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Union Budget 2026-27: One District, One Hostel: The "Safe Housing" Push for Women in STEM

The Finance Minister just handed a logistical lifeline to thousands of aspiring Marie Curies who have the grades but not the postcode. We often talk about the "Glass Ceiling" in boardrooms, but for a girl in a Tier-3 district in India, the barrier is usually made of tarmac. It’s the 40-kilometer bus ride home after a chemistry practical. It’s the lack of a safe roof in the city where the good college is. It’s the silent, heartbreaking calculation parents make: “She is smart, but is it safe?” Yesterday, the Union Budget 2026-27 finally tried to answer that question. Buried amidst the heavy jargon of "fiscal consolidation" and "capital outlay" was a line item that might do more for Indian science than a dozen new satellites. The Finance Minister proposed the establishment of one girls’ hostel in every district, specifically targeting students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.  Why ...

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