Is a fire audit mandatory in Telangana?

Yes, for high-rise buildings that hold an occupancy NOC. Circular Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019 of 28 January 2020 has the owner or occupier upload a third-party fire safety certificate every January, or every January and July for hospitals above 15 m, malls, multiplexes, 45 m flats and tall hotels and offices.

How often must a Hyderabad hospital upload a fire audit?

Every January and July if it is above 15 m and holds an occupancy NOC. High-rise hospitals also run fire drills every 3 months for the first 2 years and every 6 months after, under G.O.Ms.No.162 of 2023.

Who can do a third-party fire audit in Telangana?

A Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditor empanelled under G.O.Ms.No.15 of 20 January 2026, independent of the owners and occupants. The certificate format of 2020 asks for the auditor's licence number and makes the auditor responsible for any deviation found later.

What is the fee for the Telangana fire audit application?

Not published. The department's manual says the fee is paid online by net banking through the Telangana cyber treasury but gives no amount; the module shows it after you register. The auditor's own charge is a private price.

What happens if I do not upload the fire audit in Telangana?

The Act names no separate offence for a missed upload, but section 19 requires working fire systems at all times. An inspection can bring a Form 12 notice with 30 days to comply, and wilful breach carries up to 3 months or Rs 25,000 under section 31.

Does a fire audit replace fire NOC renewal in Telangana?

No. Renewal of the NOC is a separate application, every 5 years under the 2016 circular though the department's FAQ still says yearly. The audit certificate is filed every January, or January and July, in between.

Do apartments below 24 m need a fire audit in Telangana?

The 2020 circular sets no audit tier for residential buildings up to 30 m, and since 7 October 2026 fresh apartment applications below 24 m need no Provisional NOC. The owners' section 19 duty to keep any fire systems working still applies.

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Fire audit in Telangana: which buildings upload, in which month, and who signs

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

Quick answer

Telangana fire audit: high-rises with an occupancy NOC upload a third-party certificate each January, or January and July for hospitals, malls and 45 m flats. The rule is the Director General's circular Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019 of 28 January 2020, made under section 19 of the Telangana Fire Service Act, 1999, which makes the owner or occupier keep every fire system in good repair at all times.

Since 20 January 2026, G.O.Ms.No.15 empanels the third-party fire and life safety auditors and asks the owner for a certificate every January and July, but its five annexures were not published. A wilful breach of the Act carries up to 3 months or a fine of up to Rs 25,000, and Rs 3,000 a day if it continues after conviction (section 31).

Yearly tier: Every January; Flats above 30 m and below 45 m; offices, shops, schools and industry 15 to 30 m; hotels up to 30 m; Tiers by height
Six-monthly tier: January and July; Hospitals above 15 m, malls, multiplexes, 45 m flats, hotels and offices above 30 m; Find your line
Fine for a wilful breach: Up to Rs 25,000; Or 3 months; Rs 3,000 a day if it continues (section 31); Penalties
Fire Audit application fee: Not published; Paid online through the Telangana cyber treasury; Fees

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Telangana fire audit at a glance: 12 facts

