Claims

“Uttar Pradesh has changed now, as there are no riots or disturbances. Mafias have been wiped out... No curfew, no riots; everything is fine in Uttar Pradesh now.”

“From 2004 to 2014 there were fewer than 350 universities in the country... and today, within these 10-12 years, nearly 650 new universities have been added. We are approaching the figure of 1,000.”

“More than 17 crore jobs were created between 2014 and 2024.”

“Aadhaar-seeded transfers under the Orunodoi scheme will resume from August 1, with 37.1 lakh women beneficiaries to receive ₹1,250 per month.”

“A total of 31,789 illegal immigrants have been deported from Assam since 1985... 1,72,673 were identified and 31,789 of them were deported.”

“Our target is to achieve 20,000 MW of renewable energy generation in Uttar Pradesh within the next two to three years. We are moving rapidly towards that goal.”

“The state is on track to achieve a $1-trillion economy by 2029-30.”

“Madhya Pradesh has now become completely free from Naxal violence... the state became Naxal-free with the surrender of the last two Naxalites on December 11.”

“In a world seeking climate solutions, India is showing the way. Achieving 50% non-fossil fuel capacity five years ahead of the 2030 target is a proud moment for every Indian.”

“Infrastructure development is very important for India... within the next 18 months, the country's road infrastructure will surpass that of the United States of America.”

“The situation is in control. There has been no death in the last four months. I won't say the situation is satisfactory.”

“The State's GDP growth this year will be 15.2 per cent. The economy will reach USD 143 billion by 2030.”

“In six years, about Rs 3.5 lakh crore has reached farmers' accounts under PM-KISAN.”

“More than 97 per cent of the Indian Railways is already electrified, and by FY26, it is expected to be 100 per cent electrified.”

“There will be no tax on income up to Rs 12,00,000 per annum, under the New Tax Regime.”

“Naxalism will be ended from the country before 31 March 2026.”

“With the target of 125 GW of Renewable Power by 2029-30, Rajasthan has potential to play a key role in developing low-carbon and self-reliant economic pathways.”

“It is the central government and BJP and I have already said inside Parliament that we will restore statehood at an appropriate time after assembly elections.”

“Under the PM Awas Yojana Urban 2.0, housing needs of 1 crore urban poor and middle-class families will be addressed with an investment of ₹10 lakh crore. This will include the central assistance of ₹2.2 lakh crore in…”

“As a result, the annual amount of Rs 6,000 given by the central government to farmers has now been increased to Rs 8,000.”

“We will also make every effort to achieve 'One Nation, One Election'. This should also be discussed. ... Our resolution is for five years. We will bring it during this period.”

“I have been serving the country as CM and PM for nearly 25 years. In 25 years, there has been no corruption allegation against Modi.”

“Does the government have the right to seize your hard-earned assets? (Reported as: the Congress manifesto would survey all assets, including women's gold, and redistribute them, including to 'those who have more child…”

“The ED alone has seized assets worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore in 10 years.”

“India will be among the top five countries for semiconductor manufacturing within the next five years.”

“CAA will be implemented before the Lok Sabha polls after issuing the rules in this regard.”

“It has been decided to construct a fence along the entire 1,643-kilometre-long Indo-Myanmar border. To facilitate better surveillance, a patrol track along the border will also be paved.”

“Not a single incident of stone pelting took place in Jammu and Kashmir in 2023.”

“Due to the hard work of our team, consensus has been built on New Delhi G20 Leaders' Summit Declaration. My proposal is to adopt this leadership declaration. I announce to adopt this declaration.”

“India has risen from the 10th largest economy in the world to the 5th largest economy.”

“It is my dream to make two crore 'lakhpati didis' in the country... Today 10 crore women are associated with women self-help groups.”

“New AIIMS centres have been opened as part of this planning (sentence names Darbhanga, Bihar, among other cities), as quoted by Alt News.”

“I am confident that we will cross USD 2 trillion by 2030. We will achieve exports of USD 1 trillion each in goods and services by 2030.”

“The scheme is starting with ₹1,000 per month; it will gradually be raised to ₹3,000 per month.”

“There is a 71 per cent increase in medical colleges, from 387 before 2014 to 660 as of now. The number of MBBS seats increased by 87 per cent and PG seats by 105 per cent in the last eight years.”

