Overview
- Delhi’s education minister convened a high‑level meeting on Thursday that created a multidisciplinary committee and named the Director of Higher Education as the nodal officer with a three‑month target to draft the new rules.
- The committee will write rules on registration, fee transparency and refunds, class sizes and working hours, and grievance redressal to bring coaching centres under a single regulatory framework.
- Safety and infrastructure will be central to the draft, with proposals to link registration to fire safety certificates, building stability approvals, limits on basement use, clearly marked exits and regular inspections.
- Officials from the MCD, Delhi Fire Service, Delhi Police, labour, health and urban development departments will take part in the process, but they warn that sustained inter‑agency coordination and routine inspections are the main hurdles to effective enforcement.
- The move responds to the 2024 Old Rajendra Nagar basement flooding that killed public‑service aspirants and to a Gauba committee report that found blocked exits, poor ventilation and fragmented oversight, and it could create a national model if rules are enforced and resourced.