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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved
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Not trueAkhilesh 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”
3.2%
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Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP government has failed on inflation, unemployment, investment and doubling farmers' income, and is now harking back to the pre-2017 era.
latestly.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 by the Ministry of Finance, says the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above fell from 6.0% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24, and retail headline inflation softened to 4.9% in April-December 2024. A PIB release on the Survey says gross capital formation in agriculture grew 19.04% in 2022-23. On farmers' income, a Rajya Sabha answer of 5 December 2025 says average monthly income per agricultural household rose from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 to ₹10,218 in 2018-19; a Business Standard report on a NITI Aayog member's paper says income jumped 126% between 2014-15 and 2023-24.
The Economic Survey 2024-25 says the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above fell from 6.0% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. [7]
The same Survey says retail headline inflation softened to 4.9% in April-December 2024, from 5.4% in FY24. [7]
A PIB release on the Economic Survey says gross capital formation in agriculture grew 19.04% in 2022-23, indicating increased investment. [3]
A Rajya Sabha answer of 5 December 2025 says average monthly income per agricultural household rose from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 to ₹10,218 in 2018-19. [2]
A Business Standard report on a NITI Aayog member's paper says farmers' income jumped 126% between 2014-15 and 2023-24, surpassing the doubling target. [1]
The claim asserts failure on inflation, unemployment, investment and doubling farmers' income. Official data contradict the first three: unemployment fell, inflation was moderate, and agricultural investment grew. The farmers' income part is not established as a failure by the official parliamentary answer, which only gives figures up to 2018-19, and a reported NITI Aayog member study says income more than doubled by 2023-24. The 'harking back' phrase is political framing, not a factual claim. Because the load-bearing assertions are contradicted by the official record, the verdict is false.
“Inflation has broken all records and the unemployment crisis is deepening by the day.”
1.7%
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Akhilesh Yadav said inflation has broken all records and the unemployment crisis is deepening by the day.
thenewsmill.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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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]
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.
“अखिलेश यादव का दावा 26 हजार से अधिक स्कूल बंद, मिला ये जवाब!”
more than 26,000 schools shut since 2017, 1,37,102
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more than 26,000 schools shut since 2017
Akhilesh Yadav claimed that more than 26,000 schools have been shut down (in Uttar Pradesh), a claim to which a response was given.
amarujala.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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1,37,102
government schools in Uttar Pradesh, UDISE+ 2023-24
sansad.in
In a Rajya Sabha answer of 23 July 2025, the Ministry of Education gave UDISE+ counts of government schools in every state. For Uttar Pradesh the count was 1,37,638 in 2019-20 and 1,37,102 in 2023-24 — nearly unchanged over the latest five years, with no drop anywhere near 26,000. The same answer says the opening, merger or closing of schools is within the state government's purview and contains no data showing 26,000 closed primary schools in Uttar Pradesh.
The Ministry of Education's Rajya Sabha answer of 23 July 2025 gives state-wise UDISE+ numbers of government schools; Uttar Pradesh's figure is 1,37,638 in 2019-20 and 1,37,102 in 2023-24. [4]
The same answer says opening, merger or closing of schools is the concerned state government's job under the Right to Education Act, 2009, and it does not list 26,000 closed primary schools in Uttar Pradesh. [4]
Media reports say Akhilesh Yadav claimed official data showed 1,13,938 government primary schools in Uttar Pradesh till March 2017 and that more than 26,000 of them were closed since then. [3]
The official record does not show the claimed mass closure. UDISE+ data tabled in the Rajya Sabha put Uttar Pradesh's total government schools at 1,37,638 in 2019-20 and 1,37,102 in 2023-24, nearly the same. The Rajya Sabha answer about closing or merging schools contains no series showing 26,000 closed primary schools. The official figures are for all government schools and begin after 2017, so they do not directly count primary schools from March 2017, but they contradict the scale of the claim and offer no support for the 1,13,938 baseline.
“alleging that power projects initiated during previous Samajwadi Party governments remained incomplete”
not a single unit
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not a single unit
Akhilesh Yadav alleged that power projects initiated during previous Samajwadi Party governments remained incomplete, criticising the state government's record on electricity generation.
devdiscourse.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the government body that tracks power projects, lists Uttar Pradesh thermal units completed after 2017: Jawaharpur STPP Unit 1 (660 MW, February 2024) and Unit 2 (660 MW, December 2024), Obra-C Unit 1 (660 MW, February 2024) and Unit 2 (660 MW, June 2025), and Khurja SCTPP Units 1 and 2 (660 MW each in January 2025 and September 2025). Its January–March 2026 review also lists Ghatampur TPP (3x660 MW) as under construction in Uttar Pradesh.
