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“Bharata Ratna awardee enjoys lifelong income tax exemption, free lifetime travel on Air India and Indian Railways, participation in parliamentary proceedings, privilege equivalent to cabinet rank, Z-grade security as required, VVIP status, treated as a state guest within the country, and comprehensive facilities provided by the Indian Embassy during international travel”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: According to the RTI response given by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the benefits extended to the Bharata Ratna Awardees are: 1. The state governments are advised to declare Bharata Ratna awardees as the ‘State Guests’ …

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“To improve the nutritional status of children (0-6 years), adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers, Prime Minister launched a ‘Poshan Abhiyan’ in 2017-18. More than six lakh Anganwadi workers are equipped with smart phones to upload the nutritional status of more than 10 crore households”

FACTLY rated this: TRUE

FACTLY says: As on 31 December 2019, 6.08 lakh Anganwadi workers are uploading data on ICDS – Common Application Software (ICDS-CAS). However, numerous challenges exist in making this work