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“Create 2 crore jobs every year”
Narendra ModiPromised 15 Mar 2014 · 12 years ago
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What the evidence says
CMIE statistics show that total employment contracted from 41.27 crore in 2016-17 to 40.57 crore in 2022-23, indicating a net loss of jobs over this period instead of meeting the 2 crore annual target.
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What was promisedeconomictimes.indiatimes.com
Narendra Modi made this promise on 15 Mar 2014, as Prime Minister. The original report is linked below.
Economic Times: One crore jobs if BJP comes to power, says Narendra Modi ↗Archived copy ↗
No deadline was given · judged on 15 Mar 2017, 3 years after it was made
Evidence1 report
- People's DemocracyCoverageWhere are the Promised Two Crore Jobs Every Year? ↗
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