Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit has committed to allot land near Delhi University for construction of hostels for students from the North Eastern region, one each for boys and girls, official sources said here today.
The response from the Delhi chief minister came when a delegation of NE representatives headed by Lok Sabha member Takam Sanjoy called on her yesterday with the plea for land, the sources said.
As the decision was endorsed by AICC during a meeting chaired by Congress Working Committee member and Union Road and Transport Minister Oscar Fernandes on July 16 last, Dikshit said she will talk to DU vice chancellor on Monday to decide whether the hostels should be located within the DU campus or outside.
The Centre would be providing fund for which the estimate would be prepared soon after the land is allotted and submitted for sanction, Sanjoy said.
Sanjoy also requested implementation of the Rent Control Act by executing a legally documented agreement.
"This is due to practical problems faced by our students where landlords misuse the restriction by arbitrarily enhancing rents by 40-50 per cent, using it as an instrument to remove the tenants at will," he pointed out.
The Delhi-Arunachal Forum (DelAru) has also placed the same demand with the state's MPs recently.
