Claim 11 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · 19 September 2026
Only 14 Out Of 100 students Get Hostels.
“Only 14 Out Of 100 students Get Hostels.”Rahul Gandhi, Chhatron Ki Goonj rally, Indore, 19 September 2026
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The facts
14 out of which 100, all enrolled students, outstation students, eligible applicants or students who actually applied for hostels?
The latest AISHE report does not merely provide a percentage, it shows how substantially hostel infrastructure has expanded.214215
Hostels: 37,941 → 55,522 — up 46%
Bed capacity: 58.32 lakh → 87.78 lakh — up 51%
Students residing: 38.25 lakh → 49.46 lakh — up 29%
Total higher-education enrolment: 3.42 crore → 4.50 crore — up 31.5%
Eklavya Model Residential Schools increased from just 110 functional schools in 2013–14 to 479 by July 2025, growth of over 335%. Overall, 728 EMRSs have been approved, providing tribal children free residential education with separate hostels, meals, books and uniforms.216217
Under Samagra Shiksha, 242 new residential schools and hostels were completed between 2018–19 and November 2024. Additionally, 2,303 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas were upgraded up to Class XII, extending residential education for girls beyond Class VIII.
Under PM-JANMAN, 194 hostels were approved during 2023–24 and 2024–25 for children belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.218
Under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, the government has targeted 1,000 additional tribal hostels by 2028–29. In 2024–25 alone, 304 hostels worth ₹1,102.19 crore were approved.219
In February 2024 alone, the government inaugurated or laid the foundation for 34 SC/OBC hostels worth ₹165.81 crore, creating accommodation for 5,456 students.220
Rahul Gandhi erased EMRS, KGBV, Samagra Shiksha, PM-JANMAN, SHRESHTA and hundreds of newly sanctioned hostels, and then produced “14 out of 100” without even identifying the 100.
When the denominator disappears, propaganda appears.