6 October 2026

What's new since 4 October

Since our last update on 4 October, citizen.org.in has learned to work through the facts you give it, such as dates, age and income, and to say a clear "No", with the reason, when the official rules say no. Answers in Hindi and other Indian languages now keep the detail of the English answer. This post compares today with that update.

What changed

	4 October	6 October
Official documents	about 7,830	about 7,860
Government of India websites	97	98
Fully correct answers (same 302 test questions)	about 68%	66%
Wrong answers	about 11%	10%
Answerable questions it declined	about 1%	1%
Questions about your own situation	not tested	23 of 30 fully correct
Questions in everyday words	not tested	80 of 100 fully correct

On the same 302 questions, accuracy is about where it was on 4 October; results move by a point or two from one run to the next.

New sources since 4 October: the Gazette of India (e-Gazette), and Skill India's National Skill Development Corporation (skill loans, PM Vishwakarma training and Skill India International Centres). Our English test set grew from 462 to 592 questions, with 100 written in everyday words and 30 about people's own situations.

Also new since 4 October:

Other Indian languages. Answers in other languages are now written in English first and then translated, so they keep details a direct answer used to drop. In our tests, fully correct answers rose from 96 to about 108 of 170 questions in Hindi, and from 90 to 109 of 168 in Tamil, Bengali, Marathi and Santali together.
Two questions at once. A message that asks about two schemes or offices is searched part by part, and the answer covers each part. Before, the second half often came back as not covered.
MGNREGA's new name. Answers about MGNREGA now say it has become the VB-G RAM G Act.

Questions that work better now

A clear No, with the reason. When the official rules say no, that is now the answer, with its source. Before, a correct No was often shown as if no official answer had been found.

Everyday words. "Modi health card" is understood as Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, and a question in Hindi typed in English letters gets a clear answer. On 100 test questions written this way, 80 are answered fully correctly, against 90 when the same questions use official wording.

The same answer, in Hindi. Choose Hindi, and the same question is answered in Hindi with the same detail: answers in other languages are now written in English first, then translated.

The SC post-matric scholarship question answered No, because the father's income of Rs 3,20,000 is above the Rs 2,50,000 limit — Family income above the scholarship limit

Asked about the Modi health card, the answer gives PM-JAY's cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year — Modi health card, understood as PM-JAY

Asked in Hindi typed in English letters whether ration is refused when the fingerprint does not match, the answer says No, because other ways to verify are available — The ration question, answered in English

The same ration question with Hindi chosen: the answer, in Hindi, says ration is not denied when a fingerprint does not match, because other ways to verify are available — The same question, answered in Hindi

What you can ask now

Questions with your own facts: when you bought or sold something, your age, your family's income.
Eligibility questions where the honest answer is No: you get the No, the reason and the official source.
Questions in everyday words, in Hindi typed in English letters, or in a mix of Hindi and English.
Two questions in one message, about different schemes or offices.
Questions in Hindi and other Indian languages, answered with the detail of the English answer.
New topics: Skill India loans and training, and Gazette of India notifications.

If an answer is wrong or missing something, please use "Report a wrong answer" under it.

Sree UnnikrishnanFounder, Citizen