Telangana's fire audit duty in twelve rows, each with its official source.
What	The rule	Source
The duty in law	Section 19(1), Telangana Fire Service Act, 1999: the owner or occupier, or both, provide fire safety measures and maintain them in good repair and efficient condition at all times	TG Fire Service Act
The audit rule	Circular Memorandum Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019, 28 January 2020, of the Director General of Fire Services	TG fire circular 2020
Who must upload	Owners or occupiers of high-rise buildings that hold an occupancy NOC	TG fire circular 2020
Once a year, in January	Residential above 30 m and below 45 m; business, mercantile, educational and industrial above 15 m and below 30 m; hotels up to 30 m	TG fire circular 2020
Every January and July	Residential of 45 m, malls and multiplexes, hospitals above 15 m, hotels above 30 m, business and mercantile above 30 m	TG fire circular 2020
What is uploaded	A third-party fire safety auditor's or consultant's certificate in the circular's 13-row format, signed with a licence number	TG fire circular 2020
Who audits since 2026	Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditors empanelled under G.O.Ms.No.15 of 20 January 2026, "not directly affiliated with the building owners or occupants"	G.O.Ms.No.15
Owner's certificate	Every January and July, in Annexure IV of G.O.Ms.No.15 (para 7); the annexure is not in the published copy	G.O.Ms.No.15
Where it is filed	The Fire Audit module on fire.telangana.gov.in, after registering a user ID	TG Fire Audit manual
Application fee	Not stated in the manual; paid by net banking through the Telangana cyber treasury	TG Fire Audit manual
Main penalty	Up to 3 months or Rs 25,000, or both; Rs 3,000 a day after conviction (section 31)	TG Fire Service Act
Last verified	25 October 2026, against the 2020 circular, G.O.Ms.No.44 and No.15, circular 15009 of 2024 and the department's copy of the Act	Not stated

Telangana fire audit cycle by building type and height

The two tiers of the 2020 circular, beside the random-inspection category the 2016 renewal circular gives the same use. The category for malls and multiplexes is Flamekite's reading of the 2016 table (mercantile and assembly).
Option	Third-party certificate (2020 circular)	Department's random inspections (2016 circular)	Source
Residential, above 30 m and below 45 m	Every January	R4: once in 5 years	TG fire circular 2020
Residential, 45 m	Every January and July	R4: once in 5 years	TG fire circular 2020
Business, above 15 m and below 30 m	Every January	R3: twice in 5 years	TG fire circular 2020
Business, above 30 m	Every January and July	R3: twice in 5 years	TG fire circular 2020
Mercantile, above 15 m and below 30 m	Every January	R2: annual	TG fire circular 2020
Mercantile, above 30 m	Every January and July	R2: annual	TG fire circular 2020
Educational, above 15 m and below 30 m	Every January	R1: bi-annual	TG fire circular 2020
Industrial, above 15 m and below 30 m	Every January	R3: twice in 5 years	TG fire circular 2020
Hotels, up to 30 m	Every January	R3: twice in 5 years	TSDRFS circular 2016
Hotels, above 30 m	Every January and July	R3: twice in 5 years	TSDRFS circular 2016
Malls and multiplexes, any NOC height	Every January and July	R2 (mercantile) or R1 (assembly)	TG fire circular 2020
Hospitals, above 15 m	Every January and July	R2: annual	TG fire circular 2020

How a Telangana owner files the fire audit on the department's portal

Find your tier and month
Read your building's use and height against the 2020 circular: once a year in January, or every January and July. Diarise both months if your use is in the six-monthly list.
Engage an empanelled third-party auditor
Pick a Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditor empanelled under G.O.Ms.No.15 of 2026, not one affiliated with the owner or occupants. Ask for the licence number the certificate must carry.
Have every system tested before the visit
The certificate marks each of 13 measures working or not working, from extinguishers to stair pressurisation, and the auditor signs that any deviation found later is on him.
Register on the Fire Audit module
On fire.telangana.gov.in, click Apply for a Fire Audit and register with a valid mobile number, e-mail and date of birth in DD/MM/YYYY; the user ID and password come by e-mail.
Fill the Fire Audit Application
Owner details and the year construction finished, the third party filling the form (7 fields), building height and site area, open spaces, staircases, floor-wise built-up area and occupancy, fire installations, gates, travel distance, fire lifts and generator kVA.
Upload 8 PDFs under 3 MB each
Site, basement, stilt or ground, floor-wise and terrace plans, section, elevation and proof of the year of completion.
Pay and keep the receipt
Proceed to Payment takes you to the Telangana cyber treasury, net banking only. The status page lets you finish the form or pay later.
Repeat on the cycle and fix what fails
File again next January, or next July, and repair anything marked not working at once: section 19 requires the systems in good repair at all times, not only on audit day.

