After the new cabinet in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term took oath, many social media users shared posts with inaccurate educational qualifications of ministers.
The archived version of the tweet can be seen here. We received this infographic on our WhatsApp tipline (9999499044), requesting us to fact-check it.
Modi Cabinet 2024
Having secured the numbers, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government took shape on 9 June when Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister, along with 30 cabinet ministers, five Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State (MoS). Modi’s new Council of Ministers is 72-strong and comprises 11 ministers belonging to NDA partners TDP, JDU, LJP, Shiv Sena, and others.
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Newschecker ran a reverse image search, which led us to this News18 report, dated 7 July 2021, headlined, “PM Modi’s New Team: Younger and Inclusive Cabinet Explained in GFX”, featuring the same infographic. “News18 gives an overview of the rejigged Team Modi with representation of castes and communities, education, experience etc,” read the report.
The same graphic was featured in this CNBCTV18 report, dated 8 July 2021, stating, “To ensure the Cabinet has the right mix of professionals also, there are 13 lawyers, six doctors, five engineers and seven civil servants out of the 43 members being sworn in today,” adding that it was the first Cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term.
The recent posts on social media about the educational qualification of the PM’s council of ministers aren’t about ministers in Modi 3.0.
This story was originally published by Newschecker as part of the Shakti Collective. Apart from the headline, excerpt and introduction, this story has not been edited by ThePrint staff.
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