Fact Check: Will FM Sitharaman Announce 3-day Week Off Policy In Interim Budget? Here's The Truth Behind Viral Post

A viral post has claimed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to announce 3-Day week off policy in the Interim Budget. Know the truth behind this viral claim.

New Delhi: Ahead of the presentation of the Interim Budget 2024 by Finance Miister Nirmala Sitharaman, a viral post has been doing the round in the social media that states that FM will bring policy for three-days week off.

The post further states that from July 1, companies will be able to increase working hours to 12 hours and employees might have to work 10-12 hours a day for 4 days. Companies will be able to give 3-days of leave after the new rules are announced, the post has said. Among other things that the viral post has mentioned is that cash in hand may defreas e but PF may increase. The Modi government plans to implement the labour laws regulations immediately.

The Ministry of Finance has tweeted that an image circulating on social media claims that the Union Finance Minister will announce a 3-day week off policy in the next Budget. 

Busting the fake message, PIB Fact Check has said that the above claim is fake. PIB added that no such proposal has been floated by the Finance Ministry.

PIB has tweeted:

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

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