What is a fire audit?

An inspection of a building's whole fire safety, its systems, exits, hazards, records and staff readiness, by someone the state recognises, who lists the fixes and signs a certificate in the state's form. In most states that is a licensed or empanelled auditor independent of the owner.

Is a fire audit mandatory in India?

It depends on the state. It is compulsory for Maharashtra's section 45 buildings every 2 years, yearly in Madhya Pradesh for NBC clause 4.10.1 buildings, every January and July in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, and yearly or six-monthly in Telangana. No national law sets one cycle for every building.

How often is a fire audit required?

From every 6 months to every 2 years: January and July in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and for Telangana's hospitals, malls and tall buildings; yearly in Madhya Pradesh and for Telangana's mid-rise buildings; every 2 years in Maharashtra's section 45 buildings.

What is the difference between a fire audit and a fire NOC?

The fire service issues the NOC after inspecting a building before occupation; a licensed auditor carries out the audit afterwards, on a cycle, to show the systems still work and to find new hazards. Many states need both.

Is Form B a fire audit?

No. Maharashtra's Form B is the maintenance agency's January and July certificate that the systems were kept in good repair. The section 45A fire audit is a separate check by a separately licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor, every 2 years.

Who can do a fire audit?

Only the signatory your state names: a licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor in Maharashtra, a Grade A to D Third Party Auditor in Chhattisgarh, an empanelled auditor in Odisha and Telangana, an enrolled Fire Safety Officer for Gujarat's Form B-15, or the fire service itself in Bihar.

How much does a fire audit cost?

Bihar's fire service charges Rs 1 to Rs 5 per m² of all floors. Delhi has set auditors' charges of Rs 10,000 to Rs 5,00,000 per certification from 20 May 2027. Elsewhere the fee is agreed with the auditor and no official rate is published.

Does a housing society need a fire audit?

Where the state's rule covers its building, yes: a Maharashtra society above 70 m needs the 2-yearly audit, a Telangana society above 30 m uploads a third-party certificate every January (twice a year at 45 m), and an Uttarakhand society files a Self Audit Report every 6 months.

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Fire audit in India: what it means, which states require it, how often and who may sign

Updated October 2026By Flamekite Editorial DeskFacts checked against official sources on 25 October 2026

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A fire audit (fire audit kya hota hai: a check of a building's fire safety) is an inspection of its fire prevention and life safety measures by someone the state recognises, usually a licensed or empanelled auditor independent of the owner. The auditor tests the systems, looks for hazards, lists the fixes and signs a certificate in the state's form.

It is not the fire NOC, which the fire service issues, and not Maharashtra's Form B, which the maintenance agency signs. India has no national audit cycle: Maharashtra's section 45 buildings are audited every 2 years, Madhya Pradesh wants Form-S by 30 June each year, Telangana asks for a third-party certificate every January or every January and July by height and use, and Chhattisgarh and Odisha every January and July.

Maharashtra section 45 buildings: Every 2 years; Licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor, Form V; 10 facts
Telangana hospitals above 15 m: January and July; Third-party certificate, 2020 circular; Duty finder
Bihar fire audit fee: Rs 1 to Rs 5 per m²; Schedule C, by building category; Official fees
Delhi auditor route starts: 20 May 2027; Deferred by the gazette of 16 October 2026; Timeline

Fire audit in India at a glance: 10 facts

What a fire audit is and who requires it, in 10 facts with their sources. Last verified 25 October 2026.
What	The rule	Source
What it is	An unbiased assessment of a building's fire and life safety measures by an independent auditor, who identifies hazards and recommends corrective measures against the National Building Code and BIS standards (Telangana's definition)	G.O.Ms.No.15
Who sets the rule	Each state or municipal law: fire services are item 7 of the Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution	Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice
The Union's template	The 2019 Model Bill asks for a qualified agency's compliance certificate, then maintenance certificates every January and July (section 24)	DGFS, MHA
Maharashtra, section 45 buildings	Every 2 years, by a Fire and Life Safety Auditor licensed by the Director (section 45A, inserted in 2023)	Amendment Act 2023
Telangana, by height and use	A third-party certificate every January, or every January and July for residential buildings of 45 m, malls, multiplexes, hospitals above 15 m and hotels above 30 m	TG fire circular 2020
Madhya Pradesh	An annual fire audit report on Form-S by 30 June, for buildings under NBC clause 4.10.1 (Bhumi Vikas rule 87(5))	MP Town Planning
An audit that replaces a renewal visit	Odisha renews premises audited every January and July without a fresh application or inspection (since 4 November 2025)	Odisha Home Dept
A fee set in law	Bihar's Schedule C prices an annual fire audit at Rs 1 to Rs 5 per m² of all floors, by building category	BFS fee PDF
Not yet working	Delhi's empanelled Fire Safety Auditor route, deferred to 20 May 2027; Tamil Nadu's audit agencies under an Act not yet commenced; Assam's auditors, not yet notified	Delhi Gazette
Last verified	25 October 2026, against the 36 Flamekite state pages and the rules, circulars and portals they cite	Not stated

