“Punjab tops the list of states in the foreign inward remittances category, whereas Gujarat stands first in having the greatest number of Fugitive Economic offenders.”
What FACTLY found
According to the latest RBI report on India’s Inward remittances for 2020-21, Maharashtra tops the list by contributing 35.2% of total remittances, while Punjab stands 9th with a share of 3%. Also, the Government has not categorised the Fugitive Economic Offenders based on the state they belong to. People from other states are also mentioned in the list
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1450627052086850&set=gm.2345152018967729&idorvanity=…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.