New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a new girls’ hostel at the Jamia Millia Islamia campus.
The new hostel — Jamia’s fifth — will be constructed with a Rs. 26 crore grant under the general development scheme of the 12th Plan, which Jamia vice-chancellor Najeeb Jung said had been made possible only because Gandhi had “persuaded the government to pursue our case.”
The hostel will house 400 girl students and will have a number of facilities such as triple bedded rooms, gymnasium, dining hall, multi-purpose functional hall and recreational open area.
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Gandhi said providing infrastructure such as the new girls’ hostel and modern education will help emancipate and empower women so that they can find a place in society and break barriers.
“A women’s hostel will create a sense of security among them. We have all been shocked by the violence that girls and women encounter on the streets and even in their homes,” she said.
She added: “The society at large also needs to change their mindsets and we must all be proactive”.
(Courtesy: Hindustan Times)
The new hostel — Jamia’s fifth — will be constructed with a Rs. 26 crore grant under the general development scheme of the 12th Plan, which Jamia vice-chancellor Najeeb Jung said had been made possible only because Gandhi had “persuaded the government to pursue our case.”
The hostel will house 400 girl students and will have a number of facilities such as triple bedded rooms, gymnasium, dining hall, multi-purpose functional hall and recreational open area.
“A women’s hostel will create a sense of security among them. We have all been shocked by the violence that girls and women encounter on the streets and even in their homes,” she said.
She added: “The society at large also needs to change their mindsets and we must all be proactive”.
(Courtesy: Hindustan Times)