Fire audit rules in all 36 states and UTs: what, how often, who signs

For each state and UT: the periodic fire audit, certificate or declaration its law asks for, how often, who signs it, and whether it works yet. "Not found" means Flamekite found no such duty in the instruments it read.
Option	What is audited or filed	How often	Who signs	Status on 25 October 2026	Source
Andhra Pradesh	A third-party fire audit for the renewal of the fire NOC	At each renewal	A Third-party Fire Audit Agency (Qualified Agency) empanelled by the department	Applications closed 15 July 2026; no list published	AP audit empanelment
Arunachal Pradesh	No periodic audit; section 32(2) lets the Government empanel third-party agencies for low-risk buildings	Not set	None notified	Not in use	Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Assam	The owner's self-declaration with a Third Party Fire Safety Auditor's maintenance report, uploaded (rules 18A to 18D)	As the Government notifies	A Third Party Fire Safety Auditor empanelled by the Director	Not started: no notification	Assam Rules 2025
Bihar	A fire audit under rule 22, opened by a Form C-1 notice, hospitals first and then educational institutions; filed and paid on the Fire NOC and Audit portal	Schedule C prices it as an annual audit	Bihar Fire Service officers, or a registered Fire Consultant at a fixed rate (rule 22(k))	In use	Bihar Rules 2021
Chhattisgarh	A licensed auditor's certificate on upkeep (rule 37A(2)(c)), plus a yearly self-declaration with a third-party audit report	Certificate each January and July; report yearly	A fire service officer or a licensed Third Party Auditor, Grades A to D	In force since 24 November 2025	CG Home Dept
Goa	A licensed agency's certificate, and the owner's Annexure A self-declaration on Rs 100 stamp paper	Agency: January and July; owner: yearly	An agency licensed by the DFES Director	In force since 3 July 2025	Goa Gazette 2025
Gujarat	Form B-2 in years 1 and 2; after renewal, the Form B-15 declaration-cum-inspection report	B-2 within 15 days of each anniversary; B-15 every 6 months	The Licensed Agency (B-2); the owner or occupier with an enrolled Fire Safety Officer (B-15, rule 26(2) as amended in 2021)	In force	Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Haryana	The owner's self-declaration that the systems work and nothing changed (sections 19(6) and 20(4)); an empanelled agency audits at issue and renewal under the December 2025 policy, as reported	Self-declaration yearly	Owner; an empanelled agency picked at random	Policy text not published	Government of Haryana
Himachal Pradesh	Not found: the fire station inspects before a NOC issues	Not found	Not found	Not found	Emerging Himachal single window
Jharkhand	An annual fire audit before a yearly NOC expires, as the High Court directed in W.P.(PIL) No. 497 of 2023 (reported)	Yearly	Not specified	Court direction, known from a report	LiveLawnews report
Karnataka	Bengaluru high-rises: an inspection with a residents' representative under the 7 July 2011 notification, known from a 2011 report	Every 2 years	An officer of District Fire Officer rank or above	Official text not online	Citizen Mattersnews report
Kerala	Not found in the building rules or KFRS pages read	Not found	Not found	Not found	KMBR amendment 2025
Madhya Pradesh	An annual fire audit report on Form-S (Bhumi Vikas rule 87(5), since 4 September 2020)	Yearly, by 30 June	A Fire Engineer licensed by UADD	In force	MP Town Planning
Maharashtra	Form B maintenance certificate; for section 45 buildings, a Fire and Life Safety Audit certified on Form V (section 45A)	Form B: January and July; audit: every 2 years	Licensed agency (Form B); licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor (Form V)	In force	Amendment Act 2023
Manipur	The owner's Form C maintenance declaration to the Fire Officer (section 24(5))	January and July	The owner, countersigned by the Fire Safety Officer	Act 9 of 2026; rules not found	Government of Manipur
Meghalaya	Mock drills and fire safety audits in all types of establishments, by order of 9 August 2016	Not fixed	Meghalaya Fire and Emergency Services	In use	Order HPL/31/2002/138
Mizoram	A periodic fire safety audit for high-rise and critical buildings (2026 amendment, item 11); renewal certification still to be notified	Not fixed	Self or third-party certification, as notified	Not notified	Mizoram Home Dept
Nagaland	A licensed agency's Form C2 maintenance certificate (section 24(5)), and a fire service inspection (section 27(A)(6))	Form C2: January and July; inspection at least yearly	Licensed agency; the fire service	In force	Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland
Odisha	An audit certificate on Forms IV and IV(B), uploaded (rule 9(14))	January and July	An auditor empanelled by the Director; rule 9(15)(a) holders for the biggest buildings	In force; no upload service or auditor list online	Odisha Home Dept
Punjab	Periodic returns that the building complies (section 23(5)) and audits by qualified auditors (section 23(6))	As prescribed; no rule found	Qualified auditors	Rules not found	Punjab Gazette
Rajasthan	Not found in the orders read	Not found	Not found	Not found	Local Self Government Department, Rajasthan
Sikkim	The owner's Form A6 declaration with the Fire Safety Officer's compliance report (rule 41)	January and July	Owner and Fire Safety Officer; a Qualified Third Party Agency certifies larger buildings at issue on Form A2	In force since 17 December 2025	Sikkim F&ES Rules 2025
Tamil Nadu	Category B buildings: a 3-year fire safety certificate from an empanelled Fire Safety Audit Agency (2025 Act)	Every 3 years	A Fire Safety Audit Agency empanelled under section 32	Act not commenced	Government of Tamil Nadu, Gazette Extraordinary No. 263, 6 June 2025
Telangana	A third-party fire safety auditor's certificate uploaded on the fire service website (2020 circular); an owner's certificate under G.O.Ms.No.15 of 2026	Every January, or every January and July, by height and use	A third-party fire safety auditor or consultant, with a licence number	In use; the Fire Audit module needs a login	TG fire circular 2020
Tripura	An empanelled agency's Form B, or the owner's self-certification, for the yearly renewal	Yearly, after the first 3 years	An empanelled inspection agency	No agency list published	Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
Uttar Pradesh	The owner's Form A-8 declaration, countersigned by the qualified agency (section 26(5), Rule 56)	January and July	Owner, with a licensed qualified agency	In force	UP Rules 2024
Uttarakhand	A self-declaration or Self Audit Report uploaded by the NOC holder	Every 6 months	Owner	In force since November 2021	Uttarakhand Home notification
West Bengal	A mock fire drill with a licensed agency, certified on Form G (rule 20 of the 2003 Rules)	Yearly	Licensed agency, Classes A to C	In force	WB Rules 2003
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	A maintenance certificate under section 26(6) of Regulation 5 of 2026	Every July	Not set: Qualified Agencies to be selected as prescribed	Regulation's start not notified	Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II Section 1, No. 19, 25 May 2026
Chandigarh	A licensed agency's certificate that the systems work and nothing changed (section 19(6) as extended)	Every July	Licensed agency (new section 55A)	Act extended 6 May 2026; no agency list	Gazette of India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	A maintenance declaration (section 29(6)) and a self-declaration of operational fitness (section 29(4))	Every July; once after 30 months	Owner; a qualified agency certifies at application (section 29(5))	In force since 7 July 2026	Gazette of India Extraordinary
Delhi	A yearly Form K declaration with Rs 1,000; an empanelled Fire Safety Auditor may issue the certificate	Yearly, from 20 May 2027	Fire Safety Auditor (levels L-1 to L-3), Fire Safety Officer, owner or occupier	Deferred to 20 May 2027	DFS
Jammu and Kashmir	Fire safety audits by the department; no owner filing cycle found	Not fixed	Fire and Emergency Services	In use (reported)	Kashmir Readernews report
Ladakh	Category III buildings (hotels above 30 rooms, buildings above 15 m) get the fire NOC through empanelled third-party auditors	At issue	Empanelled third-party auditors, then the Director, Fire and Rescue	Draft Bye-Laws 2025	Ladakh H&UDD
Lakshadweep	A Form I declaration (rule 12(4)) and a self-declaration of operational fitness after 30 months	Every July	Owner; Qualified Agency inspections await a notification (rule 13)	Rules in force	Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026
Puducherry	Audit certificates from any two licensed agencies on display (Categories A and B), with department inspections	Inspections twice a year for Category A, yearly for B	Licensed agencies; 6 on the department's list	In force since G.O.Ms.No.61 of 10 September 2025	Puducherry G.O. 61