“Now that it has launched, it won't take time for it to reach everyone.”

“On the basis of the recently released NCRB report, it has been observed that no riots have occurred in the state in the past five years; UP has become danga-mukt (riot-free).”

“Despite the challenges posed by the serious ongoing conflict, we have ensured that about 22,500 citizens have returned home safely.”

“If re-elected, the BJP will constitute a committee to prepare a draft Uniform Civil Code soon after forming the government.”

“the procurement of wheat in rabi (2021-22) and the estimated procurement of paddy in kharif 2021-22 will cover 1,208 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and paddy from 163 lakh farmers, and Rs 2.37 lakh crore direct payment o…”

“Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to repeal all three agricultural laws. We will complete the constitutional process to repeal these three agricultural laws in the Parliament sessi…”

“India will take its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030.”

“60,000 new medical seats have been added in the last seven years (PMO translation, as quoted by FactChecker). He also said there were fewer than 90,000 medical seats before 2014.”

“Several state governments again said that the vaccine work should be de-centralized and left to the states ... the Centre decided to give 25 per cent of the work to them (as quoted by Alt News).”

“Government has resolved to meet the target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025. Earlier the resolve was to achieve the target by 2030, which is now preponed by 5 years.”

“There were only 16 IITs till 2014; there were nine IIITs; until then India had only 13 IIMs (as quoted by FactChecker).”

“Financing facility of Rs. 1,00,000 crore will be provided for funding Agriculture Infrastructure Projects at farm-gate & aggregation points.”

“A special economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore, equivalent to 10% of India's GDP.”

“In 60 months, 600 million people have been given access to toilets (as quoted by Al Jazeera); he declared India open-defecation free.”

“Every year 50 crore get benefits of health insurance to the tune of Rs. 5 lakh”

“37 crore new bank accounts were added in the past 5 years...”

“I want to announce from the Red Fort that we will move forward with Jal Jeevan Mission ... We have promised to spend more than Rs. 3.5 lakh crores on this mission in the coming years.”

“After scrapping Article 370, terrorism in Kashmir will end and it will progress on the path of development.”

“The goal to make India a 5 trillion dollar economy by 2024 is challenging, but can surely be achieved.”

“Understand the chronology: first the Citizenship Amendment Bill is coming; after the CAB, the NRC will come (nationwide).”

“Did any major blast take place in the last five years of your chowkidaar's chowkidaari? (as quoted by FactChecker)”

“The BJP government brought NRC and prima facie identified nearly 40 lakh illegal immigrants. (He also called Bangladeshi migrants 'termites' to be struck off the voter list.)”

“Highway construction has reached 27 km a day, up from 12 km a day under the Congress government. (as reported by PTI/Deccan Herald)”

“Gen. Thimayya was repeatedly insulted by the then prime minister Nehru and the then defence minister Krishna Menon and was forced to resign (as reported by The Quint).”

“Every single village of India now has access to electricity (as widely reported).”

“I am confident that India can be free of TB by 2025... India has decided to end TB five years before the target year, i.e. by 2025 instead of 2030.”

“There were 18,000 villages that did not have access to electricity when we came to power. We have completed the work of providing electricity to 16,000 villages.”

“We have opened 310 million bank accounts through the Jan Dhan Yojana scheme with deposits worth Rs 73,000 crore. Every family today has a bank account.”

“as per pre-determined principle, Government has decided to keep MSP for the all unannounced crops of kharif at least at one and half times of their production cost.”

“Aadhaar has weeded out crores of fake beneficiaries from government schemes (paraphrase from FactChecker's list).”

“Capital expenditure rose from Rs 1.49 lakh crore to Rs 2.64 lakh crore (paraphrase from FactChecker's list).”

“India's Ease of Doing Business rank rose from 142 to 100 because of a systemic overhaul (paraphrase from FactChecker's list).”

“e-NAM has brought over 450 mandis online (paraphrase from FactChecker's list).”

“Around 28 crore LED bulbs have been distributed under the Ujala scheme, saving about Rs 14,000 crore (paraphrase from FactChecker's list).”

“Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail (bullet train) to be completed by 2022 (target of 15 August 2022, the 75th anniversary of independence, as reported).”

