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Claim: More than 1.16 crore antenatal check-ups conducted at over 12,900 health facilities. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2016-10-23): 323 of 12,900 antyaja children, which is equal to 7 per cent, of their popula- tion. In addition to the two Boarding Houses for antyajas at Baroda [...] The following tabular statement shows the number of labour cases opnducted by the midwives attached to the various hospitals and dispensaries during the last <"3 years : — [...] An examination of the above figures shows that the work of register- ing births, though unsatisfactory in the begin- ning, has improved during the last decade.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2018-06-28): The government claimed that Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current government while they increased during the UPA regime. Here is a Fact Check.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-06-22): Indian funds in Swiss banks have plummeted by 70% in 2023, reaching a four-year low of 1.04 billion Swiss Francs (₹9,771 crore), according to the Swiss National Bank (SNB). This marks a significant decline after a peak in 2021 and is attributed to decreases in bonds, securities, and other financial instruments. [...] Indian deposits reached a record high of nearly CHF 6.5 billion in 2006, but have generally been on a downward trend with exceptions in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2020, and 2021. [...] According to the Bank for International Settlements’ "locational banking statistics," Indian deposits in Swiss banks saw a 25% decrease in 2023, amounting to USD 70.6 million (₹663 crore). This metric is considered more accurate by Swiss and Indian authorities.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-06-20): Zurich: Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through local branches and other financial institutions, fell sharply by 70 per cent in 2023 to a four-year low of 1.04 billion Swiss Francs (Rs 9,771 crore), annual data from Switzerland's central bank showed today. The decline in aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss banks for the second consecutive year, after hitting a 14-year-high of CHF 3.83 billion in 2021, was largely driven by a sharp plunge in funds held through bonds, securities and various other financial instruments. [...] On the other hand, the 'locational banking statistics' of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), which have been described in the past by Indian and Swiss authorities as a more reliable measure for deposits by Indian individuals in Swiss banks, showed a decline of nearly 25 per cent during 2023 in such funds to USD 70.6 million (Rs 663 crore).
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2021-06-22): The finance ministry on Saturday stated that Indian customer deposits in Swiss banks have fallen since 2019, but said it is seeking details from Swiss authorities on the relevant facts along with their view on possible reasons for changes in the funds parked by individuals and entities in 2020. In a statement, the ministry said the deposits have halved but did not give numbers. [...] In its statement, the ministry said the figures "do not indicate the quantum of much debated alleged black money held by Indians in Switzerland. Further, these statistics do not include the money that Indians, NRIs or others might have in Swiss banks in the names of third-country entities." The ministry noted that customer deposits have actually fallen from the end of 2019. The funds held through fiduciaries have also more than halved from 2019-end. [...] As per Swiss National Bank data (SNB), the aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss banks stood at 899 million Swiss francs (Rs 6,625 crore) at the end of 2019, and the increase in 2020 reverses a two-year declining trend.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2021-06-18): How Swiss banks deposits by Indians increased by 286%? Congress demands govt bring white paper on black money [...] The increase in the aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss banks, from 899 million Swiss francs (Rs 6,625 crore) at the end of 2019, reverses a two-year declining trend and has taken the figure to the highest level in 13 years. [...] Vallabh alleged that a bigger revelation comes from the data of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), which says deposits by Indian individuals in Swiss banks rose by 39 per cent in 2020 as compared to 2019.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2017-06-29): Swiss bank deposits of Indians down by half. All you need to know The total money of Indians fell by 45 per cent during 2016 to CHF 675.75 million, marking the biggest ever yearly decline in such funds. [...] According to the latest data published today by Switzerland's central banking authority SNB (Swiss National Bank), deposit by Indians is down to 676 Swiss francs, which comes to about Rs 4,500 crore in 2016.