Viral 2005 Document Mistaken for Recent Civil Defence Drill List

Several media organisations and journalists have shared a document with a claim that it shows the recent list of 244 districts that have been selected for conducting civil defence mock drills on 7 May.

What is the claim: The list shows the 244 districts where the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be conducting civil defence mock drills on 7 May.

Apart from Times Now and Jagrran, India TV, Tv9 bharatvarsh and Aaj tak also shared the list.

What is the truth: While it is true that the MHA has asked districts to conduct The list shared is an old one from 2005 and is not recent.