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Facts true, point false

Haj subsidy numbers hold. The total religious spending figure and the comparison do not.

Checked against: The CSR Journal, The Times of India

Why we say that›

Haj subsidy records match while overall religion spending total does not.

Haj subsidy and 1-rupee donation facts are accurate. The conclusion that government spent 6,395 crore on religion overall fails.

What it leaves out

The 6,395 crore Haj total covers only 2004-2014 UPA period with no matching BJP-era total shown.

Reported 15 Oct 2026

Frame from the checked reel@Manish S. LodhiOpen Instagram post ↗

Claims

3 true · 1 no record

  • No record found

    The government spent 639,600,000,000 (6,395 crore) on religion.

    What we found

    The sources reviewed do not establish any single total figure of 6,395 crore spent on religion overall.

  • True

    Congress spent 6,395 crore in Haj subsidy for Muslims.

    What we found

    The UPA government spent 6,560 crore on Haj subsidy for Muslims from 2004 to 2014 per RTI data.

    Source · The CSR Journal
  • True

    BJP Government gave 1 rupee to Ram Mandir temple donation.

    What we found

    The central government made a symbolic first cash donation of Rs 1 to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust in 2020.

    Source · The Times of India
  • True

    Haj subsidy year-wise data (crore), 2004–2014 totals 6,395 crore.

    What we found

    RTI data shows the Haj subsidy from 2004 to 2014 totaled 6,560 crore.

    Source · The CSR Journal
The full story, from the sources›

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday made the first donation of Rs 1 in cash to the 'Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' trust to begin its work of constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya , officials said. BJP 1, NC-Cong 1, pollsters 0: Momentum swings back to BJP ahead of crucial state battles. - The Times of India (2020-02-06) This subsidy was given to Muslims performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca or Saudi Arabia. According to the RTI reply the total subsidy during the UPA regime (2004–2014) under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stood at Rs6,560 crore. However, between the year 2014 and 2017, under the Modi government, an additional Rs 1,137 crore was spent. Gradually the Haj subsidy program was reduced and officially discontinued in the year 2018. - The CSR Journal (2025-04-17)

From reporting

Predictions and opinions in it (1)›
  • Opinion: Gov Spending on Religion
How it's framed (4)›
Unfair comparison - First slide shows a single large government spending figure on religion; second slide splits the same 6,395 Cr figure into a Congress Haj subsidy contrasted against a 1-rupee BJP donation to Ram Mandir, implying parity between vastly different time periods and spending categories.
Selective omission - The 6,395 Cr Haj total is explicitly labeled 2004–2014 (Congress era) on the references slide, yet the second slide attributes it to 'Congress Spent' while juxtaposing it with a current 'BJP Gov' 1-rupee figure without any matching BJP-era data or total religious spending under BJP.
Loaded comparison - The reel uses a 1-rupee figure for BJP Ram Mandir donation (visually highlighted in yellow) against a 6,395 Cr figure for Congress Haj subsidy (highlighted in green), creating a stark visual imbalance without context on total government spending on religion across both governments.
Partisan framing - Congress is linked to Muslim-focused spending (Haj subsidy) while BJP is linked to a nominal Hindu temple donation, inviting viewers to interpret the disparity along religious and party lines.
Sources (2)›
[1]news report2025-04-17
The CSR Journal ↗

This subsidy was given to Muslims performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca or Saudi Arabia. According to the RTI reply the total subsidy during the UPA regime (2004–2014) under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stood at Rs6,560 crore. However, between the year 2014 and 2017, under the Modi government, an additional Rs 1,137 crore was spent. Gradually the Haj subsidy program was reduced and officially discontinued in the year 2018.

[2]news report2020-02-06
The Times of India ↗

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday made the first donation of Rs 1 in cash to the 'Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' trust to begin its work of constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya , officials said. BJP 1, NC-Cong 1, pollsters 0: Momentum swings back to BJP ahead of crucial state battles

Notes on this check (1)›
  • The video could not be downloaded, so this check rests on the caption and images.

Checked against 2 sources · 15 Oct 2026

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