Claim: India built 1.75 lakh kilometres of rural roads in the last 4 years. Who built them? Young labourers and workers: PM @narendramodi
Fact: False. Between April 2015 and March 2018, 1.67 lakh km of rural roads were built, 4.6% lower than the PM’s claim.
Link: https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1018869516434980864
Explanation: In the four years between April 2015 and March 2018, 167,675 km of rural roads were built, according to data submitted by the government to the Rajya Sabha (here and here), and not 175,000 km as the PM claimed.
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