Sources, an appendix.
Every figure on this site traces back to a source listed here: the policies tracker, the explainers, and the report audits. Government releases are used where available. Where a figure comes only from secondary reporting, the link says so, and it is never presented as government data.
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How sources are ranked
Not every source carries the same weight. Every link on this site is ranked in one of five tiers, and only the top three are ever cited.
- Tier 0: GovernmentPIB releases, Parliament answers, ministry pages, and the assessment reports themselves. The only sources that can carry a figure as fact.
- Tier 1: Independent institutionsThe World Bank, IMF, OECD, and similar bodies with published methodology, peer-reviewed research, and research institutes' own studies (NCAER, ICRIER). Can carry a figure with attribution.
- Tier 2: Established pressNational newspapers of record and wire services with named authors and corrections. Can report a figure and a dispute, with attribution.
- Tier 3: Specialist and industryIndustry bodies, trade press, consultancies, and think tanks. Useful background, but never the sole basis for a number or a verdict, so never cited here.
- Tier 4: Not citableExam-prep and coaching sites, blogs, aggregators, and AI content farms. Used only as leads while researching; never cited.
This site links only Tier 0, Tier 1, and Tier 2 sources. Tier 1 sources are citable; three are currently linked on the policies page: the NCAER logistics-cost report, the NCAER Viksit Bharat paper, and the Stanford HAI Global AI Vibrancy Tool. The Reports section draws on the publishers listed below, and each article cites its sources at its foot. When a ministry has not published a recent release for a figure, the entry says so in plain words and names the source and date.
Government sources (30)
- Parliament answer (Sansad), PM Jan Dhan Yojana: accounts and depositssansad.in
- Parliament answer (Sansad), PM Awas Yojana: houses completedsansad.in
- Parliament answer (Sansad), Energy transitionsansad.in
- Parliament answer (Sansad), Startup India: recognised startupssansad.in
- Parliament answer (Sansad), Digital Indiasansad.in
- Parliament answer (Sansad), Skill India: PMKVY trainingsansad.in
- PIB, Defence production and exports (FY25)static.pib.gov.in
- PIB, Assessment of Logistics Cost in India (DPIIT–NCAER)static.pib.gov.in
- PIB, PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: five-year coststatic.pib.gov.in
- PIB backgrounder, PM Gati Shakti launchstatic.pib.gov.in
- Ministry of Steel, An Overview of Steel Sectorsteel.gov.in
- NITI Aayog, Strategic Imperatives for Viksit Bharat @2047niti.gov.in
- PIB factsheet, PM Ujjwala Yojana connectionspib.gov.in
- PIB, Atmanirbhar Bharat: ₹20 lakh crore package (12 May 2020)pib.gov.in
- PIB, National Education Policy 2020 (Cabinet approval)pib.gov.in
- PIB, Make in India: manufacturing at 17% of GDP, 25% targetpib.gov.in
- PIB, National Manufacturing Mission (Union Budget 2025-26)pib.gov.in
- PIB, PM Awas Yojana: houses completedpib.gov.in
- PIB, PM Jan Dhan Yojana 11 yearspib.gov.in
- PIB, DPIIT 2025 Year End Reviewpib.gov.in
- PIB, Swachh Bharat: ODF Plus villagespib.gov.in
- PIB, Jal Jeevan Mission: rural tap coveragepib.gov.in
- PIB, 50% non-fossil capacity milestonepib.gov.in
- PIB, PLI progress to September 2025pib.gov.in
- PIB, India Semiconductor Mission: 10 projects, ₹1.60 lakh crorepib.gov.in
- PIB, Ayushman Bharat: cards and admissionspib.gov.in
- PIB, PLI: Lok Sabha reply (July 2026)pib.gov.in
- PIB, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (August 2026)pib.gov.in
- PIB, Digital India: UPI and BharatNet progresspib.gov.in
- PIB, IndiaAI Mission: GPUs and funds disbursedpib.gov.in
Independent institutions (3)
News media (2)
- Outlook Business (secondary)outlookbusiness.com
- The Hindu BusinessLine (secondary)thehindubusinessline.com
Reports (20)
- World Justice Project, Rule of Law Index 2025worldjusticeproject.org
- Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, Global Hunger Index 2025globalhungerindex.org
- The Heritage Foundation, Index of Economic Freedom 2025heritage.org
- WIPO, Global Innovation Index 2025wipo.int
- Social Progress Imperative, Social Progress Index 2025socialprogress.org
- UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Sustainable Development Report 2025dashboards.sdgindex.org
- Institute for Economics and Peace, Global Peace Index 2025visionofhumanity.org
- IMD, World Competitiveness Ranking 2025imd.org
- World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap Report 2025weforum.org
- UNDP, Human Development Report 2025hdr.undp.org
- Reporters Without Borders, World Press Freedom Index 2025rsf.org
- Wellbeing Research Centre (Oxford), Gallup, and UN SDSN, World Happiness Report 2025worldhappiness.report
- Institute for Economics and Peace, Global Terrorism Index 2025visionofhumanity.org
- V-Dem Institute, Democracy Report 2025v-dem.net
- Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2025freedomhouse.org
- Economist Intelligence Unit, Democracy Index 2024eiu.com
- Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2024transparency.org
- Cato Institute and Fraser Institute, Human Freedom Index 2024cato.org
- Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and Climate Action Network, Climate Change Performance Index 2025ccpi.org
- Fund for Peace, Fragile States Index 2025fragilestatesindex.org
Articles
- Poverty numbers: full citations on the article pagemodi.im
- World Bank, India Poverty and Equity Brief (October 2026)worldbank.org
- NITI Aayog, Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06 (January 2024)niti.gov.in
- The Reporters' Collective, on the bank-account indicator (December 2024)reporters-collective.org
- Policy Circle, on the World Bank poverty numbers (November 2026)policycircle.org