The new map of India was released by the Survey General of India on October 31. Since then, another map of India is going viral with a bifurcated J&K and it has been shared widely on social media.
Facebook user Vishwa Mohan shared a map of India along with a claim in Hindi, which in English translates to, “New map of new India which is a glimpse of one India, best India.” The map shows the erstwhile state of J&K divided into two almost equal halves.
When a reverse check was done, it was found that the authentic map released by the government is different from the viral map. The union territory of Ladakh is larger than J&K in the actual map.
The viral map has a ‘copyright 2019 www.mapsofindia.com’ written on it. Many Facebook users uploaded the same map with a similar claim.
Fact Check:
It was found that the website ‘Maps of India’ does have a viral map. The archived version can be seen here. Right above the map, the website clearly says, “We are awaiting changes on Government’s own websites and official notification. The boundaries are illustrative. Refer to official maps from GOI.”
When we searched the Internet for the latest political map of India and found that Union minister Dr. Jitendra Singh had tweeted a photo of the latest map showing “the Union Territories of #Jammu & #Kashmir and #Ladakh, as these exist after 31st October 2019.”
Final Verdict:
Clearly, the map of India that has been shared by many social media users is not the official map of India. The viral image is only an illustration.
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