Suresh Koth, Ranjeet Raju, Tejinder Singh Virk, Satyavan, Sunilam, Ashish Mittal, Dr. Satnam Singh Ajnala, Sonia Maan, Jasbir Kaur, Jagmati Sangwan, and several Khap leaders. The SKM congratulated and thanked the lakhs of farmers who braved all the obstructions placed by the BJP's Yogi Government, and called upon them to take the torch of the farmers' movement to every corner of India until victory is achieved.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-04-15): Procurement of Mess services in respect of STC Tinsukia, Sarbananda Singha Stadium, Assam under RC Guwahati, Sports Authority of India. [...] Tender Documents for Running Mess at SAI Training Centre, Siliguri. [...] Tender Document for Running Mess at SAI Training centre, Siliguri.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2001-06-01): Rail Gate area / Siliguri [...] A serving Army Hawaldar, identified as Farid Khan was arrested by Delhi Police from Siliguri in West Bengal in connection with the alleged espionage racket linked with Pakistan's ISI. Farid Khan, allegedly shared secret information with suspected intelligence operatives. "He was arrested from Siliguri today by the eight-member Crime Branch team which was rushed there," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav said. [...] April 2: NIA arrested a 'captain' of UNLF, identified as Beckon alias Arnold, with relation to supply of arms for the outfit, from Siliguri in West Bengal.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-03-04): Read here: What is PM Modi's ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ vision? NDA's next big plan ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections [...] March 9: On Saturday, PM Modi will be in north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh to inaugurate the Sela Tunnel in West Kameng followed by attending several launch programmes in capital Itanagar. Later, he will then proceed to Assam where he will unveil the statue of Lachit Barphukan in Jorhat followed by laying the foundation stone for multiple development projects there. Later in the day, PM Modi will visit West Bengal to inaugurate, dedicate, and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Siliguri, followed by a public address. [...] Read here: 'Go all out, win': PM Modi's message to ministers at Viksit Bharat 2047 meet | 10 points
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-09-16): - 11 January - PM Modi visited Kolkata on a two day official visit. Hundreds of people protested against CAA at the Kolkata airport.[246] [...] - 12 January - In Kolkata, the protesters outside the venue of PM Modi's speech were detained by the police.[252] [...] - ^ "Queer groups to lead anti-CAA protests across cities; Mamata slams Modi in Siliguri". Indian Express. 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-04-18): Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Actor Mithun Chakraborty holds roadshow in Siliguri for BJP
Claim: Massive crowd of over 10 lakh at Modi’s Siliguri meeting (FACEBOOK POST, 2019-04-12)
Evidence (2024-06-17): Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences, calling the incident in West Bengal tragic and stating his prayers for the swift recovery of the injured. The three rear compartments derailed under the impact of the collision from behind by the locomotive of the goods train near Rangapani station, about 30 kilometres from North Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri station.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-05-26): The government published an infographic titled ‘New momentum for new India’ on the 48-months portal. It makes two claims regarding construction of houses and distribution of LED lights. The following article is a fact check of these claims.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2019-03-13): The Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a gathering to mark the Grihapravesh (housewarming) of Prime Minister Awas Yojana- Grameen (PMAY-G) beneficiaries in Maharashtra, claimed that the UPA constructed only 25 lakh houses during their last four (4) years while the current government constructed 1.25 crore houses in the last four (4) years, one crore more houses. Here is a fact check of this claim. [...] As far as UPA’s last four years in concerned, the Prime Minister was way off the mark. The UPA constructed 89.65 lakh houses, almost 3.5 times the number of houses claimed by the PM. As far as the current government is concerned and if the houses constructed in the last six months is also taken into account, the figure might be closer to the 1.25 crore houses as mentioned by the PM. It has to be noted that this is only the count of rural houses for both governments. If the urban housing numbers are also included, then the numbers for both the governments could be higher. Claim: The previous UPA government constructed only 25 lakh houses in their last 4 years where as the current government in the last 4 years constructed 1.25 crore houses, a difference of 1 crore houses.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-08-02): Over 1 crore houses constructed under PMAY–Gramin over last four years [...] NEW DELHI: A total of 1.07 crore rural houses have been completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) over the last four years (2014-18). [...] The 1.07 crore houses completed till date includes completion of 38.20 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY- G) houses and 68.64 lakh IAY houses that were sanctioned in 2014-15 and 2015-16 and prior to that.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-06-10): The Union Cabinet of the newly formed NDA government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the allocation of an additional 3 crore rural and urban households for house construction under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) during its first meeting on Monday. [...] The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, implemented since 2015-16, aims to provide assistance to eligible rural and urban households for constructing houses with basic amenities. Over the past decade, a total of 4.21 crore houses have been completed for eligible poor families under various housing schemes. [...] She also highlighted that despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the implementation of PMAY-G has persisted, and the government is nearing the target of three crore houses.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-08-17): The announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities is a signal that the government is to undertake one more plan to address the problem of a shortage in urban housing. Even five months ago, its stand was that no new housing scheme had been envisaged following the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) till December 2024, with the focus on expeditious completion of sanctioned houses. But an appraisal of PMAY-U may have caused the shift in stance. It also indicates that ‘housing for all’ is still a long way away. In the last eight years since the launch of PMAY-U, only two–thirds of the sanctioned houses, or 76.25 lakh houses out of about 1.19 crore sanctioned, were either completed or handed over as on August 14. The central assistance released was ₹1.49 lakh crore; the Centre’s share has been limited to 24.4% while that of States and urban local bodies is 16%. The remainder, almost 60%, has to come from beneficiaries.