Fact Check: PMO Did Not Announce 9851145045 Helpline for Reporting Corruption
Claim: Social media posts claim that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has launched a new initiative to curb corruption, urging Indian citizens to directly report corruption cases by calling the helpline number 9851145045.
Fact: The viral claim is false. The helpline number 9851145045 does not belong to India it is, in fact, a number issued by the Government of Nepal for its citizens to report corruption. There is no official record or announcement from the Indian Prime Minister’s Office or any government department linking this number to an anti-corruption campaign in India.
Several posts and articles on social media platforms are circulating the claim that the Indian PMO launched this number as a direct anti-corruption helpline. However, a fact-check reveals that the number is officially used in Nepal, not India.
Indian citizens who wish to report corruption must use legitimate and official channels such as:
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
The Lokpal of India
Relevant State Anti-Corruption Bureaus
Before sharing such information online, it is crucial to verify its authenticity through official government websites and trusted news sources.
False. The number 9851145045 belongs to Nepal, not to India’s Prime Minister’s Office. The viral claim is baseless and misleading.
Source: Telugupost
