New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The recent collapse of a paying-guest (PG) building in Delhi's Satya Niketan has laid bare the urgency of creating organized student housing across the country.

For decades, a severe demand-supply mismatch in university hubs has forced millions of migrating students into unsafe, unregulated PG rooms and private hostels.

Mint explains why replacing informal PGs with organized student accommodation is becoming an urgent necessity for the country.

For years, college and university students in prominent education hubs like Delhi and Bengaluru have relied on sub-par rental accommodation because of limited hostel facilities. As a nuanced and vital sub-segment within broader shared living or co-living, student housing i...