How a fire audit runs: 7 steps from booking to filing

Read your state's fire audit duty
Find your row in the 36-state table: the form, the month it falls due and who may sign. In Telangana the cycle depends on height and use; in Maharashtra only section 45 buildings need the 2-yearly audit.
Engage a signatory the state recognises
A licensed or empanelled auditor for audits, a licensed agency for maintenance certificates. Check the state's published list, the auditor's licence number and, in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, the grade or class that covers your building.
Put the records together
Approved fire drawings, the last NOC or approval, the annual maintenance contract, service and test reports and the last mock drill's attendance sheet.
Host the site visit and the tests
The auditor walks the exits and refuge areas, runs every pump and alarm and photographs the tests. Maharashtra's rule 33 asks for date- and time-stamped photos or videos signed by the owner's representative.
Receive the report and the certificate
A report listing each deficiency and its fix, and a certificate in the state's form: Form V in Maharashtra, Forms IV and IV(B) in Odisha, Form-S in Madhya Pradesh.
File it by the deadline
Upload on the state's portal or submit to the fire officer: each January in Telangana, by 30 June in Madhya Pradesh, every January and July in Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
Close the gaps and diary the next audit
Fix what the report lists within the notice period, keep the evidence with the certificate, and note the next due date.

Fire audit meaning: what fire audit kya hota hai says in law

A fire audit is a check of the whole building, not of one system, by someone the state allows to sign. Two official texts define it plainly.

Telangana's G.O.Ms.No.15 of 20 January 2026 calls third-party fire and life safety auditors independent organisations or individuals, not affiliated with the owners or occupants, who give an unbiased assessment of the fire and life safety measures, identify hazards and recommend corrective measures under the National Building Code and the relevant BIS standards.

Maharashtra's Fire Adviser drew the line in a circular of 16 September 2015. The licensed agency installs the Schedule I systems and certifies their upkeep in January and July; a Fire Risk Audit looks at what those certificates do not: basement installations, lifts and escalators, exits, electrical fittings, ventilation and air conditioning, fire doors and windows, fire load and venting.

So the word covers three different things in Indian law: an audit by a licensed or empanelled third party (Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Delhi from 2027), an audit by the fire service itself (Bihar's rule 22, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya), and an owner's self-audit or declaration (Uttarakhand's Self Audit Report every 6 months). The table above says which one your state means.

Three kinds of fire audit in Indian law
What	The rule	Source
Third-party audit	Maharashtra section 45A: only a licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor may carry out a fire audit	Amendment Act 2023
Fire service audit	Bihar rule 22: a Form C-1 notice, then Form D-1 advice to remove deficiencies and a Form E-1 notice with a time to comply	Bihar Rules 2021
Owner's self-audit	Uttarakhand: a self-declaration or Self Audit Report uploaded every 6 months (notification of November 2021)	Uttarakhand Home notification

Fire audit vs fire NOC, Form B, renewal and self-declaration

Five papers are often called a fire audit. They differ in who signs, what they prove and when they fall due.

