Fact Check: Is Centre giving Rs 1000 under ‘Corona Sahayata Yojana’?

Team Udayavani, Apr 27, 2020, 11:17 AM IST

Recently, a message regarding Central government giving Rs 1,000 under the so-called ‘Corona Sahayata Yojana’, was circulating on social media. The message also included a link which users had to click on to get the claimed amount.

However, The Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that the central government is not giving Rs1000 under any of the schemes.

दावा: कोरोना सहायता योजना WCHO की तरफ से 1000 ₹ सहायता राशि सभी को दिया जा रहा हैें। फॉर्म भरें और 1000 ₹ प्राप्त करें। #PIBFactCheck: केंद्र सरकार द्वारा ऐसी कोई भी योजना नहीं चलाई जा रही। मैसेज में किया गया दावा व दिया गया लिंक फ़र्ज़ी है।
कृपया जालसाज़ों से सावधान रहे। pic.twitter.com/i8z3K5dEid

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 25, 2020

It has clarified that the claim and the link both were fraudulent and warned people against clicking on it