Centre To Announce Three-Day Week Off Policy In Today's Budget? PIB Fact Check Reveals Truth

The central government is all set to present the interim Budget for the financial year 2024-2025 today, February 1. At the same time, an image is going viral on social media platforms claiming that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil a policy mandating three-day week-offs in all companies.

An image circulating on social media claims that the Union Finance Minister @nsitharaman will announce a 3-day week off policy in the next #Budget#PIBFactCheck

✔️This claim is #fake

✔️No such proposal has been floated by @FinMinIndia pic.twitter.com/XYIy4DmkKB

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) January 31, 2024

However, PIB”s fact-checking unit has informed that no such proposal has been put forth by the Finance Ministry. PIB also said that the claim is fake. “An image circulating on social media claims that the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama will announce a 3-day week off policy in the next #Budget. This claim is #fake…No such proposal has been floated by the Ministry of Finance,” wrote PIB”s fact checking unit in an X post on January 31.

The misleading post circulating on social media claims that employees will get three days off in a week instead of two. The viral post also falsely claimed that from July 1, 2024, employees are required to work extended hours, ranging from 10 to 12 hours per day, for four days a week. The misleading post also said that the PM Narendra Modi-led central government is planning to implement Labor Law regulations immediately.

The Press Information Bureau established a Fact Check Unit (FCU) in November 2019 with the aim of tackling the issue of fake news to the central government, its various ministries, departments, and other central government organizations. Notably, the fact checking unit verifies claims about government policies, announcements, and regulations and provides accurate information to the public.