AgriculturePartially Done
Give five free bee boxes and apiculture training to 10,000 farmers
Bharatiya Janata PartymediumOct 20260
Pendinglow confidenceAgriculture
Provide free silkworm seeds to up to 5,000 SHGs
Bharatiya Janata Party · Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 10 Oct 2026
What does this status mean?
The term is active and there is no evidence of action or reversal.
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.
Original manifesto wording
“We will provide free-of-cost silkworm seeds for up to 5,000 SHGs, to facilitate silk farming.”
From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.19
Our Assessment
The manifesto promises free silkworm seeds for up to 5,000 self-help groups. A March 2026 Union Textiles Ministry reply reports national Silk Samagra-2 support and state-wise releases but does not list Gujarat among the funded states or identify Gujarat SHGs receiving free silkworm seeds. This omission does not establish that a separate Gujarat programme does not exist. No state order, seed-distribution register, beneficiary count or post-election implementation record for this specific commitment was verified. The 5,000 figure is an upper limit in the manifesto, not proof that 5,000 groups have been served. No progress percentage is shown.
The reasoning behind the verdict
Why this assessment?
Reviewed
01 · Delivery status
Why pending?
No verifiable record was found showing free silkworm seeds distributed to Gujarat SHGs under this commitment. National sericulture statistics and silk production do not establish delivery to the promised beneficiaries. The pledge stays pending while the evidence gap is resolved.
'Up to 5,000' is a ceiling in the source pledge. No beneficiary count is verified, so no completion bar is shown.
02 · Strength of evidence
Why low confidence?
The manifesto is verified and the national Silk Samagra-2 reply provides context, but neither gives a Gujarat SHG seed-distribution count. The absence of Gujarat from that particular national funding table cannot rule out separate state implementation, so confidence in the delivery verdict is low.
What would help us reassess?
The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.
- Gujarat government order or scheme guidelines for free silkworm-seed supply to SHGs
- District-wise SHG beneficiary lists with dates, quantities and zero-price receipts
- Seed procurement and expenditure records after the 2022 election
- Evidence that recipient SHGs began silkworm rearing
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.
Read our methodology ↗Sources & Evidence
Promise Timeline
13 Mar 2026
A Union Textiles Ministry reply gave national Silk Samagra-2 beneficiary and state-funding data, but did not identify Gujarat SHGs receiving free silkworm seeds. Separate state delivery remains possible but unverified.
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