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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved
What they said is not true. The official record shows something else.
Not trueRahul Gandhichecked 30 Sept 2026
“over 1.5 crore students have been deprived of scholarship”
over 1.5 crore students, 48,04,208
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over 1.5 crore students
Rahul Gandhi said that over 1.5 crore students in India have been deprived of scholarships, presenting data on a slide show at the Chhatron Ki Goonj event in Indore.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), the government's official release, says the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes benefited 48,04,208 students in 2024-25, with central assistance of ₹5,562.23 crore, and the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme benefited over 26 lakh SC students with ₹562.36 crore. It does not state that 1.5 crore students were deprived of scholarships.
The PIB release says 48,04,208 Scheduled Caste students received post-matric scholarships in 2024-25, with central assistance of ₹5,562.23 crore. [2]
The same release says over 26 lakh Scheduled Caste students received pre-matric scholarships, with central assistance of ₹562.36 crore. [2]
The SBI Foundation's Asha Scholarship 2026-27 is open for applications and offers aid from ₹15,000 to ₹15 lakh; it does not mention 1.5 crore students deprived of scholarships. [1]
The claim's figure of over 1.5 crore students deprived of scholarships does not appear in the official record. The PIB release on scholarship schemes shows lakhs of students received scholarships, not that 1.5 crore were deprived. The SBI article is about a private scholarship open for applications and also does not support the claim.
A serious accusation with nothing behind it: no court, no inquiry and no official figure supports it, and the speaker gave none.
No proofAkhilesh Yadavchecked 30 Sept 2026
“Targeting the government over ethanol blending in petrol, the SP chief alleged that the benefits of the process were not adequately reaching farmers. He claimed that the government was making profits from ethanol blending while farmers continued to face financial difficulties.”
₹1,04,000 crore
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Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the benefits of ethanol blending in petrol were not adequately reaching farmers and that the government was making profits from ethanol blending while farmers faced financial difficulties.
latestly.com, checked 30 Sept 2026
What is actually true
₹1,04,000 crore
paid to farmers under ethanol blending, Rajya Sabha answer, March 2025
sansad.in
In a Rajya Sabha answer on 24 March 2025, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said the Ethanol Blended Petrol programme had resulted in expeditious payment to farmers of more than ₹1,04,000 crore up to January 2025. A PIB factsheet says the programme has delivered ₹1.60+ lakh crore in additional farmer earnings, and states that ethanol procurement costs have risen above refined petrol costs, so the mandate continues for energy security, environmental and farm income gains rather than profit.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas told the Rajya Sabha on 24 March 2025 that the ethanol blending programme had resulted in expeditious payment to farmers of more than ₹1,04,000 crore up to January 2025. [2]
A PIB factsheet says the programme has delivered ₹1.60+ lakh crore in additional farmer earnings and that ethanol procurement costs have risen above refined petrol costs, so the government is not pocketing a price difference. [1]
The government says maize-based ethanol is procured at around ₹71.86 per litre to ensure farmers receive a fair price. [4]
A Frontline analysis argues that farmers are not beneficiaries of the ethanol policy, showing the matter is disputed. [7]
The claim is an allegation that the government is profiting from ethanol blending while farmers do not adequately benefit. The official record shows large payments to farmers and the government's position that it is not making a profit from the price difference, but this is the government's own account. Independent reporting in Frontline argues farmers are not beneficiaries, so the matter is disputed. No court, audit or independent official figure in the sources establishes the allegation.
Part of it is true, but the way it was said gives a wrong picture.
MisleadingDhruv Ratheechecked 12 Oct 2026
“Recently, the ministry of mines announced that ∼ 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium, or "white gold," or "new oil," had been found in Jammu and Kashmir.”
