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This is a blatant lie. The devil is in the details and the detail is there has been no specific funds allocated in the budget for this nor are there any specifi
by devnonymous 9y ago
This is a blatant lie. The devil is in the details and the detail is there has been no specific funds allocated in the budget for this nor are there any specifics about how the funds will be allocated in the future.[1] This is just a vague expression of intent. Precisely the type that every politician will make when in desperate need of good will - exactly what Modi is in need of.
[1] thread about this https://twitter.com/Memeghnad/status/959026718722768896 https://twitter.com/Memeghnad/status/959026718722768896
- statguy 9y agoThis. To add to this, PM Modi and the current administration habitually make grandiose promises and setting up new schemes with a lot of fanfare just in time for key elections. When the elections are won, the promises and schemes are quietly forgotten.
- devnonymous 9y agoTo whoever downvoted, here's an exercise -- download all the pdfs from http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/index.asp http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/index.asp do a quick search in any of the documents for "National Health Protection Scheme" and let us know if you find it any where other than the speech.