“There are a lot of problems — terrorism, naxalism, the Kashmir problem... I can assure you this much: by 2022 we have pledged to create a 'New India'... So a solution will be found to all these problems before 2022.”

“Every family to have a pucca house (with electricity access) by 2022, the 75th year of independence (paraphrase of the Housing for All / New India 2022 vision).”

“My dream was to see a person who wears a 'hawai chappal' fly on a 'hawai jahaz' (aeroplane). [as reported by Business Today; wording varies across outlets]”

“loans of up to ₹1 lakh taken by 86 lakh of the 2.15 crore small and marginal farmers (till 31 March 2017) would be waived.”

“This step will strengthen the hands of the common man in the fight against corruption, black money and fake currency.”

“Scheme to provide deposit-free LPG connections to 5 crore women from BPL families over three years (pre-launch PMO description; later target raised to 8 crore by March 2020).”

“Farmers' income should double by 2022, the 75th year of India's independence (paraphrase of the PM's stated aim at the rally and in his posted tweets).”

“We want the share of manufacturing in our GDP to go up to 25 per cent in the near future.”

“24x7 electricity for all by 2022 (government target announced 2014; PM tied it to the 75th Independence Day).”

“Mission to develop 100 smart cities with efficient services, robust infrastructure and a sustainable environment (launch of Smart Cities Mission).”

“This is a jumla. 15 lakhs will not be credited in anyone's account.”

“India will install 175 GW of renewable energy capacity (100 GW solar, 60 GW wind, 10 GW biomass, 5 GW small hydro) by 2022.”

“During the year we completed 1,532 km of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion against a revised target of 1,525 km.”

“Farm credit has been raised to Rs 7,00,000 crore in 2013-14 fiscal from Rs 1,04,500 crore in 2004-05 fiscal.”

“The power tariff in Delhi is much lower than that in other metropolitan cities and even other cities and towns in the National Capital Region.”

“Widely attributed paraphrase: Modi/BJP promised 2 crore jobs every year. Fact-checkers report that at Agra he said the Congress had promised 1 crore jobs a year.”

“He was prepared to step down if it helped keep the State united, and would continue his fight against division without leaving the Congress; no effort would be spared to stall the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh (report…”

“If even once, the money hoarded by these crooks in banks abroad, even if we bring only that back, every poor Indian would get free of cost Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakhs, just like that.”

“The average growth rate in the capital was 10.33 per cent in the last five years compared to Gujarat's 9.51 per cent and national average of 8.03 per cent.”

“The LWE violence level has been declining since 2010. The number of incidents has declined from 2213 (with 1005 resultant deaths) in 2010 to 1415 incidents (with 415 resultant deaths) in 2012.”

“My opinion of the ordinance is that it is complete nonsense and should be torn up and thrown away.”

“The statistics reflect prosperity and sound economic situation in the capital city because of proactive economic policies of Delhi Government. (The report put Delhi's per capita income at Rs 2,01,083 in 2012-13, descr…”

“Maternal mortality rate has declined from 301 per 100,000 live births in 2001-03 to 254 in 2004-05 and further declined to 212 in 2007-09.”

“Gram Panchayats will get broadband speed of up to 100 Mbps under a government project that aims to connect all 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country over the next two years.”

“In Assam, about 2.25 crore people from around 40 lakh families will benefit from the scheme and we will have no difficulty in implementing the scheme as we are self-sufficient on the food-front.”

“About 11 crore children are being provided afternoon meals every day in schools under the Mid-day Meal Scheme.”

“Over 65 lakh schoolchildren in 51,000 government schools and 39 lakh children in anganwadi centres will receive 150 ml of milk three times a week under the Ksheera Bhagya scheme.”

“Interest-free short-term loans will be made available to farmers up to Rs 2 lakh, and at 1 per cent interest for loans between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 3 lakh from cooperative institutions.”

“The Congress promised in its manifesto to supply 30 kg of rice at Re 1 per kg to poor families; the Anna Bhagya scheme is being launched for 87 lakh BPL cardholders and 11 lakh Antyodaya beneficiaries.”

“The Naxal problem is 'not very serious' in Karnataka, where only three or four districts have been affected by it.”

