New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Delhi government on Monday held consultations with paying guest (PG) accommodation owners and operators as it moves to frame new rules for student housing, with education minister Ashish Sood seeking their views on safety, rent, registration and other regulatory issues.

The meeting is part of the government's exercise to draft a comprehensive PG regulatory policy following concerns raised by students over high rents, arbitrary electricity charges, inadequate security and unverified landlords.

Sood said the government was consulting all stakeholders before finalising the proposed law, describing the process as an exercise in "participatory governance". The priority, he said, was to ensure students have access to ...