	Who signs	What it proves	When	Example in law
Fire NOC or fire safety certificate Amendment Act 2023	The fire service	The building met the fire code when inspected	Before occupation, then on the state's renewal term	Final Fire Safety Approval under Maharashtra's 2006 Act, as amended in 2023
Fire audit Amendment Rules 2025	A licensed or empanelled auditor, independent of the owner	Hazards, systems, records and staff readiness assessed, with the fixes listed	On the state's cycle: 6 months to 2 years	Form V certificate with a Fire Audit Report, rule 33 of the 2009 Rules as amended in 2025
Form B maintenance certificate MFS Form B guidelines	The licensed agency that maintains the systems	The systems were kept in good repair over the period	January and July	Section 3(3) and rule 4(2), Maharashtra; one agency per system group since 7 July 2026
Renewal Gujarat Gazette 2024	The fire service, or a private officer it approves	A further term for the certificate	Before expiry	Form B-13.3 in Gujarat, issued only after RFO or CFO approval since 24 June 2024
Self-declaration Government of Goa, Official Gazette Series II No. 14, 3 July 2025	The owner or occupier	The owner's word that nothing changed and the systems work	Yearly or every 6 months	Annexure A on Rs 100 stamp paper every year in Goa

In Maharashtra a section 45 building needs all three of the NOC, the January and July Form B and the 2-yearly audit; Form B replaces routine renewal there. The full Form B rules are on the Form B page.

Maharashtra's 2015 fire audit circular: what Form B leaves out

Eight years before the law made audits compulsory, the state's Fire Adviser explained why the agency's half-yearly certificate is not an audit.

Word for word

These factors are not covered by the periodical inspections to be carried out and the certificates to be issued by the Licensed Agency. ... These can be ascertained if "Fire-Risk Audit" is carried out in a building at least once in a year, particularly when, high-rise building are coming up in an increasing number where such Fire Risk Audit is necessary.

Fire Adviser, Government of Maharashtra, Circular No. MFS/2015/10/1462, 16 September 2015, paragraph 07 (read from the page image) MFS circular 2015

Paragraph 11 of the same circular said there was then "no obligation" on owners to get the audit; it only advised it. That changed on 11 May 2023, when section 45A made a licensed Fire and Life Safety Audit compulsory every 2 years for section 45 buildings.

Fire audit scope: 15 checks the Maharashtra and Telangana formats require

Maharashtra's rule 33 lists the auditor's duties and Telangana's 2020 certificate lists the systems by name. Together they are the most detailed official scope in India.

A 360-degree assessment of the building from the fire hazard risk point of view Amendment Rules 2025
The building's construction checked against the fire safety regulations Amendment Rules 2025
Ignition sources found and controlled where flammable materials are stored, processed or moved Amendment Rules 2025
Stored goods checked for physical and chemical compatibility, with measures to reduce fire damage Amendment Rules 2025
Electrical hazards that may cause a fire, with the measures needed Amendment Rules 2025
The Building Management System or fire control room evaluated Amendment Rules 2025
Staff safety awareness and training, and readiness to handle an incident Amendment Rules 2025
Every active fire and life safety measure tested, and photos or videos taken with date and time stamps, signed by the owner's representative Amendment Rules 2025
Fire extinguishers, hose reels, wet riser or down-comer and yard hydrants, counted against NBC Part 4 and marked working or not working TG fire circular 2020
Automatic sprinklers and the manually operated electric fire alarm in the entire building, and automatic detection TG fire circular 2020
Underground static water tank and terrace tank capacities, in litres TG fire circular 2020
Fire pumps at the underground tank: electric and diesel pumps of 2,280 LPM and a jockey pump of 180 LPM TG fire circular 2020
Exit signs, emergency lighting with at least 90 minutes of battery backup, and fire shaft pressurisation TG fire circular 2020
Basement installations, lifts and escalators, the number of exits, ventilation, fire doors and windows MFS circular 2015
Fire load and fire load density, and how fire would be vented MFS circular 2015

The fire audit report: from the site visit to the fire service's file

Every state's paper trail has the same 6 stops, though the forms differ.

1. Report and certificate
In Maharashtra the auditor gives the owner a Fire Audit Report and a Form V certificate; each building needs its own Form V. Amendment Rules 2025
2. Telangana's certificate
The third-party auditor certifies each of 13 measures as working or not, signs with a licence number and owns any deviation found later. TG fire circular 2020
3. Upload or submit
Odisha's Forms IV and IV(B) are uploaded by the owner or an authorised auditor or agency, every January and July. Odisha Home Dept
4. Online filing and fee
Telangana's Fire Audit application takes the building's floors, staircases, fire systems and plans, uploaded as PDFs under 3 MB, with the fee paid through the Telangana cyber treasury. TG Fire Audit manual
5. Deficiencies notified
Sikkim's shortcomings found at the January or July declaration must be fixed within the notice period, at most 30 days. Sikkim F&ES Rules 2025
6. The next cycle earned
In Odisha, premises audited every January and July are renewed without a fresh application or inspection. Odisha Home Dept

Fire audit forms by name: Form V, IV(B), B-15, Form-S, Form K

Each state names its audit papers differently. These are the 12 terms owners meet most.

