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“Since 2008, reservations were given to Muslims and Christians in Central government institutions; hence such low number of Hindu officers in those institutions”
Social media posts Claim dated 25 Jan 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The list of central government officers is available in the official websites of their respective institutions. When the list of officers working in President’s Secretariat, Vice President’s Secretariat, and Prime Minister’s Office is seen, most of the officers are Hindus. As per the constitution of India, reservation cannot be granted solely based on religion; it does not discriminate people based on religion. There is no rule which provides reservation specifically to Muslims and Christians...

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 25 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 March 2022, 38 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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