Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Delhi Plans PG Portal, Committee to Review Housing Rules
Delhi is planning a new website to collect information about where students live.
It will ask for simple details, such as how many rooms a place has and what basic facilities it offers.
Officials say the first version will be kept simple so operators do not become worried.
The government has also created a group to study rules for authorised paying guest homes.
The group will look at places in housing societies and areas where many students live.
These decisions followed a building collapse in Satya Niketan.
Seven people died in that collapse, including five Delhi University students.
The new group and website are intended to help monitor student accommodation.
The Delhi government formed a sub-committee to examine possible relaxations for authorised paying guest facilities.
The review will consider PG facilities in group housing societies and student hubs.
A high-powered committee chaired by Education Minister Ashish Sood made the decision during a meeting on Thursday.
Officials said a centralised web portal will collect student location and accommodation data.
The portal’s initial rollout will seek basic details, including room counts and amenities, without causing panic among operators.
- Who
- The Delhi government, with decisions made by a high-powered committee chaired by Education Minister Ashish Sood.
- What
- A sub-committee will examine possible relaxations for authorised PG facilities, and a centralised portal will collect student accommodation information.
- When
- The decisions were made during a meeting on Thursday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Delhi, including group housing societies and student hubs.
- Why
- The measures followed a fatal building collapse in Satya Niketan and are intended to monitor PG facilities and student accommodation.
- Committee chair
- Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood
- Sub-committee remit
- Examine possible relaxation of rules for authorised PG facilities in group housing societies and student hubs.
- Planned portal
- A centralised web portal to capture student location and accommodation data.
- Initial portal details
- Room counts and basic amenities.
- Triggering incident
- A five-storey building collapsed at Satya Niketan.
- Deaths in collapse
- Seven people, including five Delhi University students.
- Collapse date
- September 6; the year is not stated.