The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill to repeal the existing law governing the functioning of bed-and-breakfast (B&B) facilities nearly two months after a fire at one such facility in Malviya Nagar killed 23 people, including several foreigners. Industries Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who tabled the Bill, said the government will bring a new law to govern B&Bs.

Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra had last week said that work is under way on the ‘Delhi Bed & Breakfast Policy, 2026’, whose draft was placed in the public domain on May 26.

It proposes a self-certification and self-renewal framework with “deemed approval” within seven working days, down from 30 days in the 2007 law.

The Assembly passed three other Bills. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Bill revises the cut-off date for a cluster to be considered a slum for rehabilitation from January 1, 2006 to January 1, 2026. Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood said the proposed legislation will transform the lives of lakhs of people living in slums for the past nearly two decades without basic amenities.

The Assembly also cleared ‘The Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound and Ease of Delivery of Services) Bill, 2026’ and ‘The Delhi Fire Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ to replace the words “building bye-laws/National Building Code of India” with “building bye-laws” in the Delhi Fire Service 2007 Act.

All four Bills will now be sent to Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu for approval.

Published - August 12, 2026 01:06 am IST