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Fact Check: No, The UP Education Budget Was Not Slashed By 94%

Sudhanva Shetty Shetty

In the past few days, there have been rumours floating on social media that the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government slashed funding for education by almost 95% in its Budget for 2016-2017. These rumours are false. Allocating merely Rs 576 crore for education in a state of 200 million people is...