{
  "id": 14469755,
  "title": "Delhi University clears ₹5,889-crore hostel plan: Can it solve its student accommodation crisis?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/delhi-university-clears-5-889-crore-hostel-plan-can-it-solve-its",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T14:28:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/du-clears-5-889-crore-hostel-plan-can-it-solve-university-s-student-accommodation-crisis-11791985015191.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi University has approved a ₹5,889-crore plan to expand student accommodation, addressing a persistent crisis of affordable housing for students. The project includes ₹4,027 crore for new hostels to accommodate 15,758 students and ₹1,862 crore for reconstructing two existing hostels with a capacity of 6,137 students, as reported by Hindustan Times.\n\nVice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh revealed that the university’s Executive Council cleared the plan during an emergency meeting, stating that the proposals would be forwarded to the Union Ministry of Education for approval. The university plans to add new hostel blocks at the Institute of Eminence hostels at its Dhaka Complex, separate boys’ and girls’ hostels at Veer Savarkar College, and hostels for men and women at DU’s West Campus, Najafgarh, and East Campus.\n\nReconstruction of Jubilee Hall, established in 1947, is proposed to increase its capacity to 3,795 students, while the Postgraduate Men’s Hostel, built in 1975, aims to house 2,337 students after redevelopment. The university aims to create a future-proof infrastructure, planning for the next 100 years, said Singh.\n\nHowever, the new approvals come amid delays in implementing previously announced hostel projects due to funding constraints and construction challenges. Two projects at the Dhaka Complex and the Nirbhaya Residential Accommodation Project remain pending, with the latter's funding still awaiting release from the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.\n\nDelhi University currently has over 251,000 students, with around 71,600 undergraduate students and roughly half coming from outside Delhi. If all the proposed projects are completed, the university's hostel infrastructure would significantly expand from the current 7,224 beds to 21,895 students, although the proposed capacity remains planned seats, not accommodation currently available to students.\n\nThe recent building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan neighbourhood, which killed seven people and injured several others, has raised safety concerns regarding student housing outside university hostels.",
  "summary": "Delhi University has approved a ₹5,889-crore hostel plan to add accommodation for 21,895 students. But with over 2.5 lakh students, limited existing hostel beds and delays in earlier projects, funding approvals and timely construction will determine whether the plan can ease the housing crisis.",
  "key_points": [
    "Delhi University approves ₹5,889-crore hostel expansion plan.",
    "₹4,027 crore allocated for new hostels to accommodate 15,758 students.",
    "₹1,862 crore earmarked for reconstructing existing hostels."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}