{"id":23728,"date":"2023-04-29T20:52:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlyfact.in\/?p=23728"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T07:23:47","slug":"mann-ki-baat-total-expenditure-is-8-3-crore-and-not-830-crore-in-return-it-generated-5-times-more-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlyfact.in\/mann-ki-baat-total-expenditure-is-8-3-crore-and-not-830-crore-in-return-it-generated-5-times-more-revenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Mann Ki Baat total expenditure is 8.3 crore and not 830 crore, in return it generated 5 times more revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mann Ki Baat, is an Indian radio programme hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It began in 2014 as an endeavor to connect with the masses through radio, and will shortly reach 100 episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, over the years many politicians have criticized the Modi govt in regard to the expenditure of Mann Ki Baat. Recently, Isudan Gadhvi<\/a>, the Gujarat president of the AAP, on his Twitter account took jibe at the PM Modi hosted radio programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, he wrote, “One day cost of Mann Ki Baat is 8.3 crores say!” However, further he wrote, “830 crores of 100 episodes<\/strong>, our taxes were blown by talking nonsense! Now is the limit! BJP workers need to wake up and protest about this!” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isudan Gadhvi claimed that the per episode cost is Rs 8.3 crore. As it’s going to complete 100 episodes on April 30,2023, so, the total cost of 100 episodes is 830 crore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did government really spent 830 crore behind the radio programme? Lets find the truth in our fact check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also Read<\/strong>: Viral Video of Harassment on Muslim Girl in Hijab by Hindus Debunked<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Check<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We began our research by conducting a keyword search for “Government spent 830 crore on Mann ki Baat radio programme.” With the keyword search, we came across a few media report. According to the DNA report<\/a> a Mumbai based RTI activist, Anil Galgali, had filed an RTI request seeking how much money was invested in the radio show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, a keyword search for “Anil Galgali Mann Ki Baat RTI” led us to a tweet<\/a> from him on April 26, 2020. He stated, “The amount spent on the PM’s one-day message to the nation has just cost us crores.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anil also provided a copy of the RTI response. In response to his RTI request, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revealed that the Union government has spent Rs 8.3 crore on Mann Ki Baat marketing and publicity. A total of Rs 8.29 crore was spent on 14 stages of 4,094 advertisements published or broadcasted. Nowhere it was mentioned that the cost of per episode is Rs 8.3 crore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The amount spent on the one day "Message " to the Nation addressed by @PMOIndia<\/a> has just costed us, crores. The information and publicity department has informed on 3 Sep 2015 to RTI\u00a0Activist #AnilGalgali<\/a> that the amount is indeed, in tune of Rs. 8.30 crores. https:\/\/t.co\/bslnpQtmxf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tb0V2NQPHC<\/a><\/p>— ANIL GALGALI (@ANILGALGALIRTI) April 26, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>