Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Centre Plans National Programme for Girls' Hostels
The Indian government is planning to build special hostels for girls who want to study after school.
Many girls stop going to school because they don't have a safe place to stay near their colleges.
The government wants to spend a lot of money to build these hostels so that more girls can continue their education.
This plan is going to be part of the next budget.
The Centre is considering a national programme to build girls' hostels in districts.
The programme aims to address the issue of girls dropping out of higher education due to lack of safe accommodation.
The estimated budget for the programme is ₹10,000 crore in the upcoming Union budget.
Millions of girls fall out of India's education system after school due to the lack of safe and affordable places to live near college.
The programme is intended to provide safe and affordable accommodation for girls pursuing higher education.
- Who
- Indian government, girls pursuing higher education
- What
- National programme to build girls' hostels
- When
- Upcoming Union budget
- Where
- Districts across India
- Why
- To address the issue of girls dropping out of higher education due to lack of safe and affordable accommodation
- Programme Objective
- To provide safe and affordable accommodation for girls pursuing higher education
- Estimated Budget
- ₹10,000 crore
- Target Group
- Girls in higher education
- Implementation
- National programme to build girls' hostels in districts
- Current Issue
- Millions of girls drop out of education system due to lack of safe accommodation