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Not trueAkhilesh Yadavchecked 1 Oct 2026
“Inflation has broken all records and the unemployment crisis is deepening by the day.”
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What they said
Akhilesh Yadav said inflation has broken all records and the unemployment crisis is deepening by the day.
thenewsmill.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
What is actually true
1.7%
average headline inflation April-December 2025, Economic Survey 2025-26
pib.gov.in
The Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled in Parliament on 29 January 2026, says India recorded its lowest inflation since the Consumer Price Index series began: average headline inflation of 1.7% for April-December 2025, with October 2025 at 0.3%, the lowest reading in the current series. The Economic Survey 2024-25 and a Rajya Sabha answer record the unemployment rate falling from 6% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24.
- The Economic Survey 2025-26 says April-December 2025 average headline inflation was 1.7%, the lowest since the CPI series began, and October 2025 inflation was 0.3%, the lowest reading in the current series. [10]
- The Economic Survey 2024-25 says retail headline inflation softened from 5.4% in FY24 to 4.9% in April-December 2024. [5]
- A Rajya Sabha answer by the Minister of State for Finance says the all-India annual unemployment rate fell from 6% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24, and retail inflation eased to 4.6% in 2024-25, the lowest in six years. [4]
- The Economic Survey 2024-25 says the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above declined from 6% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. [5]
[4] Unemployment Falls to 3.2% and Retail Inflation Hits Six-Year Low — knnindia.co.in [5] Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in [10] Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in
The claim says inflation has 'broken all records' and unemployment is 'deepening by the day.' The official record shows the opposite: the Economic Survey 2025-26 reports the lowest inflation since the CPI series began (1.7% for April-December 2025), and official data show unemployment falling from 6% to 3.2% between 2017-18 and 2023-24. Both parts of the claim are contradicted by the record.
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MisleadingAkhilesh Yadavchecked 1 Oct 2026
“Faced with issues like inflation, unemployment, a lack of investment, and the failure to double farmers’ income, they are now harking back to the pre-2017 era—looking at 2022 and 2027.”
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Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP government faced inflation, unemployment, a lack of investment and had failed to double farmers' income.
thenewsmill.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
What is actually true
3.2%
unemployment rate, Economic Survey 2024-25
pib.gov.in
The Economic Survey 2024-25, presented in Parliament, says retail headline inflation softened to 4.9% in April-December 2024 and the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above fell from 6% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. On farmers' income, the Agriculture Ministry's written replies and PIB releases cite NSS data showing average monthly income per agricultural household rose from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 to ₹10,218 in 2018-19, not a doubling.
- The Economic Survey 2024-25 says retail headline inflation softened to 4.9% in April-December 2024 and was expected to align with the target of around 4% in FY26. [10]
- The same Economic Survey says the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above declined from 6% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. [10]
- The Periodic Labour Force Survey 2023-24 puts Uttar Pradesh's unemployment rate at 3.0% for all persons. [11]
- Official replies on Doubling Farmers' Income cite NSS data showing average monthly income per agricultural household rose from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 to ₹10,218 in 2018-19, and they do not state that the doubling target was met. [6][7]
- The Economic Survey 2024-25 reports gross FDI inflows rose from USD 47.2 billion in the first eight months of FY24 to USD 55.6 billion in the same period of FY25, and capex grew 8.2% in July-November 2024. [10]
- The Economic Survey 2023-24 says gross capital formation in agriculture grew 19.04% in 2022-23. [9]
- An Economic and Political Weekly assessment of Uttar Pradesh says investment levels remain sluggish despite policy initiatives. [8]
[6] Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in [7] lu1328 - sansad.in — sansad.in [8] Uttar Pradesh Economy | Economic and Political Weekly — epw.in [9] Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in [10] Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in [11] Final English Reply LSUS 5160_02 - sansad.in — sansad.in
The claim bundles several issues. The farmers' income part is supported: official data show average monthly income rose from ₹6,426 to ₹10,218, not a doubling, and the government does not claim the target was met. But the inflation and unemployment parts are misleading because official data show inflation softened to 4.9% and unemployment fell to 3.2%, not a deepening crisis. Investment indicators also rose at the all-India level, though one non-official assessment says Uttar Pradesh investment remains sluggish.
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