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Build secure hostels for women in major cities of Tamil Nadu
Promised in the manifesto
Hostels with proper security and modern amenities will be established in major cities across Tamil Nadu for working women and female students to reside.
From the manifesto: Porul (Wealth) › 3. Women's Welfare › C. Uncompromising Women's Safety, see page 37
Where it standsFirst steps
First steps taken on 8 Jul 2026.
The government began work on a 'Thozhi' working women's hostel costing Rs. 36.69 crore.
So far
One 'Thozhi' hostel under construction for Rs. 36.69 crore.
Not yet seen
Hostels in other major cities across the state are not yet seen.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 8 Jul 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 22119
- The Social Welfare and Women Rights Minister inspected the 'Thozhi' working women's hostel under construction at a cost of Rs. 36.69 crore.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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