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2018-07-26): The government has claimed in a written release, quoting Bank for International Settlements (BIS) statistics that non-bank loans and deposits that Indians maintain in Swiss bank accounts fell by 34 percent from 2016 to 2017 and by 82 percent from 2013 to 2017, that is during the NDA regime. [...] What one discovers is that the very same non-bank loans and deposits, that the finance minister referred to, fell even more sharply during the UPA government. The fall starts in 2007 actually, when non-bank loans and deposits held by Indians in Swiss banks stood at $2.24 billion. This falls to $1.32 billion in 2009, a drop of nearly 60 percent. If one takes the second UPA period, these loans and deposits in Swiss banks fall from $1.32 billion in 2009, to an average of $650 million by 2014 the last year of the UPA govt, that’s a fall of a further 50 percent. Thus from 2007 to 2014, the very same loans and deposits have fallen by a cumulative 71 percent.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2019-06-27): Money parked by Indian individuals and enterprises in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches, fell by nearly 6% in 2018 to 955 million Swiss francs (about ₹6,757 crore) to hit its second-lowest level in over two decades, Swiss National Bank (SNB) data showed on June 27. [...] As per the latest figures, the total customer deposits of Indian clients rose to CHF 572 million in 2018, but funds held through banks fell to CHF 104 million, while money parked through securities and other instruments and via fiduciaries also declined. [...] The total funds held by Indians with Swiss banks stood at a record high of CHF 6.5 billion (₹23,000 crore) at 2006-end, but came down to nearly one-tenth of that level in about a decade.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2018-07-24): <p>Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday sought to puncture Congress' claim that deposits by Indians in Swiss Bank have grown by 50% and said they have actually fallen by close to 35% last year and by over 80% since NDA government came to power in 2014.</p>.<p>Goyal said when he sought information from Swiss authorities after allegations by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders that deposits by Indian have increased by 50%, Swiss Ambassador to India Andreas Baum wrote to him that the figures were "misinterpreted and incorrectly analysed".</p>.<p>Goyal said this while talking to media persons on the issue. Earlier replying to questions on the same in the Rajya Sabha, he quoted Baum as saying, "the figures published by the Swiss National Bank are regularly mentioned in the Indian media as a reliable indicator of the amount of assets held with Swiss financial institutions in respect of Indian residents. More often than not, the media reports have not taken account of the way the figures have to be interpreted, which has resulted in misleading headlines and analyses.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-06-20): New Delhi/Zurich, Jun 20 (PTI) Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through local branches and other financial institutions, fell sharply by 70 per cent in 2023 to a four-year low of 1.04 billion Swiss Francs (Rs 9,771 crore), annual data from Switzerland's central bank showed on Thursday. The decline in aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss banks for the second consecutive year, after hitting a 14-year-high of CHF 3.83 billion in 2021, was largely driven by a sharp plunge in funds held through bonds, securities and various other financial instruments. [...] On the other hand, the 'locational banking statistics' of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), which have been described in the past by Indian and Swiss authorities as a more reliable measure for deposits by Indian individuals in Swiss banks, showed a decline of nearly 25 per cent during 2023 in such funds to USD 70.6 million (Rs 663 crore).
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2018-06-30): The government today said all the deposits by Indians in Swiss bank accounts cannot be termed black money and action will be taken against persons parking illegal funds overseas after Switzerland starts sharing real-time account details from January onwards. Latest data from the Swiss National Bank showed that money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50 per cent to CHF 1.01 billion (Rs 7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India’s clampdown on suspected black money stashed by its citizens overseas. The revelations created a furore in political circles with Opposition leaders taking a swipe at the Narendra Modi-led government over the rise in Indian money in Swiss banks.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-06-20): According to yearly figures released today by Switzerland’s central bank, funds held by Indian individuals and businesses in Swiss banks, including through local branches and other financial institutions, experienced a steep decline of 70% in 2023, reaching a four-year low of 1.04 billion Swiss Francs (Rs 9,771 crore). After reaching a 14-year high of CHF 3.83 billion in 2021, the total amount of money that Indian clients had with Swiss banks decreased for the second year in a row. This decline was primarily caused by a substantial decline in the amount of money that clients kept in bonds, securities, and other financial instruments. [...] However, the Bank for International Settlement’s "locational banking statistics," which have previously been regarded by Swiss and Indian authorities as a more accurate indicator of the amount of money that Indian citizens deposit in Swiss banks, revealed a nearly 25% decrease in these funds in 2023 to USD 70.6 million (Rs 663 crore).