Fire Risk Audit: Maharashtra's 2015 term for an audit of the factors a licensed agency's certificate does not cover, advised at least once a year. MFS circular 2015
Form V (Maharashtra): The licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor's certificate under section 45A, with the audit report attached; one per building. Amendment Rules 2025
Forms W and X (Maharashtra): The auditor's licence application, with Rs 25,000 and a Rs 20 court-fee stamp, and the 2-year licence itself. Amendment Rules 2025
Forms IV and IV(B) (Odisha): The audit certificates uploaded every January and July under the 2025 amendment; their wording is in the 2017 Rules, not yet read. Odisha Home Dept
Form B-15 (Gujarat): The declaration-cum-inspection report every 6 months after renewal, by the owner or occupier and the Fire Safety Officer (rule 26(2) as amended in 2021). Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Form-S (Madhya Pradesh): The annual fire audit report under Bhumi Vikas rule 87(5), due by 30 June. MP Town Planning
Form K (Delhi): The yearly online declaration with a Rs 1,000 fee that keeps a certificate valid once rule 36 starts on 20 May 2027. DFS
Form A-8 (Uttar Pradesh): The owner's January and July declaration, countersigned by the qualified agency, naming the electrical and lift audits. UP Rules 2024
Form A6 (Sikkim): The owner's January and July declaration that the measures are intact, with the Fire Safety Officer's compliance report. Sikkim F&ES Rules 2025
Self Audit Report (Uttarakhand): The NOC holder's six-monthly declaration that fire arrangements and equipment are working. Uttarakhand Home notification
Forms C-1, D-1 and E-1 (Bihar): The fire audit notice, the advice to remove deficiencies and the Director's notice with a time to comply. Bihar Rules 2021
Annexure IV (Telangana): The certificate the owner or occupier gives every January and July under G.O.Ms.No.15 of 2026; the annexure itself is not in the published copy. G.O.Ms.No.15

Fire audit duties in India, dated: 2015 to 2027

From advice in 2015 to fixed cycles in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Odisha, with Delhi due in 2027.

16 September 2015
Maharashtra's Fire Adviser advises a Fire Risk Audit at least once a year, while saying owners are under no obligation. MFS circular 2015
9 August 2016
Meghalaya orders mock drills and fire safety audits in all types of establishments. Order HPL/31/2002/138
28 January 2020
Telangana's Director General tells owners of high-rises with an occupancy NOC to upload a third-party certificate every January, or every January and July. TG fire circular 2020
4 September 2020
Madhya Pradesh inserts rule 87(5): an annual Form-S fire audit by 30 June. MP Town Planning
18 December 2020
The Supreme Court directs a district committee to fire-audit each COVID hospital at least once a month. Supreme Court of India
11 May 2023
Maharashtra's section 45A makes a licensed fire audit compulsory every 2 years for section 45 buildings. Amendment Act 2023
24 June 2023
Telangana's G.O.Ms.No.44 issues the first guidelines to empanel third-party fire and life safety auditors. G.O.Ms.No.15
12 June 2025
Maharashtra's amendment rules create the auditor's licence (Forms W and X), the Form V certificate and the 12 duties of rule 33. Amendment Rules 2025
4 November 2025
Odisha's Second Amendment Rules bring January and July audit uploads and audit-based renewal. Odisha Home Dept
24 November 2025
Chhattisgarh's rule 37A: a licensed third-party auditor's certificate each January and July. CG Home Dept
20 January 2026
Telangana's G.O.Ms.No.15 replaces the 2023 guidelines and adds the owner's January and July certificate. G.O.Ms.No.15
1 April 2027
Due: a third-party fire audit for battery energy storage systems under CEA Chapter XA. CEA
20 May 2027
Due: Delhi's empanelled Fire Safety Auditor route and the yearly Form K, after a 270-day deferral. Delhi Gazette

Fire audit fees that an official source sets

Few states put a price on a fire audit. These are the only charges Flamekite found in an Act, rule, notification or official portal.

As published

Bihar, annual fire audit fee (Schedule C)Rs 1 to Rs 5 per m²Of all floors, basement included: Rs 1 residential, Rs 2 assembly and institutional, Rs 3 academic, Rs 4 commercial, Rs 5 storage, industrial and hazardous BFS fee PDF
Bihar, appeal against a fire audit orderRs 1,000By bank draft or treasury challan (rule 22(f)) Bihar Rules 2021
Delhi, yearly Form K, from 20 May 2027Rs 1,000Paid with each online declaration (rule 38(2)) DFS
Delhi, the auditor's charge per certification, from 20 May 2027Rs 10,000 to Rs 5,00,000Ranges by auditor level in the Seventh Schedule; the full table is on the third-party fire audit page DFS
Tripura, empanelled agency's yearly inspection for Form BRs 200 or 20% of the first charge, whichever is higherFrom the October 2025 empanelment terms; no agency listed yet Tripura Home (F&ES)
Telangana, Fire Audit applicationNot shownThe manual says the fee is paid online through the Telangana cyber treasury, without the amount TG Fire Audit manual
Maharashtra, the auditor's own licenceRs 25,000Paid by the auditor on Form W; what an auditor charges an owner is not published Amendment Rules 2025

Chhattisgarh leaves the audit fee to the owner and the auditor (agree it before selecting on the portal, which locks the choice); Puducherry's licensed agencies set their own fees. Private auditors' and consultants' quotes are not fire service fees and are not listed.

Fire audit duty finder: 8 buildings, 8 different rules

Find the line closest to your building; the state table has the rest.

