“The Congress government in Punjab has set a precedent for the rest of the country when it comes to prioritizing education by allocating 8% of total budget to education”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Feb 2020.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
While the Punjab government has allocated substantial amounts for education, it is not unprecedented in terms of the share of allocation to education. Punjab’s 8% allocation is lower than many other states which allocated more than 8% to education in 2020-21
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 February 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2020, 9 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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