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-06-20): Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through local branches and other financial institutions, fell sharply by 70% in 2023 to a four-year low of 1.04 billion Swiss Francs (₹9,771 crore), annual data from Switzerland's central bank showed on Thursday. The decline in aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss banks for the second consecutive year, after hitting a 14-year-high of CHF 3.83 billion in 2021, was largely driven by a sharp plunge in funds held through bonds, securities and various other financial instruments. [...] On the other hand, the 'locational banking statistics' of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), which have been described in the past by Indian and Swiss authorities as a more reliable measure for deposits by Indian individuals in Swiss banks, showed a decline of nearly 25% during 2023 in such funds to $70.6 million (₹663 crore).
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2018-06-29): The Congress said Swiss bank deposits had fallen during the UPA regime. "Swiss Bank deposits fell during Dr. Manmohan Singh’s time, only to rise to record levels under PM Modi. The current increase of 50.2% post demonetisation is the maximum since 2004," the party said on Twitter. [...] Almost exactly a year ago, in an address on the foundation day of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on July 1, Mr. Modi had highlighted a record 45% drop in deposits by Indians in Swiss banks.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2018-07-24): New Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said after the Narendra Modi-led government came to power in 2014, the amount deposited in Swiss National Bank has been dropped by 80 per cent between 2014 and 2017. Replying during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the finance minister said the earlier data claiming 50 per cent increase was misinterpreted. Clarifying media reports citing Swiss Banks’ annual statistics showing a rise of 50 per cent in deposits by Indians in 2016-17, Goyal pointed out that the data is misleading as it includes non-deposit liabilities, business of Swiss branches, inter-bank transactions and fiduciary liability. [...] Union Minister Arun Jaitley had also clarified that it would be erroneous to assume that all money deposited in the Swiss Banks is illegal. Criticising the Opposition parties for running an 'ill-informed' campaign, he had said, "to assume that all the deposits are per se tax evaded money or that Switzerland in the matter of illegal deposits is what it was decades ago, is to start on a shaky presumption."
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2021-06-19): The ministry, reacting to reports of Indians stashing away more funds in Swiss banks through 2020, claimed customer deposits have actually fallen from the end of 2019. However, it cited several factors that could ‘potentially explain the increase in deposits,’ such as Indian companies holding more funds in Switzerland due to increased business transactions. "The Swiss authorities have been requested to provide the relevant facts along with their view on possible reasons for increase/decrease in the light of media reports," the statement said, referring to reports that funds of Indians in Swiss banks rose from ₹6,625 crore at the end of 2019 to ₹20,700 crore at the end of 2020. The reported surge in deposits has been reported as the highest in 13 years, it added. The ministry said that reports about the spurt in Swiss bank deposits ‘allude’ to official figures reported by banks to Swiss National Bank (SNB) and do not indicate the quantum of the much-debated alleged black money held by Indians in Switzerland. "Further, these statistics do not include the money that Indians, NRIs or others might have in Swiss banks in the names of third-country entities," the statement said.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-06-21): Swiss banks report 70% plunge in Indian deposits [...] Deposits made by Indian entities and individuals in Swiss banks, along with their local branches and various financial institutions, plummeted by 70% last year to a four-year low of 1.04 billion Swiss Francs (about $1.17 billion, or ₹9,771 crore), the Press Trust of India reported, citing annual data released by Switzerland’s central bank. After reaching a 14-year peak of CHF 3.83 billion in 2021, Indian clients’ funds in Swiss banks fell for a second year, primarily on significant drops in bonds, securities, and other financial instruments. Funds in customer deposit accounts and other Indian bank branches also decreased sharply, the data showed.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2018-11-09): In June this year, the media reported that the deposits by Indians in Swiss Banks have increased by over 50 per cent in 2017. This was apparently based on the official annual data released by the Swiss National Bank (SNB). But on July 24, 2018, the Swiss embassy released a press statement stating the following: [...] "To analyze Indian residents’ deposits held in Switzerland, another data source should be used. This is the so-called "locational banking statistics", which the SNB collects in collaboration with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). This data source shows that the liabilities in the form of loans and deposits of Swiss-domiciled banks towards Indian non-banks decreased by 44% between 2016 and 2017." [...] In response to a question by Congress’s Anand Sharma in the Rajya Sabha, the government referred to the press release of the Swiss embassy and claimed that "the loans and deposits of Indians, other than Banks, in the Swiss banks decreased by 34.5 per cent in the year 2017 as compared to 2016. Further, there has been significant reduction in Swiss non-bank loans and deposits of Indians by 80.2 per cent between 2013 and 2017."