If A residential tower above 70 m in Maharashtra
Form B every January and July from a licensed agency, and a licensed Fire and Life Safety Audit on Form V every 2 years. Amendment Act 2023
If A hospital above 15 m, a mall or multiplex, or a hotel above 30 m in Telangana
A third-party fire safety auditor's certificate uploaded every January and July. TG fire circular 2020
If A residential building above 30 m and below 45 m in Telangana
A third-party certificate uploaded once a year, in January. TG fire circular 2020
If A Madhya Pradesh building under NBC clause 4.10.1
Form-S by 30 June every financial year, from a Fire Engineer licensed by UADD. MP Town Planning
If A non-residential building above 15 m in Odisha
A January and July audit by an auditor with the rule 9(15)(a)(i) or (ii) qualification; then renewal without a fresh application. Odisha Home Dept
If A hospital seeking NABH accreditation
Your state's rule, plus a 1-year third-party Type A inspection certificate, which counts only for accreditation, not as the NOC. National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers
If A battery energy storage system above 650 V, from 1 April 2027
A third-party fire audit under CEA Chapter XA, with detection and suppression in every container. CEA
If Any building in Delhi
No auditor-issued certificate before 20 May 2027; the fire service still certifies. Delhi Gazette

Who may sign a fire audit: 6 kinds of signatory

The signature makes the paper valid. India uses 6 kinds of signatory, and a state may use more than one.

Audits
Licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor
Maharashtra: licensed by the Director on Form X for 2 years; only such an auditor may carry out a fire audit and sign Form V. Amendment Rules 2025
Audits
Empanelled third-party auditor
Chhattisgarh's Grade A to D auditors, licensed for 2 years; Odisha's empanelled auditors; Telangana's auditors under G.O.Ms.No.15. CG Home Dept
Maintains
Licensed agency
Installs and maintains the systems and certifies their upkeep, as Maharashtra's Form B each January and July; it is not the auditor. MFS Form B guidelines
Declares
Fire Safety Officer
Gujarat's enrolled officer inspects and uploads Form B-15 every 6 months; the officer may not be the building's installer or its own Licensed Agency. Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Declares
The owner or occupier
Self-declarations: Uttarakhand every 6 months, Goa and Haryana yearly, Uttar Pradesh's Form A-8 every January and July with the agency's countersignature. Uttarakhand Home notification
Inspects
The fire service
Bihar's officers audit on notice under rule 22, hospitals first; a registered Fire Consultant may audit at a fixed rate. Bihar Rules 2021

Fire audit in numbers: 8 official and reported figures

The few published counts show how many audits the states run and how many buildings fail.

3,728
Fire safety audits Jammu and Kashmir Fire and Emergency Services reported for 2025 Kashmir Readernews report
462
Private hospitals audited in Patna a year before June 2026; 384 were compliant (reported) Patna Pressnews report
356
Fire safety audits on Meghalaya's list for 2022 and 2023 Meghalaya F&ES
861
Rows on Maharashtra's licensed-agency list valid to 03.07.2028 (serials to 847); agencies sign Form B but not the audit MFS agency list
12
Duties rule 33 gives a Maharashtra Fire and Life Safety Auditor, from a 360-degree assessment to dated photos of every test Amendment Rules 2025
13
Measures on Telangana's 2020 third-party certificate, each marked working or not working TG fire circular 2020
10 %
Self-certified Maharashtra industrial approvals the online system picks for a fire service inspection (order of 10 December 2025) MFS office order 2025
90 minutes
Battery backup for emergency lighting that Telangana's certificate checks TG fire circular 2020

Fire audit mistakes that leave a building non-compliant

Each of these leaves an owner holding a paper the state does not accept.

If One Form V for a whole Maharashtra campus
Rule 31 and the note to Form V need a separate certificate for each building. Amendment Rules 2025
If Treating a Telangana hospital or mall like any other building
Hospitals above 15 m, malls, multiplexes, hotels above 30 m and commercial buildings above 30 m upload every January and July, not once a year. TG fire circular 2020
If An ordinary empanelled auditor for a big Odisha building
Non-residential buildings above 15 m, homes above 30 m and premises needing 75,000 litres of underground water need an auditor qualified under rule 9(15)(a)(i) or (ii), not (iii). Odisha Home Dept
If A Grade B, C or D auditor for a high-risk Chhattisgarh building
Only Grade A may audit high-risk buildings. CG Fire NOC
If Missing Madhya Pradesh's 30 June deadline twice
The first default brings a warning and 3 months; the second a show-cause notice on cancelling the fire NOC. MP Town Planning
If Letting the installer sign Gujarat's Form B-15
Regulation 6.6 bars an officer who installed the measures, and 6.7 the building's own Licensed Agency. Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal

Fire audit for a housing society: 4 dos and 4 don'ts

Societies and apartment owners' associations carry the duty once the builder hands over. These rules come from the states' own texts.

Do

Take over the fire systems in working order at handover: Bihar's rule 22(g) makes the builder answerable until then, and the owners' association maintains them after. Bihar Rules 2021
In Uttarakhand, upload the society's self-declaration or Self Audit Report every 6 months. Uttarakhand Home notification
In Telangana, check the society's height: residential buildings of 45 m upload twice a year, those above 30 m and below 45 m once a year in January. TG fire circular 2020
Keep the auditor's dated photos and test records with the Maharashtra Form V for the next 2-yearly audit. Amendment Rules 2025

Don’t

Don't hire a Delhi Fire Safety Auditor who designed, installed or maintains your systems; rule 35(7) bars it from 20 May 2027. DFS
Don't buy a Tamil Nadu Category B audit certificate yet: the 2025 Act has not commenced. Government of Tamil Nadu, Gazette Extraordinary No. 263, 6 June 2025
Don't let a Sikkim shortcoming run past the notice period, at most 30 days. Sikkim F&ES Rules 2025
Don't read Goa's yearly Annexure A self-declaration as an audit: a licensed agency still certifies each January and July. Goa Gazette 2025

Fire audit myths, checked against the law: 5 claims

Vendor pages repeat these. The official texts say otherwise.

