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Not trueRahul Gandhichecked 1 Oct 2026
“He added that only fourteen percent of students can secure hostel accommodation, attributing this to privatisation and cost-cutting measures contrary to government slogans.”
14%, 1,12,575
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Rahul Gandhi said only 14% of students can secure hostel accommodation, attributing this to privatisation and cost-cutting measures contrary to government slogans.
thenewsmill.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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1,12,575
students in central university hostels, Lok Sabha answer, 27 July 2026
sansad.in
The Ministry of Education told the Lok Sabha on 27 July 2026, in answer to a question from Rahul Gandhi himself, that 1,12,575 students were residing in hostels across 47 central universities, out of 3,09,542 enrolled. That is about 36% of central university students, not 14%. The answer says universities are creating additional hostel infrastructure and lists scholarship schemes; it does not attribute the gap to privatisation or cost-cutting.
- The Ministry of Education told the Lok Sabha on 27 July 2026 that 1,12,575 students were residing in hostels in 47 central universities, out of 3,09,542 enrolled. [1]
- That works out to about 36% of central university students in hostels, not 14%. [5][1]
- The Ministry's answer says additional hostel infrastructure is being created and lists scholarship schemes; it does not attribute the gap to privatisation or cost-cutting. [1]
[1] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF ... — sansad.in [5] Hostel shortage pushes outstation students towards costly ... — educationtimes.com
The 14% figure is contradicted by the official record for central universities. The Ministry of Education's own answer to Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha question shows about 36% of central university students had hostel accommodation. The claim that privatisation and cost-cutting caused the gap is also not supported by the sources.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 1 Oct 2026
“Gandhi further alleged that their houses were demolished in 2023, but the residents continued to live in the same area.”
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Rahul Gandhi alleged that Bela Estate residents' houses were demolished in 2023, but the residents continued to live in the same area.
freepressjournal.in, checked 1 Oct 2026
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Bela Estate residents allotted alternate plots, DDA affidavit, Delhi High Court, March 2023
indiankanoon.org
The Delhi High Court's order of 27 March 2023 in Bela Estate Mazdoor Basti Samiti v. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board records that the DDA told the court that 13 of 33 residents had been allotted alternate plots at Bawana and Narela, 7 were ineligible, and for 13 the DDA could not find allotment details. The DDA said some residents were either ineligible or had been allotted alternate plots but returned to the flood plains. The court directed a survey before any demolition activity. The Supreme Court's order of 15 May 2023 shows an appeal against the High Court order was pending.
- The Delhi High Court's 27 March 2023 order records the DDA's affidavit that 13 of 33 Bela Estate residents were allotted alternate plots at Bawana and Narela, 7 were ineligible, and for 13 the DDA could not find allotment details. [1]
- The same order directed the DDA and DUSIB to carry out a survey before conducting any demolition activity in the area. [1]
- The DDA told the court that some residents were either ineligible or had been allotted alternate plots but returned to the flood plains. [1]
- The Supreme Court's 15 May 2023 order shows the residents' appeal against the High Court order was pending. [3]
[1] Bela Estate Mazdoor Basti Samiti vs Delhi Urban Shelter ... — indiankanoon.org [3] Bela Estate Mazdoor Basti Samiti vs Delhi Urban Shelter ... — indiankanoon.org
The claim says houses were demolished in 2023, but the record does not show any demolition in 2023. As of the High Court's March 2023 order, demolition was pending and subject to a survey, and an appeal was pending in the Supreme Court in May 2023. The DDA's statement that some residents returned to the flood plains supports that some continued to live in the area, but it describes return after being allotted alternate plots, not after a 2023 demolition. So the claim is misleading.
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