Delhi LG Establishes Committee to Regulate Coaching Centers After Tragic Incident

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has formed a committee led by the chief secretary to create guidelines for regulating coaching centers and address student grievances. This decision follows the deaths of three students in a flooded coaching center basement. The committee will focus on issues like exorbitant rentals and fire safety.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has established a committee headed by the chief secretary to draft guidelines aimed at regulating coaching centers and resolving student issues, officials from Raj Niwas confirmed on Wednesday.

This decision was made after a tragic incident that resulted in three civil services aspirants losing their lives in a flooded basement library at Rau's IAS coaching center in Old Rajinder Nagar.

Following a meeting with student representatives, coaching center management, senior Delhi government officials, and the DDA vice chairman, Saxena mandated several steps. The federation of coaching institutes agreed to provide fair compensation to the affected families and to offer fee discounts to students impacted by the incident.