“Our strategy to prevent cross-border infiltration by militants and our intelligence based counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir have resulted in a decline in the level of terrorist violence by about one-th…”

“We can't say if it was due to intelligence failure. A judicial commission and our own enquiry is being conducted. We will decide after we get the reports.”

“Once that is done, India's grid, which today has 28,000 megawatts of electricity supply capability along with the Southern grid, will become one of the largest synchronously connected grids of the world.”

“There will be no power shortage this summer. The state is self sufficient in power.”

“Per capita income also, we are ahead of Gujarat. Per capita investment also, we are ahead of Gujarat.”

“Every DTC and cluster bus should have a CCTV/webcam, and every member of the crew of a public transport vehicle must have a photo identity card latest by March 1, 2013, duly verified by Delhi Police.”

“I have set a target of 30 per cent enrolment in higher education institutions by 2020-end. Government-run schools and colleges alone cannot do it. If we have to achieve this target, private educational institutions wi…”

“India will be an open defecation free country in the next ten years and sanitation issue should become a national obsession.”

“Because of our Government's efforts for development of agriculture and for protecting the interests of farmers, agriculture has grown at an average rate of 3.3 per cent in the 11th Plan which is substantially higher t…”

“In the last 8 years, we have doubled the support prices of crops.”

“In only the last one year we have provided employment to more than 8 crore people under this scheme.”

“Rajasthan is the first state in the country to introduce such an Act and we would like to ensure that everybody knows about the details of the Act.”

“In 2011 and until March, 2012, 21 terror modules had been neutralised, and ... one half of the cases had been cracked through the joint efforts of the Central Agencies and the State Police concerned.”

“3G has not delivered so far. The operators have paid huge money to get the bandwidth but they are not able to build the required infrastructure due to illiquidity.”

“Rajasthan is number one in the entire country in regard to solar energy.”

“The Standing Council shall ensure that NCTC is the single and effective point of control and coordination of all counter terrorism measures.”

“WHO has taken India's name off the list of polio endemic countries in view of the remarkable progress that we have made during the past one year.”

“2011 had seen a historic low level of terror and Naxalite-related violence in states affected by the twin problems.”

“The government would bring out a 'White Paper' on black money.”

“We have started with 200 medicines and it will be increased to 400 medicines by January. ... Most of the states started the scheme with 50-60 medicines, but in Rajasthan, we have started with 200 medicines.”

“The sanitation coverage in rural areas of the country was 21.9 per cent as per census 2001, but with the effective implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign, its coverage in the rural areas has increased to approxim…”

“We have not done anything wrong. Everything was done keeping in mind the national interest and prestige. We were entrusted with certain responsibilities and we delivered them.”

“Assam's growth rate has touched 8.1 per cent and is almost at par with the all-India average GDP growth rate.”

“Today Assam is a much peaceful state. But outside perception is that it is a disturbed area.”

“The 2010 National Tiger Assessment estimated the total population of wild tigers in India at 1,706.”

“And at the end of the fiscal year, the inflation rate should come down to no more than 7 percent.”

“There was "no loss at all" to the exchequer due to the allocation of licences and 2G spectrum in 2008; the CAG's loss projection was "utterly erroneous" and presumptive.”

“The country's forest and tree cover has increased by 728 and 1,106 sq km respectively.”

“We have got phenomenal success in combating insurgency in the last two years. ... The drastic fall in insurgency-related incidents in the state in the last two years only goes to prove that we were right.”

“The government was confident that the problem of left wing extremism would be overcome in the next three years.”

“I believe in the coming days, by December this year, we can bring down inflation to 5-6 per cent.”

“Delhi has been described as the safest city amongst 37 cities in the country in the latest survey conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry and another independent agency.”

“About 62,000 MW capacity addition would certainly be achieved out of the 78,700 MW target envisaged for the 11th Plan.”

“The mission planned to create an installed capacity of 20,000 MW by the end of the 13th Plan.”

“We are currently doing 9 km a day and would be in a position to scale up to 20 km a day by April-May 2010.”

“An independent study done in 2009 shows that the percentage of out-of-school children has declined to 4.22% children in the 6-14 age group.”

