Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Delhi LG Orders Expanded Campus Safety Measures for Students
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu met university leaders and government officials to discuss keeping students safe.
He said safety should include not just campuses but also the routes and transport students use.
He asked police to patrol more often, especially in dark or isolated places, and to make women police officers more visible.
Officials were told to fix broken street lights and add cameras near college routes.
They were also asked to improve bus connections to metro stations.
Universities should create groups where students can report concerns and get help.
Student housing used as paying-guest accommodation should be registered and checked with police.
The meeting also discussed online safety and self-defence training.
University representatives raised concerns including poor lighting, broken cameras, traffic and a shortage of security staff.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu reviewed student safety with Delhi university leaders and officials from police, transport, public works and municipal agencies.
He directed regular foot, motorcycle and PCR patrols, with extra surveillance and visible women police deployment in vulnerable, dark and isolated areas.
Agencies were told to repair street lights, add CCTV on college approach roads, address encroachments and improve bus links to metro stations.
Universities were asked to establish student Action Bodies and register and verify paying-guest accommodation with Delhi Police.
The meeting covered student concerns about unsafe routes and facilities, alongside cyber safety, complaint reporting and self-defence training.
- Who
- Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, university vice-chancellors and representatives, and officials from Delhi Police and other agencies.
- What
- A review of student safety, with directions on policing, infrastructure, transport, student reporting and accommodation checks.
- When
- Monday, October 5; the year is not specified.
- Where
- New Delhi, covering university campuses and the routes and public spaces students use.
- Why
- To improve student safety, particularly for women, and address concerns raised by university representatives.
Officials’ proposed measures
University representatives’ concerns
Campus and route security
Officials’ proposed measures
Sandhu directed stronger patrols, surveillance of vulnerable areas, better lighting and CCTV coverage around educational institutions.
University representatives’ concerns
University representatives cited dark and isolated stretches, malfunctioning cameras, inadequate lighting and a shortage of security personnel.
Transport and public spaces
Officials’ proposed measures
The directions included better bus links to metro stations and tighter regulation of autos and battery-operated rickshaws.
University representatives’ concerns
Representatives raised concerns about last-mile connectivity, traffic, metro-station areas, DDA parks, vacant plots and autos and e-rickshaws.
Campus surroundings
Officials’ proposed measures
Agencies were asked to address encroachments, open urinals and inappropriate graffiti near college routes.
University representatives’ concerns
Representatives also flagged liquor outlets near campuses, parking constraints and broken boundary walls, and sought dedicated Pink Booths on campuses.
- Meeting chair
- Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu
- Participating institutions
- Representatives of GGSIPU, DTU, NSUT, DPSRU, IGDTUW, DSEU and Ambedkar University Delhi attended, alongside government officials.
- Patrolling
- Regular foot, motorcycle and PCR patrols, with increased surveillance of vulnerable stretches, isolated lanes, parks and poorly lit areas.
- Infrastructure
- Repair non-functional street lights, illuminate dark spots and install CCTV cameras along college approach roads.
- Bus connectivity
- Increase U-Special and Ladies Special bus frequency and improve bus service to and from metro stations, particularly 8–11 am and 5–8 pm.
- University reporting
- Establish Action Bodies made up of deans, faculty, students and hostel wardens to support timely reporting and resolution of student concerns.
- Paying-guest accommodation
- Universities were asked to register houses and localities used for paying-guest accommodation and verify them in consultation with Delhi Police.
- Other topics
- The meeting discussed cyberstalking, online harassment, fake profiles, financial fraud and self-defence training for girl students.
Sources
Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu Orders Major Campus Security Overhaul, Boosts CCTV, Police Patrolling For Student Safety
Delhi LG chairs review meeting on safety of students, directs multi-agency measures
Delhi LG reviews campus security, directs stronger safety measures for students
Safety & security of students, especially girls, non-negotiable: LG Sandhu