Section 19: the Telangana owner's duty behind every fire audit

Every Telangana fire audit instrument rests on one sentence of the 1999 Act. The 2020 audit circular and the 2024 inspection circular both quote it in full.

Word for word

The owner or occupier or both, of a building or part thereof shall provide fire safety measures in it and maintain them in good repair and efficient condition at all times, in accordance with the building bye-laws.

Telangana Fire Service Act, 1999, section 19(1), as printed in the department's copy of the Act TG Fire Service Act

Its proviso reaches buildings finished or under construction when the Act came into force on 1 February 2001: they must add the measures named in a notice under section 21. Section 19(2) forbids anyone to tamper with, alter, remove or damage fire equipment, or to get someone else to. The Act defines an occupier widely, from a tenant paying rent to a licensee in occupation, so a tenant running a hospital floor carries the duty as well as the landlord.

Which Telangana fire audit cycle applies to your building?

Two facts decide it: the use and the height. Buildings without an occupancy NOC fall outside the 2020 circular but not outside section 19.

If A hospital above 15 m, a mall or a multiplex
A third-party certificate every January and July, once the building holds an occupancy NOC. TG fire circular 2020
If A residential tower of 45 m, a hotel above 30 m, or an office or shop building above 30 m
Every January and July. TG fire circular 2020
If A residential building above 30 m and below 45 m
Once a year, in January. Fire Audit for Housing Society TG fire circular 2020
If An office, shop, school or factory above 15 m and below 30 m, or a hotel up to 30 m
Once a year, in January. TG fire circular 2020
If An apartment block of 18 m to 30 m with an occupancy NOC
The circular names no tier for it. It still owes section 19 upkeep, and its NOC renewal and R4 random inspection once in 5 years. Fire NOC Telangana TSDRFS circular 2016
If A hospital, pharma unit, mall or office below 15 m, outside GHMC and GWMC
No audit upload, but the District Fire Officer inspects it under circular 15009 of 17 December 2024 and may serve notice. TG circular 15009

Telangana's fire audit orders compared: 2020 circular, G.O.Ms.No.44, G.O.Ms.No.15

Three instruments in six years, and only the first is fully published. Each row is what the document itself says.

	2020 circular Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019	G.O.Ms.No.44 of 24 June 2023	G.O.Ms.No.15 of 20 January 2026
Status on 25 October 2026 G.O.Ms.No.15	In force; not withdrawn by either G.O.	Revoked by G.O.Ms.No.15	In force with immediate effect (para 9)
Who certifies G.O.Ms.No.44	A third-party fire safety auditor or consultant, with licence number	A Licensed Agency licensed by the Director General	An empanelled Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditor
When TG fire circular 2020	Every January, or every January and July, by use and height	Every January and July (Annexure III)	Owner's certificate every January and July (para 7, Annexure IV)
Form published G.O.Ms.No.15	Yes: a 13-row table and a signed certificate, 3 pages	Yes: Annexures I to IV, 11 pages with the covering letters	No: the copy online has 2 pages and none of Annexures I to V
Auditor's licence term G.O.Ms.No.44	Not stated	1 year, renewable for the registration fee again	Not published
Fee for the licence G.O.Ms.No.44	Not stated	Rs 25,000 in Municipal Corporations, Rs 15,000 in other municipalities	Not published

G.O.Ms.No.44 borrowed Maharashtra's Licensed Agency model almost word for word, down to a class table and a ban on certifying without actual compliance. Its paragraph 5 says the licence is issued in the format at Annexure III, which is in fact the owner's certificate: a slip in the order itself.

Who may sign a Telangana fire audit certificate

Telangana's papers name 5 kinds of signatory. Which one your building needs depends on the instrument and the stage.

