Fake Alert! No Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana being run by central government, says PIB Fact Check

PIB Fact Check has tweeted about this fake alert! The Press Information Bureau's official fact check Twitter handle 'PIB Fact Check' clarified that there is no scheme as Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana under the Central Government. A post regarding this scheme was being circulated on various social media platforms. The PIB rejected any such scheme under the central government and called it Fake News.

"Claim: Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana', the Central Government is providing financial assistance to poor families to provide better education and better health to their children. #PIBFactCheck This claim is #Fake. No such scheme is being run by the central government," PIB Fact Check tweeted.

दावा: केंद्र सरकार द्वारा 'प्रधानमंत्री शिशु विकास योजना' के तहत गरीब परिवारों को अपने बच्चों को बेहतर शिक्षा व बेहतर स्वास्थ्य प्रदान करने के लिए आर्थिक सहायता प्रदान की जा रही है।#PIBFactCheck

यह दावा #फ़र्ज़ी है।

केंद्र सरकार द्वारा ऐसी कोई योजना नहीं चलाई जा रही है। pic.twitter.com/8vyZZXRqxO

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 18, 2022

The official website of Shisu Vikash Yojana was claiming that this yojana was created by the government of India to reduce the financial burden on poor and vulnerable groups arising out of catastrophic hospital episodes and ensure their access to quality health services was conceived.

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However, PIB Fact Check clarified that no such scheme is being run by the central government.

This is not the first time that the PIB Fact Check unit has red-flagged fake news of 'Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana' being circulated on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc. Earlier, in January 2020, PIB Fact Check tweeted "Claim: - Govt. School students to get various monetary benefits under the “Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana”. Reality: This is a #FakeNews. There is NO “Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana” under the Central Government."

#PIBFactCheck

Claim: - Govt. School students to get various monetary benefits under the “Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana”

Reality: This is a #FakeNews. There is NO “Pradhan Mantri Shishu Vikas Yojana” under the Central Government pic.twitter.com/OlO7QkHzwN

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) January 30, 2020

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