You may have read
A fire audit and a fire NOC are the same paper.
Myth
What the sources say
The fire service issues the NOC; a licensed auditor audits. Maharashtra's section 45 buildings need both, every 2 years for the audit. Amendment Act 2023
You may have read
Form B is a fire audit.
Myth
What the sources say
Maharashtra's 2015 circular says the licensed agency's certificates do not cover exits, lifts, electrical fittings, ventilation, fire doors or fire load; that is the audit's job. MFS circular 2015
You may have read
Indian law requires a fire audit every year, everywhere.
Myth
What the sources say
Fire services are a state subject (Twelfth Schedule, item 7). Cycles run from 6 months to 2 years, and in 4 states Flamekite found no periodic audit duty at all. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice
You may have read
A self-certified approval means no one checks.
Myth
What the sources say
Maharashtra's December 2025 order sends 10% of self-certified industrial approvals to a fire service inspection, and cancels non-compliant ones. MFS office order 2025
You may have read
Telangana wants a fire audit every 6 months from every building.
Myth
What the sources say
The 2020 circular splits buildings: some upload once a year in January, the higher-risk ones every January and July. TG fire circular 2020

Fire audit penalties: missed filings and false certificates

The law punishes both sides: the owner who does not file and the signatory who certifies falsely.

Offence	Penalty	Law
A licensed agency gives a Form A or Form B without actual compliance or maintenance	Rigorous imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000	Maharashtra Act 2006, section 36(1)(f)(ii) MFS Act 2006 copy
A licensed agency's person knowingly furnishes a false Fire Safety Certificate	Imprisonment of 3 years extendable to 5, or a fine of Rs 20,000 extendable to Rs 5 lakh, or both	West Bengal Fire Services Act, section 11K Indian Kanoonnews report
A Delhi Fire Safety Auditor's unsatisfactory certification, after notice (from 20 May 2027)	Rs 2 lakh at L-1, Rs 5 lakh at L-2, Rs 10 lakh at L-3; blacklisting on a second default	Delhi Fire Service Rules, Seventh Schedule DFS
An audit agency issues a certificate fraudulently (Act not yet in force)	Fine up to Rs 1 lakh; up to 1 year in jail if a fire it caused leads to grievous hurt or death	Tamil Nadu Act 37 of 2025, section 32(8) Government of Tamil Nadu, Gazette Extraordinary No. 263, 6 June 2025
A Gujarat Form B-15 filed late	100% of the renewal fee for each 90-day block of delay	Gujarat Regulations 2023, Table 3 Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Form-S not filed by 30 June, a second time	Show-cause notice on cancelling the fire NOC	Madhya Pradesh Bhumi Vikas Rules, rule 87(5) MP Town Planning
A multistorey building fails to provide the measures a Bihar audit requires	A collective fine of double the provisional NOC fee on owners and occupants	Bihar Fire Service Rules 2021, rule 22(j) Bihar Rules 2021
A Puducherry licensed agency gives an audit certificate without real compliance	Licence suspended or cancelled after a show-cause notice	G.O.Ms.No.61, Annexure I Puducherry G.O. 61

Maharashtra's section 36(1) punishment cannot fall below 3 months and Rs 10,000 without special reasons recorded in the judgement. The full Form B penalties are on the Form B page; auditors' licence sanctions are on the third-party fire audit page.

Fire audit drives after fires, December 2025 to July 2026

From news reports, not yet an official source.

Drives ordered after fires, reported in the press and in a district press release; none is a notified rule, and each lasted weeks, not years.

11 December 2025
After the Goa nightclub fire, Haryana orders fire safety audits of nightclubs, bars, pubs and crowded venues within 7 days. The Tribunenews report
20 February 2026
The Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, orders comprehensive fire safety audits across all establishments after rising fires. DC East Khasi Hills
18 March 2026
Odisha reports a statewide audit of over 2,215 hospitals and clinics the year before and a hospital fire safety budget raised to Rs 400 crore, after the SCB Cuttack fire. Kalinga TVnews report
After 3 June 2026
Delhi's Chief Minister orders a special fire safety audit of hotels, commercial establishments and public buildings after the Malviya Nagar fire. Deccan Chroniclenews report
24 June 2026
Thane's Municipal Commissioner announces a citywide fire audit and 601 fire service recruitments after a fatal fire. Free Press Journalnews report
26 June 2026
Bokaro's administration orders a safety audit of commercial and residential buildings across the city. Legal Suvidhanews report
24 July 2026
Patna City: more than 200 establishments audited in 10 days after the 28 June warehouse fire; notices give 7 to 15 days to add tanks, pipelines and extinguishers. Patna Pressnews report

Fire audit portals where owners file, state by state

Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Telangana run a named fire audit service on their fire portals, and Maharashtra lists its 2 auditor lists online. These are the addresses.

