IndiaSpend.com is a public-interest journalism website based in Mumbai.
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The website analyses government policy on issues such as the economy, education, health, agriculture, and security.
It is a non-profit and its stories are defined by a data-driven approach.
History
The website was founded in 2011 by Govindraj Ethiraj, a journalist and former editor-in-chief of Bloomberg TV India.
The editor of IndiaSpend.com is Samar Halarnkar, a journalist and former managing editor of Hindustan Times.
Initiatives
During the 2014 general election, IndiaSpend created a YouTube video series titled Mera Neta (my leader) which had candidates responding to questions on different issues.
In 2014, IndiaSpend created Factchecker.in, a website dedicated to fact checking statements made by individuals in public life. A Hindi-language version (IndiaSpendHindi.com) was launched in March 2015.