There are rumours going around that the Indian government allocated ₹770 Cr in Budget 2024 for a tourism revival in the Maldives.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Congress Kerala (“@INCKerala“) tweeted “Modiji has a big heart. He increased the allocations for Maldives tourism development from 400 Cr to 770 Cr even after getting insulted. The celebrities who boycotted Maldives to please the emperor look like clowns.” on Feb 1, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 7k views on X.
Modiji has a big heart. He increased the allocations for Maldives tourism development from 400 Cr to 770 Cr even after getting insulted. The celebrities who boycotted Maldives to please the emperor look like clowns. pic.twitter.com/Sb50l4P62o
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) February 1, 2024
Several other accounts, including @Politics_2022_ made the same claim that the Indian government allotted ₹770 Cr for Maldives tourism revival in Budget 2024. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this is development assistance for the Maldives, not tourism revival. The budget estimate for Maldives’ developmental assistance in 2023-24 was Rs 400 crore, and the revised estimate is Rs 770.90 crore. India’s estimated development assistance to the Maldives for 2024-25 is Rs 600 crore.
We visited India Budget, which officially shows the expenditure profile for 2024-2025. We found the Budget Estimates (2024-2025) for Maldives from this.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: News is being circulated claiming that the Indian government allotted ₹770 Cr for Maldives tourism revival in Budget 2024. The fact is that this is development assistance to Maldives, not for tourism revival. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/XmsU0BuGuG
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating false claims about the development assistance to the Maldives by India to set their political narrative. News is being circulated claiming that the Indian government allotted ₹770 Cr for Maldives tourism revival in Budget 2024. The truth is that this is development assistance to the Maldives, not tourism revival. The budget estimates for Maldives’ developmental assistance (2023-24) were Rs 400 crore, and the revised estimates (2023-24) are Rs 770.90 crore. The estimated development assistance from India to the Maldives for 2024-25 is Rs 600 crore.
Conclusion:
Claim : According to reports, the Indian government allocated ₹770 Cr for Maldives tourism revival in Budget 2024.
Fact : In actuality, this is for the Maldives’ development assitance and not tourism revival. The Maldives will receive Rs 770.90 crore in Revised Estimates (2023–24) for development assistance, compared to the original Budget Estimate of Rs 400 crore. The Maldives will receive an estimated Rs 600 crore in development assistance from India in 2024–2025.
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