Bihar
Bihar Fire NOC and Audit portal
Fire audit filing and online payment beside the NOC services; issued audit certificates download from the same account. Bihar Fire Service
firenoc.bihar.gov.in
Bihar
Bihar citizen manual, fire audit
How to file a fire audit request and pay for it (Hindi). BFS audit manual
firenoc.bihar.gov.in/noc/download/Fire%20Audit%20User%20Manual%20for%20Citizen.pdf
Chhattisgarh
CG Fire NOC portal
New NOC, renewal and the Fire Audit service; the third-party auditor you select cannot be changed. Fire and Emergency Services and SDRF, Chhattisgarh
firenoc.cg.gov.in
Telangana
Telangana Fire Audit module
Register, log in and file the Fire Audit application. TGFD Fire Audit
fire.telangana.gov.in/FireAudit/FireAuditLogin.aspx
Telangana
Telangana Fire Audit user manual
The 15-page guide to the application, plan uploads under 3 MB and payment through the cyber treasury. TG Fire Audit manual
fire.telangana.gov.in/Manual/Fire%20audit%20User%20manual.pdf
Telangana
Telangana fire audit circular of 2020
Which buildings upload yearly or six-monthly, and the 13-point certificate format. TG fire circular 2020
fire.telangana.gov.in/home/Admin/ViewFileFTP?pdffilename=FireAudit_7.pdf&type=Circulars
Maharashtra
MFS Fire auditor page
Maharashtra's approved Fire and Life Safety Auditor lists and the Form W application. MFS
mahafireservice.gov.in/fire-auditor.php

Fire audit cases: a hospital, a tower, a society, a factory and a Bhopal block

Five buildings, each under a different state's audit rule.

Case 1
A 120-bed hospital in Hyderabad, 18 m
Institutional, above 15 m, holding an occupancy NOC.
What applies A third-party fire safety auditor certifies the 13 measures and the owner uploads the certificate every January and July. TG fire circular 2020
Case 2
An 80 m residential tower in Navi Mumbai
Above 70 m, so a section 45 building.
What applies Form B from its licensed agency every January and July, and a Fire and Life Safety Audit on Form V every 2 years from a separately licensed auditor. Amendment Act 2023
Case 3
A 14 m apartment society in Dehradun
Flats on 5 floors, NOC valid 5 years.
What applies No third-party audit cycle; the society uploads a self-declaration or Self Audit Report every 6 months. Uttarakhand Home notification
Case 4
An 18 m factory building in Cuttack
Non-residential, above 15 m.
What applies Audited every January and July by an auditor with the rule 9(15)(a) qualification; with the uploads kept up, renewal needs no fresh application or inspection. Odisha Home Dept
Case 5
A Bhopal building under NBC clause 4.10.1
Holding a 3-year Fire Safety Certificate.
What applies Form-S by 30 June each financial year from a UADD-licensed Fire Engineer; a second missed year brings a show-cause notice on cancelling the NOC. MP Town Planning

Questions about fire audits

What is a fire audit?: An inspection of a building's whole fire safety, its systems, exits, hazards, records and staff readiness, by someone the state recognises, who lists the fixes and signs a certificate in the state's form. In most states that is a licensed or empanelled auditor independent of the owner.
Fire audit kya hota hai?: Fire audit ek building ki poori fire safety ki jaanch hai: pumps, alarms, sprinklers, exits, wiring aur staff ki taiyari. A licensed or empanelled auditor does it and signs a certificate, such as Form V in Maharashtra or Forms IV and IV(B) in Odisha.
Is a fire audit mandatory in India?: It depends on the state. It is compulsory for Maharashtra's section 45 buildings every 2 years, yearly in Madhya Pradesh for NBC clause 4.10.1 buildings, every January and July in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, and yearly or six-monthly in Telangana. No national law sets one cycle for every building.
How often is a fire audit required?: From every 6 months to every 2 years: January and July in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and for Telangana's hospitals, malls and tall buildings; yearly in Madhya Pradesh and for Telangana's mid-rise buildings; every 2 years in Maharashtra's section 45 buildings.
What is the difference between a fire audit and a fire NOC?: The fire service issues the NOC after inspecting a building before occupation; a licensed auditor carries out the audit afterwards, on a cycle, to show the systems still work and to find new hazards. Many states need both.
Is Form B a fire audit?: No. Maharashtra's Form B is the maintenance agency's January and July certificate that the systems were kept in good repair. The section 45A fire audit is a separate check by a separately licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor, every 2 years.
Who can do a fire audit?: Only the signatory your state names: a licensed Fire and Life Safety Auditor in Maharashtra, a Grade A to D Third Party Auditor in Chhattisgarh, an empanelled auditor in Odisha and Telangana, an enrolled Fire Safety Officer for Gujarat's Form B-15, or the fire service itself in Bihar.
How much does a fire audit cost?: Bihar's fire service charges Rs 1 to Rs 5 per m² of all floors. Delhi has set auditors' charges of Rs 10,000 to Rs 5,00,000 per certification from 20 May 2027. Elsewhere the fee is agreed with the auditor and no official rate is published.
Does a housing society need a fire audit?: Where the state's rule covers its building, yes: a Maharashtra society above 70 m needs the 2-yearly audit, a Telangana society above 30 m uploads a third-party certificate every January (twice a year at 45 m), and an Uttarakhand society files a Self Audit Report every 6 months.

Keep reading

Fire audit report formatMaharashtra Form V, Telangana's 13 rows, Chhattisgarh Forms Q and R, Delhi Form J.
Fire audit in MaharashtraThe section 45A 2-yearly audit, Form B and the licensed auditor lists.
Fire audit in TelanganaYearly or January and July uploads, and the 1999 Act's penalties.
Fire audit in BiharThe fire service's own rule 22 audit, its fee and the registered consultant route.
Fire audit in GoaNotification 1653's licensed agencies and the checks after the Arpora fire.
Fire audit in GujaratFire Safety Officers instead of auditors: Form B-15, drills and renewals.
Fire audit in DelhiThe rules in force now, and the auditor regime from 20 May 2027.
Fire audit in OdishaThe January and July audit certificate under the 2025 amendment rules.

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