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-02-02): The Narendra Modi government has extended the housing scheme for rural poor or the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Gramin), one of the most important welfare programmes to fight multi-dimensional poverty, for another five years to construct an additional 20 million houses, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday. Presenting the Union’s interim budget for 2024-25 fiscal year, the minister cited increased demand for the decision. The government has already sanctioned 29.4 million houses for rural poor against a target of 29.5 million dwelling units by 2024. Of the sanctioned, 25.5 million have been constructed. Read here: PMAY-G scheme to continue for 5 years with target to build 20m more houses "Despite the challenges due to COVID, implementation of PM Awas Yojana (Grameen) continued and we are close to achieving the target of three crore houses. Two crore more houses will be taken up in the next five years to meet the requirement arising from increase in the number of families," finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her interim budget on Thursday.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-06-11): The Cabinet has decided to further expand the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and construct 3 crore additional rural and urban houses. This decision underscores the government’s commitment to addressing the housing needs… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 10, 2024 [...] The real estate industry applauds the maiden cabinet’s decision to sanction the construction of three crore additional rural and urban houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) scheme. Affordable housing development is a crucial step towards revitalizing the property market. As the real estate sector is the second largest employer in the country, the extension of the PMAY scheme will have a ripple effect on employment and economic growth indices. The construction of urban-rural houses in the backdrop of last-mile connectivity being established under mega infrastructure projects will allow us to explore a multitude of new untapped real estate markets. In addition, the industry emphasises the importance of upskilling labour to bridge the prevailing skill gap index. The government and private sector should align and reinitiate the extensive skill development program to provide better job opportunities for current unemployed workers. This, in turn, will result in improved socioeconomic conditions for all citizens.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-07-31): 1.07 crore rural houses constructed over the last four years under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana –Gramin with the objective of ‘’Housing for All by 2022’’ The re-structured rural housing scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) which has the objective of "Housing for All by 2022" was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 20th November, 2016 from Agra. 2.95 crore houses are set to be constructed by 2022 to achieve the set objective of PMAY-G which has been decided to achieve in phases. In the first phase the target is construction of one crore pucca houses by 31st March, 2019. A total of 1.07 crore rural houses have been completed over the last four years (2014-15 to 2017-18) which include completion of 38.20 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY- G) houses and 68.64 lakh IAY houses that were sanctioned in 2014-15 and 2015-16 and prior to that. If the figures of the current financial year are also added to this achievement under the rural housing scheme the achievement from 2014-15 till date becomes 1.13 crore completed rural houses. The details of rural housing scheme and progress can be seen from the website of PMAY-G, i.e. (pmayg.nic.in). A summary of houses completed, as on 31.7.2018, which shows an upward swing, is shown below:
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-10-09): In 2023-24, the Ministry of Rural Development has been allocated Rs 1,59,964 crore in 2023-24.[3],[4] The Department of Rural Development has been allocated Rs 1,57,545 crore, 13% less than the revised estimates of 2022-23. The Department of Land Resources has been allocated Rs 2,419 crore, which is a 92% increase over the revised estimates of 2022-23. [...] PMAY-G was launched in 2016 with the aim of providing ‘Housing for All’ by 2022. The scheme has been extended till 2024.[18] As of February 20, 2023, 2.15 crore houses have been constructed, against a target of 2.94 crore houses. Table 4 shows the house completion target and achievement for each financial year from 2016-17. However, a CAG audit (2020) of the scheme showed that 31% (183 houses out of 590 audited houses) were not being used for residential purposes.[19] Table 4: Houses constructed under PMAY-G (in lakhs)
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2021-02-18): Just 4% houses built this fiscal year in PM Modi’s rural housing plan [...] About four out of every 100 houses targeted to be built this financial year under the Centre’s flagship rural housing scheme have been completed so far, according to government data. The lag is due to the Covid-19 lockdown, financial constraints and other issues, officials said. A senior official aware of the matter pointed out that the scheme, rolled out in November 2016, "has already completed 2.02 crore houses. And we are confident that we will cross the target of building 3 crore houses by March 2022, well before the deadline of August 2022."
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-11-15): This is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed, while saying his government has constructed 1.25 crore houses in the last four years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a gathering to mark the Grihapravesh (housewarming) of Prime Minister Awas Yojana- Grameen (PMAY-G) beneficiaries in Maharashtra, claimed that the UPA constructed only 25 lakh houses during their last four years while the current government constructed 1.25 crore houses in their last four years, one crore more houses. [...] As far as UPA’s last four years is concerned, the Prime Minister was way off the mark. The UPA constructed 89.65 lakh houses, almost 3.5 times the number of houses claimed by the PM. As far as the current government is concerned and if the houses constructed in the last six months is also taken into account, the figure might be closer to the 1.25 crore houses as mentioned by the PM. It has to be noted that this is only the count of rural houses for both governments. If the urban housing numbers are also included, then the numbers for both the governments could be higher.
Claim: Over the last 4 years, almost one crore houses have been constructed in rural and urban India. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-08-09): Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 Scheme 09 Aug, 2024 1 crore houses to be constructed for urban poor and middle-class families [...] PMAY-U is one of the major flagship programmes being implemented by Government of India to provide all-weather pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries in the urban areas. Under PMAY-U, 1.18 crore houses have been sanctioned while more than 85.5 lakh houses have already been constructed and delivered to the beneficiaries. [...] The Union Cabinet on 10thJune 2024 resolved to provide assistance to 3 crore additional rural and urban households for the construction of houses, to meet the housing requirements arising out of the increase in the number of eligible families.In pursuance of the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision, PMAY-U 2.0, with an investment of ₹ 10 lakh crore, will address the housing needs of one crore families, ensuring that every citizen leads a better quality of life.