Ensure no one sleeps in the cold, CM directs agencies

Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday reviewed preparedness across departments under her government’s winter action plan and directed officials to ensure that no homeless person or vulnerable citizen is left exposed to the cold in the national capital.

- Snehil Sinha

Special focus must be given to schoolchildren, patients in hospitals and those staying in anganwadi centres, she said.

Officials told Gupta that 197 permanent night shelters, with a combined capacity of around 18,000 people, are currently operational across the city.

In addition, 204 of the 250 planned temporary shelters have already been set up and equipped with winter essentials such as adequate bedding, heating facilities, water and security. Continuous monitoring of shelters must be carried out till March 15 to ensure timely intervention when needed, the chief minister told officials.

“Proactive measures should be taken so that nota single citizen is forced to sleep in the open during peak winter. Delhi's night shelters are not merely structures — they symbolise dignity and security,” she said.