“Hopefully by 2013 or 2015, we should make free and compulsory education a right at secondary stage also.”

“India would reduce its carbon intensity by a minimum of 20 per cent and most likely 25 per cent by the year 2020, on 2005 levels.”

“There is no question of India accepting a legally binding emission reduction cut.”

“The recently passed Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act will give an estimated 160 million children, who are presently out of school, access to quality education.”

“The Rs 2,000-crore project to bring all 16,000 police stations in the country under a single network to counter terror challenges will become operational by 2011-12.”

“In the next five years, we will provide better housing facilities to slum dwellers through a new scheme, Rajiv Awas Yojana. ... Today, lakhs of our citizens live in slums which lack basic amenities. We wish to make ou…”

“In the year 2008-09, it benefited about 4 crore families.”

“Four Regional hubs of NSG with a total strength of 1086 personnel have been set up by the Government at Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.”

“I stand by what I have said in Parliament — that there has been no dilution of our position in this regard.”

“Today, about 40% of the elected representatives in panchayats are women, compared to a reservation of 33% mandated for them.”

“Along the lines of NREGA, we will enact a National Food Security Act. ... The Indian National Congress pledges that every family living below the poverty line either in rural or urban areas will be entitled, by law, t…”

“The Indian National Congress will ensure that the Bill for reserving 33% of the seats in the Lok Sabha and the State legislatures is passed in the 15th Lok Sabha and that the elections to the 16th Lok Sabha are held o…”

“The Congress party in its manifesto for the 2009 parliamentary elections promised to bring a strong Lokpal to curb corruption (as reported by The Times of India).”

“Ahead of the 2008 Delhi Assembly polls the Dikshit government gave provisional regularisation certificates to unauthorised colonies and promised to regularise them; in 2012 she said the government was "fulfilling the…”

“marks the end of India's decades-long isolation from the nuclear mainstream and of the technology denial regime”

“India will not sign the CTBT that prevents it from conducting further nuclear tests and impinges on its sovereignty.”

“For marginal farmers (i.e., holding upto 1 hectare) and small farmers (1-2 hectare), there will be a complete waiver of all loans that were overdue on December 31, 2007 and which remained unpaid until February 29, 200…”

“It sets a target for 9% growth in the five year period 2007-08 to 2011-12 with acceleration during the period to reach 10% by the end of the Plan.”

“The state government will provide free hospital treatment to below-poverty-line families through a new health insurance scheme (Aarogyasri).”

“As a result, we will be adding 8,288 MW of power thereby enhancing the power availability in the capital to 12,917 MW by 2011-12, which will make Delhi power surplus.”

“It would not be an exaggeration to say that the problem of naxalism is the single biggest internal security challenge ever faced by our country.”

“In Bharat Nirman, one crore hectares of unirrigated land will be irrigated.”

“The National Rural Health Mission would reduce the infant mortality rate to 30 per 1,000 live births and the maternal mortality ratio to 100 per 100,000 live births by 2012.”

“Plan to bring electricity to every village in the country by 2009.”

“The NCMP mandates Government to levy an education cess. I propose to levy a cess of 2 per cent.”

“Work has begun on the National Employment Guarantee Act. The object is to guarantee 100 days of employment in a year to one able-bodied person in every poor household.”

“India will not send troops to Iraq.”

“Jalayagnam comprised 86 irrigation projects taken up from 2004-05 with the aim of creating an ayacut of 97.46 lakh acres and stabilising an existing ayacut of 22.53 lakh acres.”

“to ensure that the economy grows at least 7-8% per year in a sustained manner over a decade and more and in a manner that generates employment so that each family is assured of a safe and viable livelihood”

“Free electricity to agricultural pumpsets was a campaign promise in the 2004 Andhra Pradesh assembly election; Reddy ordered it immediately after being sworn in as Chief Minister on 14 May 2004.”

“Jalayagnam was an election promise to provide irrigation to 8.2 million acres in five years.”

“Yuva Rozgar: to accelerate growth of productive and secure employment opportunities by around one crore a year and ensure that each family has at least one job.”

“The Congress 2004 manifesto promised to scrap the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), arguing that the law had been misused, particularly against minority communities.”

“The Right to Information Act at the centre will be made more progressive, meaningful and useful to the public.”