A message and a document have gone viral on social media claiming that the family of those who died due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan will get Rs 4 lakh from the state government as compensation.
The post is being shared on Facebook with a caption in Hindi that reads, “राज्य सरकार ने कोविड-19 आपदा में जनसहयोग प्राप्त करने के लिए राजस्थान मुख्यमंत्री सहायता कोष कोविड-19 राहत कोष शुरू किया है…इस महामारी में जिन्होंने अपनों को खोया है उनके लिए, विशेष सूचना-कोई भी व्यक्ति प्राकृतिक आपदा या महामारी की चपेट में आता है तो यह आवेदन पत्र भरकर और मृत्यु प्रमाण पत्र (कोरोनामृत्यु, प्राकृतिक आपदा) यह दर्शाया गया हो साथ में प्रमाणित प्रतिलिपि लगाकर दे*। 4लाख रु कि राशि स्वीकार हो जायेगी।”
(Translation: The state government has started Rajasthan Chief Minister’s Assistance Fund, COVID-19 Relief Fund, for getting public assistance in COVID-19 disaster… If any person has been affected by a natural disaster or pandemic, then fill this application form and give the death certificate along with the certified copy, an amount of Rs 4 lakh will be provided.)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be FAKE.
During our investigation, we came across an article published on May 7, 2021, that stated there is no provision of financial assistance from the Rajasthan Government to the families of those who have died of COVID-19.
We came across another article in which it was mentioned that Lokesh Sharma, OSD to Rajasthan CM, clarified that fake forms are being linked in the name of CM Assistance Fund on WhatsApp groups and social media with a false claim of providing Rs 4 lakh compensation.
Taking a cue from this, we scanned the Twitter handle of Lokesh Sharma and came across the rebuttal of the viral claim.
वाट्सएप ग्रुप्स और सोशल मीडिया पर सर्कुलेट हो रहे इस फॉर्म का राजस्थान सरकार से कोई सम्बन्ध नहीं है। राज्य सरकार ने इस तरह का कोई प्रावधान/फॉर्म नहीं निकाला है। प्रदेश के सम्बन्ध में इसे पूरी तरह से फेक और गलत माना जाए एवं इसे लेकर किसी भी प्रकार का भ्रम नहीं रखें। pic.twitter.com/3YZTJZ4SER
— Lokesh Sharma (@_lokeshsharma) May 22, 2021
“This form, circulated on WhatsApp groups and social media, has no relation with the Rajasthan government. The state government has not taken out any such provision/form. Regarding the state, it should be considered completely false and wrong and there should not be any kind of confusion about it,” reads the tweet.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral claim is FAKE.
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