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FACT CHECK: Does PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat Cost Rs 8.3 Core Per Episode? Here's The Truth Behind Viral Message

The claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly address Mann Ki Baat costs INR 8.3 crore ($1.14 million) per episode is misleading, according to India's Press Information Bureau (PIB). The bureau's fact-check unit discovered the amount quoted is the total figure of advertising for Mann Ki Baat, rather than a single episode, meaning broadcasts would not be entirely supported by ads. The show recently celebrated its 100th episode, which was broadcast live from the United Nations headquarters in New York, and is translated into 11 foreign languages.
Authored by: Times Now Digital
Edited by: Anurag Kumar

Updated May 1, 2023 | 09:40 AM IST

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PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat

PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat series completed its 100th episode on Sunday. (Twitter: @BJP4India)

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly address Mann Ki Baat completed its 100th episode on Sunday. Soon, a message went viral that claimed that PM's Mann Ki Baat costs Rs 8.3 crore per episode and so far Rs 830 crores have been incurred on the ads. However, the claim made in this viral message turned out to be misleading.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact-check unit found this claim to be fake and misleading. According to the fact-check team's finding, Rs 8.3 crore is the total figure of ads for Mann ki Baat till said date, not for a single episode as claimed in the viral message. The viral message assumes each episode is supported by ads, which is false.
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Here's PIB's Fact-Check Unit Findings

Mann Ki Baat 100th Episode

Mann Ki Baat series completed its 100th episode on Sunday. The milestone episode was also broadcast live from the United Nations headquarters in New York as well.
Mann Ki Baat is broadcast in 11 foreign languages including French, Chinese, Indonesian, Tibetan, Burmese, Baluchi, Arabic, Pashtu, Persian, Dari, and Swahili. Mann Ki Baat is being broadcast by more than 500 broadcast centers of All India Radio.
It was first aired on October 3, 2014, and is broadcast on the last Sunday of every month at 11 am on the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) network.
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