In response to a tragic incident where three UPSC aspirants lost their lives due to flooding in the basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar, the Delhi government announced plans to introduce a new law to regulate coaching centres in the city. The law aims to address issues related to infrastructure, teacher qualifications, fee regulation, and misleading advertisements. A committee comprising government officials and students will be formed to frame the law, and public feedback will be sought. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has already begun cracking down on coaching centres violating existing regulations, particularly those using basements illegally.
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- Delhi government plans to introduce a law to regulate coaching centres in the city.
- The move comes after the death of three UPSC aspirants due to flooding in a basement coaching centre.
- Delhi state cabinet minister Atishi announced the plan during a press conference on July 31.
- A committee of government officials and students will be formed to draft the law.
- The law will cover infrastructure, teacher qualifications, fee regulation, and misleading advertisements.
- Public feedback will be sought to shape the new regulations.
- MCD has begun cracking down on coaching centres using basements illegally.
- 30 coaching centres in Rajinder Nagar, Mukherjee Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, and Preet Vihar have had their basements sealed.
- Notices have been issued to 200 other coaching centres for violations.
- A magisterial probe report into the tragedy will be submitted within six days, and strict action will be taken against guilty officers.
