Claim: 172 Bollywood celebrities received Rs 50000 monthly till 2017 from the UP government for giving Akhilesh government a positive coverage on media and social media. CM Yogi stopped the payment.
Fact-check: Rs. 50,000 pension was under the 'Yash Bharati Samman' Award, not for supporting the government - FACTLY
Verdict: the 172 beneficiaries were receiving the pension as they have been awarded by the 'yash bharati samman', not for giving the government a positive coverage on media and social media. all of them were not bollywood celebrities. there are eminent personalities from various fields like art, literature, films, science, etc. also, the yogi government has not stopped the pensions completely. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akhil Reddy
Date published: 2020-01-07T12:09:36