The CEA's January–March 2026 quarterly review lists Uttar Pradesh thermal units at Jawaharpur, Obra-C and Khurja, each of 660 MW, as commissioned after 2023. [7]
The CEA's April–June 2026 review repeats those commissions and identifies Ghatampur TPP (3x660 MW) in Uttar Pradesh as under construction. [8]
Akhilesh Yadav claimed that not a single unit had been produced or plant set up in Uttar Pradesh since the BJP took office in 2017, and that current electricity comes from SP-era plants in districts such as Etah and Kanpur Dehat. [2]
The official CEA record shows Uttar Pradesh added multiple new 660 MW thermal units after 2017, so the claim that no new unit was produced and that the state depends only on SP-era plants is contradicted. The CEA documents do not identify any SP-initiated project as unfinished, while they do show a separate project, Ghatampur, still under construction.
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Not trueAkhilesh Yadavchecked 1 Oct 2026
“The administration of Raebareli has effectively shifted to Bareilly.”
The claim says Raebareli's administration has effectively shifted to Bareilly. The official record shows the opposite: Raebareli's administrative officers and structure are located in Raebareli, and Bareilly is a separate district. No source shows any order or arrangement moving Raebareli's administration to Bareilly.
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Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the administration of Raebareli was effectively controlled from Bareilly.
thenewsmill.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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The Raebareli district administration's own website states that general administration of the district is vested in the District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner, assisted by Additional District Magistrates, Sub-Divisional Magistrates and a Chief Development Officer, and its directory lists these officers with Raebareli phone numbers. Bareilly is a separate district with its own tehsils and administrative set-up.
Raebareli district's official website says its general administration is vested in the District Magistrate, also called Deputy Commissioner, who is assisted by Additional District Magistrates, Sub-Divisional Magistrates and a Chief Development Officer. [3]
The Raebareli district directory lists Additional District Magistrate (F&R) and Additional District Magistrate (e) with Raebareli phone numbers. [5]
Bareilly is a separate district with six tehsils and fifteen blocks, according to its official district website. [7]
The claim says Raebareli's administration has effectively shifted to Bareilly. The official record shows the opposite: Raebareli's administrative officers and structure are located in Raebareli, and Bareilly is a separate district. No source shows any order or arrangement moving Raebareli's administration to Bareilly.
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Not trueAkhilesh Yadav25 Sept 2026
“Yadav said inflation and unemployment are at their peak.”
3.0%
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Akhilesh Yadav said inflation and unemployment in Uttar Pradesh are at their peak.
thestatesman.com, 25 Sept 2026
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3.0%
Uttar Pradesh unemployment rate, PLFS 2023-24
sansad.in
The National Statistics Office's Periodic Labour Force Survey for 2023-24 puts Uttar Pradesh's usual-status unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above at 3.0%, with 2.2% in rural areas and 6.7% in urban areas. All-India unemployment fell from 6.0% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. For inflation, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's Consumer Price Index press note for July 2026 records all-India retail inflation of 4.45%, and the Economic Survey 2025-26 says average inflation for April-December 2025 was 1.7%, the lowest since the CPI series began.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey 2023-24 records Uttar Pradesh's usual-status unemployment rate at 3.0% for persons aged 15 and above: 2.2% in rural areas and 6.7% in urban areas. [3]
All-India unemployment rate on usual status fell from 6.0% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24, according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. [1]
All-India Consumer Price Index inflation was 4.45% in July 2026, and the Economic Survey 2025-26 states average headline inflation for April-December 2025 was 1.7%, the lowest since the CPI series began. [5][6]
The claim says inflation and unemployment in Uttar Pradesh are at their peak. Official data contradict this: Uttar Pradesh's unemployment rate in the latest annual survey was 3.0%, and all-India unemployment has fallen sharply since 2017-18. Retail inflation is 4.45%, far below the 6.7% recorded in 2022-23, and the Economic Survey describes recent inflation as the lowest since the CPI series began. These are not peak levels.