 bill no 85 of  2017 the  regulation of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres bill, 2017 by shri maheish girri, mp a billto provide for the constitution of a board for regulation of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres and for matter connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of  india as follows:—(2) it extends to the whole of india (3) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—5(1) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;(2) "board" means the private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres regulatory board constituted under section 3;(3) "paying guest" means—10(a) a student staying in a private hostel or paying guest accommodation centre and enrolled,—(i) in a course in an institute recognized by the university grants commission; or15(ii) in a pre-examination coaching centre for admission into any medical, engineering or any other professional course or for securing government or private job through written or oral examination conducted by any agency of the government or a private establishment; or20(b) a working professional, either government or private, who is allowed to use a part of a residential premises, either individually or jointly, by its owner or occupier for a certain period of time, on a payment basis; (4) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (5) "private hostel" means a residential premise or centre set up by any household, private entity or individual to accommodate paying guest on rental basis for a fixed duration253 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, constitute a board to be known as the private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres regulatory board for the purpose of regulating the operation of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres30(2) the board shall consist of a chairperson and such other members to be appointed by the central government in such manner as may be prescribedconstitution of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres regulatory board(3) the board shall have its headquarter in new delhi and office in every state and union territory(4) the central government shall appoint such number of officers and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient functioning of the board35(5) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of the chairperson, members, officers and employees of the board shall be such as may be prescribed4 (1) the board shall—functions of the  board40(a) carry out detailed survey of all the private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres currently operational in the country;(b) frame mandatory minimum criteria of operations and basic services to be provided by private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres;(c) in consultation with the state governments, and taking into consideration the social and economic conditions of the state concerned, frame mode rules and regulations for operation of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres; and(d) undertake any other function as it may deem necessary for carrying out thepurposes of this act5(2) without prejudice to the generality of provisions contained in sub-section (1), the model rules and regulations for private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres may include—(a) types of accommodation to be provided, either shared accommodation, singleroom or common hall;(b) limit on the number of occupants per room in case of shared accommodation;10(c) minimum number of rooms, minimum size of each room and a minimumthreshold area per paying guest in case of shared accommodation;(d) provision of separate accommodation facilities for male and female payingguests;15(e) provision of basic facilities such as water, electricity, cupboard, bed, kitchenand security provisions such as closed circuit television (cctv) cameras, especially for the safety of female paying guests;(f) minimum number of supporting staff for each private hostel and paying guestaccommodation centre;20(g) fixing of responsibility of owners and management of private hostels andpaying guest accommodation centers for safety and security of paying guests and liability in case of any accident or incident taking place at such private hostel or paying guest accommodation center;(h) verification of paying guest;25(i) provision of first aid (medical), fire safety and other emergency services atprivate hostels and paying guest accommodation centers;(j) mechanism for monitoring and vigilance for private hostels and paying guestaccommodation centers;(k) establishment of grievance redressal mechanism for paying guests; and30(l) provision of penalty to owners of private hostels and paying guestaccommodation centres for non-compliance of any of the model rules or regulations5 every private hostel and paying guest accommodation centre shall be registered with the appropriate government in such manner as may be prescribedregistration of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centrespower to make rules356 (1) the appropriate government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules of carrying out purpose of this act40(2) every rule made under this act by the central government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the house agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule(3) every rule made by the state government under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the state legislature statement of objects and reasonsour country has witnessed large migration from rural parts of the country to urban cities students and working professionals who migrate from small towns and rural areas of the country to pursue higher educational or prepare for entrance examinations of various professional and educational courses or recruitment examinations, face a very basic but critical problem of finding adequate living space for themselves such people have two choices either to live in rented flats or look for hostel or paying guest accommodation latter option being more economically viable, a very high percentage of students and working professionals especially women opt for private hostels or paying guest accommodation henceforth, in last decade or so, this problem of accommodation has been exploited very well by the large number of private entities and individuals by setting up private hostels and paying guest accommodation centers for these students and working-professionals but most of these centers fail to provide basic minimum services and proper living conditions to the occupants this sector is also highly unregulated in our country, which has led to noncompliance and poor services and is purely being treated for business purpose to gain maximum profit in most of the cases, occupants are forced to live in congested rooms with many sharing a single room food in their mess has hardly any quality control mechanism and the owners prefer to buy low quality grains and vegetables to save money poor infrastructure of private hostels and private accommodation does not guarantee safety of girls and we have come across many incidents in the recent past, where security was a major concern that led to unsavory incidentsthis bill seeks to provide for basic regulatory mechanism to safeguard basic interests of the students and working professionals, especially females, to provide them with basic living conditions and regulate the business of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centreshence this billnew delhi;maheish girrinovember 21, 2016 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides that central government shall constitute the private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres regulatory board to regulate the operation of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres in the country it also provide for appointment of officers and employees to the board the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of about rupees ten crore would be involved per annum from consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about five crore rupees is also likely to be incurred memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 6 of the bill empowers the appropriate government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a bill to provide for the constitution of a board for regulation of private hostels and paying guest accommodation centres and for matter connected therewith————(shri maheish girri, mp)