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ABVP seeks coaching regulation, fee caps and student safety measures
ABVP says coaching centers have become a large parallel education system.
It wants these centers to follow stronger safety and financial rules.
The group has asked for limits on fees and on how many students can stay or study in one place.
It also wants local officials to regularly inspect coaching centers and student housing.
ABVP says unsafe buildings and poor oversight have harmed students.
It pointed to incidents in Delhi, Surat, Pune and Kota.
The organisation has created a website where students can report unsafe hostels and paying guest homes.
It says it is also surveying about 44,000 student accommodation facilities across India.
ABVP national general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki called for stricter regulation of coaching institutes, including fee caps and limits on student intake.
The organisation proposed local monitoring by a nodal officer under each district collector, with checks on safety, fees and accommodation capacity.
Solanki alleged a nexus between Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials and paying guest owners, including corruption in safety certifications.
He cited fires, flooding and student pressure in coaching hubs including Mukherjee Nagar, Rajendra Nagar and Kota.
ABVP launched the NoMoreSatyaNiketan.in portal for students to report unsafe hostel and paying guest accommodation conditions.
- Who
- The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), represented by national general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki.
- What
- The ABVP called for urgent regulation of coaching institutes, including fee caps, student-intake limits and stronger safety inspections.
- Where
- The concerns relate to coaching and student accommodation across India, including Delhi, Kota, Surat and Pune.
- When
- The statement was reported on September 24; Solanki also referred to a building collapse on September 6.
- Why
- The ABVP says coaching has become commercialised and that financial pressure, unsafe accommodation, weak enforcement and alleged corruption threaten students.
Key facts
- Main demand
- Stricter regulation of coaching institutes
- Proposed financial rule
- An upper limit on coaching fees
- Proposed capacity rule
- Limits on the number of students institutes may accommodate
- Local oversight
- A nodal officer under each district collector would monitor coaching institutions
- Delhi building collapse
- A paying guest building in Satya Niketan collapsed on September 6, killing seven people and injuring several others
- Reporting portal
- NoMoreSatyaNiketan.in allows students to submit safety concerns, photographs and videos
- Accommodation survey
- ABVP said it identified about 44,000 private, government and institutional hostels, including paying guest facilities, for a nationwide survey
Quotes
Virendra Singh Solanki
National general secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
“What we came to know in Satya Niketan was that there is a nexus between MCD officials and PG owners. I would say there is corruption in obtaining certificates related to safety parameters and their certification.”
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“So there should be an upper limit on coaching fees. No institute should be allowed to charge beyond that limit, irrespective of how many facilities it provides.”
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Sources
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