∼ 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium, 5.9 million tonnes
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∼ 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium
Dhruv Rathee said the Ministry of Mines announced that about 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium — called 'white gold' or 'new oil' — had been found in Jammu and Kashmir.
facebook.com, checked 12 Oct 2026
What is actually true
5.9 million tonnes
lithium ore inferred resource, GSI, J&K, 2026
sansad.in
The Ministry of Mines told Parliament on 13 March 2023 that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) had estimated an inferred resource (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium ore in Salal-Haimna, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. The same official record describes the find as lithium ore with an average grade of 583 ppm, not as 60 lakh tonnes of lithium.
The Ministry of Mines told Parliament that GSI estimated 5.9 million tonnes of lithium ore in Salal-Haimna, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. [2][3]
The official record describes the find as lithium ore with an average grade of 583 ppm, not as pure lithium. [6]
The figure of 5.9 million tonnes is close to the claimed 60 lakh tonnes, but the official unit is lithium ore, not lithium. [2]
The number is roughly right: 5.9 million tonnes is about 59 lakh tonnes. But the Ministry of Mines and GSI consistently describe the find as lithium ore, not lithium. Calling it 60 lakh tonnes of lithium overstates what was found, because the ore contains lithium at an average grade of 583 ppm. The 'white gold' and 'new oil' labels are not in the official record.
MisleadingSanjay Singh (Aam Aadmi Party)checked 1 Oct 2026
““As far as the impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is concerned, we have already signed it. If an impeachment motion against Gyanesh Kumar is brought in Parliament and any action is taken, we will join hands with all the opposition parties and fight this battle together.””
130 Lok Sabha and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs
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AAP MP Sanjay Singh said AAP has already signed an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and that if such a motion is brought in Parliament the party will join hands with all opposition parties.
editorji.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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130 Lok Sabha and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs
signed notices to remove CEC, official bulletins, April 2026
ddnews.gov.in
Parliament's official bulletins said the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker refused to admit the impeachment notices against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on 6 April 2026. The notices were signed by 130 Lok Sabha members and 63 Rajya Sabha members, but they do not list signatories by party.
The Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker rejected the impeachment motion notice against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. [2][14]
The Lok Sabha notice was signed by 130 members and the Rajya Sabha notice by 63 members. [2][5][14]
At least 193 opposition MPs signed the notice seeking the CEC's removal. [13]
The available parliamentary records do not identify AAP or its MPs among the signatories. [2][5][14]
The record confirms that opposition MPs moved and signed impeachment notices against the CEC, so the general claim of an impeachment push is accurate. But the notices were rejected by both presiding officers, which the claim does not mention, and no source lists AAP as a signatory. The specific assertion that AAP has already signed is therefore not established by the record.
“If 15-20 lakh youths are unemployed, it is not good for any state, he said.”
15-20 lakh youths, 3.3%
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15-20 lakh youths
Abhijeet Dipke said that 15-20 lakh youths are unemployed, which is not good for any state.
freepressjournal.in, checked 1 Oct 2026
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3.3%
Maharashtra unemployment rate, age 15+, PLFS 2023-24
pib.gov.in
The Ministry of Labour & Employment's Periodic Labour Force Survey data put Maharashtra's unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above at 3.3% in 2023-24, down from 4.8% in 2017-18. The sources do not state an official count of 15–20 lakh unemployed youths for Maharashtra. Other reported figures include over 71 lakh youth registered as job-seekers with government employment offices in 2025 and 17.76 lakh applications for 17,471 police constable posts.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey reports Maharashtra's unemployment rate among persons aged 15 and above fell from 4.8% in 2017-18 to 3.3% in 2023-24. [2]
An unofficial data article says more than 71 lakh youth were registered as job-seekers with Maharashtra government employment offices in 2025. [6]
Maharashtra Police received 17.76 lakh applications for 17,471 constable posts, indicating a very large number of job applicants in the state. [8]
The speaker's broad point about youth unemployment is consistent with evidence that large numbers of young people in Maharashtra are seeking work. But the specific figure of 15–20 lakh unemployed youths does not appear in official PLFS data, which report only unemployment rates for the state. The number may also understate the reported scale of youth job-seeking, since one data report gives over 71 lakh registered job-seekers.