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-06-20): Indians' Swiss Bank Holdings Tumble 70% To Touch Four-Year Low [...] The amount of money deposited by Indian individuals and companies in Swiss banks decreased significantly. This includes the deposits through their local branches and other financial institutions. [...] The 'locational banking statistics' of the Bank for International Settlement, which have been described in the past by Indian and Swiss authorities as a more reliable measure for deposits by Indian individuals in Swiss banks, showed a decline of nearly 25% during 2023 in such funds to $70.6 million (Rs 663 crore).
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-09-05): According to White Paper on Black Money in India report, published in May 2012, Swiss National Bank estimates that the total amount of deposits in all Swiss banks, at the end of 2010, by citizens of India were CHF 1.95 billion (INR 92.95 billion, US$2.1 billion). The Swiss Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed these figures upon request for information by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. This amount is about 700 fold less than the alleged $1.4 trillion in some media reports.[3] [...] After formal inquiries and tallying data provided by banking officials outside India, the government of India claimed in May 2012 that the deposits of Indians in Swiss banks constitute only 0.13 per cent of the total bank deposits of citizens of all countries. Further, the share of Indians in the total bank deposits of citizens of all countries in Swiss banks has reduced from 0.29 per cent in 2006 to 0.13 per cent in 2010.[3]
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2019-05-16): Another oft-repeated claim is that inflation was consistently higher under the UPA. Indeed, if we take the annual inflation rate in consumer or retail prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index, the average for the UPA period was 8.1% while that for NDA-II is 5%. However, if we take the difference between India’s CPI inflation rate and the world average, the corresponding figures are 3.7% and 3.1%, respectively for the two regimes (Figure 7). [...] Contrary to lofty expectations of autonomy and galvanisation, the Indian public sector touched its lowest ebb during the Modi tenure. Non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks touched an all-time high of Rs 9 trillion. While earlier governments must bear a fair share of responsibility for the problem, when it peaked during its term, the Modi government could do little to resolve it.
Claim: Swiss Bank deposits by Indians decreased during the current NDA government while they increased during the UPA regime. (Govt. of India, 2018-06-28)
Evidence (2024-04-09): A way that builders, especially in India, solve this problem of uncertainty is through political connections. If you are assuming honest businessmen at work, think lobbying, campaign finance, etc., and if they are closer to real-world builders in India, then explicit corruption, bribes, kickbacks, Swiss bank accounts etc., to make sure that the codes on which the blueprint was made won’t change, no new regulations or inspections will be introduced, that the police will get rid of any environmental groups protesting, and so on.
Claim: The colour markers printed on toothpaste represents the type of ingredient used in it (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-07-05)
Evidence (2023-07-05): The colour markers on the toothpaste are not an indication of the ingredients or the formula of the toothpaste. These colour markers help during the manufacturing of toothpaste. Light beam sensors scan this colour code (markers) and feed the machines instructions where to cut, fold, and seal the toothpaste packet. These colour markers have nothing to do with the raw ingredients of the toothpaste. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
Claim: The colour markers printed on toothpaste represents the type of ingredient used in it (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-07-05)
Evidence (2024-01-16): The theory, which was discussed on the podcast "Incomeparent," revolves around the concept that the colors found on different toothpaste tubes contain clues about the ingredients hiding within. [...] You may have noticed that whenever you purchase a tube of toothpaste, there is a small colored bar at the bottom. The colors are usually green, blue, red, and black. Per the theory, the color of the bar reveals the toothpaste's formulation. [...] If you want to be extra safe and know exactly what your toothpaste is made of, the ingredients are usually printed on the tube itself or the package it came in.