Enrollment decline is real but totals about 44 lakh over three years, not 20-25 lakh per year.
Why we say that›
UP school enrollment fell sharply but not by 20-25 lakh every year.
The reel cites government data but the annual decline rate is overstated. Real drop was about 44 lakh total over three years, not 20-25 lakh yearly. Specific fund utilization percentages for PM POSHAN could not be verified in any source. The core facts show decline but the 'devastating neglect' conclusion leaps beyond the numbers.
Based on only a few sources, so read this as a first look, not the last word.
Enrollment decline is real but totals about 44 lakh over three years, not 20-25 lakh per year. Fund utilization percentages are unverified. Real drops and official data do not establish deliberate neglect or scheme failure at the scale claimed.
The 20-25 lakh annual decline claim misstates the actual multi-year total drop of roughly 44 lakh from 2021-22 to 2024-25.
Reported 14 Aug 2026
Claims
2 true · 2 unchecked
- Couldn't check
Utilization of available funds for PM POSHAN in UP was 89% until 2023, 77% until 2024, and 62% until 2025.
What's actually true
No sources match these specific utilization percentages or sequence despite searches.
- Couldn't check
PAB has approved 184 days to be covered during first three quarters of 2022-23. State reported coverage of 190 (103%) working days.
What's actually true
The on-screen text and quote match official PAB minutes for UP.
- True
In UP government schools, children's enrollment is decreasing at a rate of 20 to 25 lakh every year.
What's actually true
Enrollment declined sharply but total drop was about 44 lakh over three years, not 20-25 lakh per year.
- True
In 2023, the enrollment number was more than 28 lakh.
What's actually true
UP saw a drop of about 28 lakh students in 2023-24 compared to the previous year.
The full story, from the sources›
Uttar Pradesh saw the highest drop, with a decline of approximately 2.8 million (28 lakh) students in 2023-2024 compared to the previous year. (Direct confirmation of ~28 lakh drop figure tied to 2023-24 data). - Education for All in India (2024-10-11) Uttar Pradesh: Total enrolment decreased by 9.31% (-4,392,091 students), with Primary (-19.86%, -4,801,759 students) and Elementary (-14.30%, -5,115,357 students) (Multi-year decline 2021-22 to 2024-25; ~44 lakh total drop over ~3 years, not 20-25 lakh per year). - Education for All in India (2025-10-25) While in absolute terms government schools continue to account for two-thirds of the total number of schools in the country, their numbers have declined from 11.07 lakh in 2014-15 to 10.13 lakh in 2024-25. - Frontline (2026-07-22)
From reporting
What else it leaves out (1)›
- The reel presents declining enrollment and utilization as proof of deliberate neglect and scheme failure under the state government, but sources show broader national trends in government school enrollment without assigning that cause.
How it's framed (4)›
Sources (3)›
While in absolute terms government schools continue to account for two-thirds of the total number of schools in the country, their numbers have declined from 11.07 lakh in 2014-15 to 10.13 lakh in 2024-25.
Uttar Pradesh: Total enrolment decreased by 9.31% (-4,392,091 students), with Primary (-19.86%, -4,801,759 students) and Elementary (-14.30%, -5,115,357 students) (Multi-year decline 2021-22 to 2024-25; ~44 lakh total drop over ~3 years, not 20-25 lakh per year).
Uttar Pradesh saw the highest drop, with a decline of approximately 2.8 million (28 lakh) students in 2023-2024 compared to the previous year. (Direct confirmation of ~28 lakh drop figure tied to 2023-24 data).
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- Account @_berational has low followers (73) and appears focused on political commentary against the UP government.
Notes on this check (3)›
- Searches for the exact PM POSHAN fund utilization percentages returned no matching sources.
- PAB minutes quote matches on-screen text but full PDF content was not retrievable.
- The reel's central argument depends on claims that were not independently established, so it is reported as misleading context rather than as facts with a false point.
Checked against 2 sources · 14 Aug 2026
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