Each has a date or measurable number that can be followed over time.
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Story 02 · Full method
How we checked 20 Modi-era promises.
We preserved the original words, fixed the original deadline or number, and then followed the latest official record. When the public data could not answer fairly, we said so.
The counting rule
Three numbers answer three different questions.
These ask whether a factual statement was supported by the cited record.
A repeated statement is logged, but not counted as a brand-new claim.
Achieved targets are included so the method does not only select failures.
Six-stage check
From the original promise to the latest result.
Preserve the words
Save the speaker, place, date and earliest reliable text of the promise.
Identify who owns it
Label it as a direct Modi statement or an official government target.
Fix the benchmark
Record the original deadline, number, scope and unit before checking later updates.
Find the latest record
Prioritise ministry releases, Parliament answers, dashboards and national surveys.
Check what changed
Do not silently replace a village with a Gram Panchayat, or a completed home with a sanctioned home.
Use the narrowest fair verdict
State whether the target was met, late, missed, extended, changed or not verifiable.
The four patterns
How the 20 promises were grouped.
The promise continued, but its finish line was pushed forward.
The original date was missed, but later delivery or substantial progress was recorded.
The later result used a different scope, label, denominator or unit.
The public data was missing, outdated or not comparable enough for a fair binary verdict.
The source pack contains the original wording, latest result, caveat and primary links used in the story.