Delhi plans new PG safety policy, but attempts at regulation date back to 1993

The Delhi government's plan to bring in a new safety policy for paying-guest accommodation may have been prompted by the Satya Niketan building collapse , but attempts to regulate PGs in the city go back more than three decades.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday (September 7, 2026) said her government is drafting a policy under which the owners of old buildings will have to submit structural audit reports and certify their safety before they can be used to accommodate paying guests or as nursing homes, schools and other commercial establishments.

The announcement came after the collapse of a building housing a PG in south Delhi's Satya Niketan.

But records show that attempts to regulate paying-guest accommodation in Delhi go back to at least 1993, followed over the years by fresh schemes, surveys, committees and proposals for registration and licensing.