2020 circular
Third-party fire safety auditor or consultant
Signs the 13-row certificate with a licence number and accepts responsibility for any deviation found. Para 3 asked the Regional Fire Officer, Central Region, to display the retired fire officers and organisations who can inspect. TG fire circular 2020
Since 2026
Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditor
An empanelled organisation or individual, not directly affiliated with the owners or occupants, who assesses the measures, identifies hazards and recommends corrective measures under the NBC and BIS standards. G.O.Ms.No.15
Installs, not audits
Fire and Life Safety System Integrator
Empanelled under the same G.O. to install fire prevention, life safety and protection systems. The G.O. defines the two roles separately. G.O.Ms.No.15
2023 to 2026
Licensed Agency (revoked)
Under G.O.Ms.No.44 it signed the January and July certificate with its licence number. It needed an NFSC or IFE fire qualification with 3 years at Station Fire Officer rank or in fire protection work, or an engineering degree and a qualified employee. G.O.Ms.No.44
High-rise hospitals
Empanelled agency or NFPA-certified auditor
Rule 24.0, added by G.O.Ms.No.162 of 2023, has the applicant engage one, with at least 5 years of similar experience, to review the fire and life safety design, inspect the installation and certify compliance for the Occupancy NOC. G.O.Ms.No.162

After the Telangana fire audit: inspection, Form 12 notice, prosecution

A certificate does not end the department's role. The Act and the 2006 Rules set 6 steps from a fire officer's visit to a court.

1. Notice of inspection
An officer not below Station Fire Officer gives 3 hours' notice in Form 9 and inspects between sunrise and sunset, or at any time if an industry is working or for recorded urgent reasons (section 20, rule 25(1)). TG Fire Service Act
2. Self-appraisal check list
The owner or occupier fills the officer's self-appraisal check list of existing fire measures within 2 to 4 weeks, as the officer stipulates (rule 25(4)). TG Fire Service Act
3. Inspection report
The officer records deviations and shortfalls against the bye-laws in Form 10 or 11 (rule 26(1)). TG Fire Service Act
4. Form 12 notice
A notice under section 21 directs the owner to carry out the measures within 30 days (rule 26(2)). TG Fire Service Act
5. Steps on non-compliance
The officer may take the steps necessary to secure compliance (section 22, rule 27). TG Fire Service Act
6. Prosecution or compounding
Wilful contravention is punishable under section 31; the Director General may compound the offence or withdraw before or after proceedings begin (section 33). TG Fire Service Act

Telangana fire audit penalties under the 1999 Act, with the amounts

The amounts below are from the department's own copy of the Act, checked on the page image on 25 October 2026. The Act names no offence for a missed upload; an owner whose systems are found unmaintained faces the general offence in section 31.

Offence	Penalty	Law
Wilfully contravening the Act or rules, or ignoring a lawful requisition, such as a Form 12 notice	Up to 3 months or a fine up to Rs 25,000, or both; at least 1 month and Rs 5,000 unless the court records special reasons	Section 31, Telangana Fire Service Act, 1999 TG Fire Service Act
The same offence continuing after conviction	A further fine up to Rs 3,000 a day, at least Rs 100 a day	Section 31 TG Fire Service Act
Not complying with a section 14 notification or direction on preventive measures	Fine up to Rs 500	Section 27 TG Fire Service Act
Trading without, or in breach of, a fire licence after a show-cause notice	Up to 3 months or Rs 5,000, or both	Section 30(2) TG Fire Service Act
Offence by a company, firm or association	The company and every person in charge of its business; a director, manager or secretary by consent, connivance or neglect	Section 32 TG Fire Service Act
A Licensed Agency's certificate without actual compliance (2023 regime)	Show-cause notice, then suspension or cancellation of the licence	G.O.Ms.No.44, Annexure I paras (2) and 7 (revoked 2026) G.O.Ms.No.44

Draft amendments to the Act were open for comment until 13 May 2026; a news report of 14 August 2026 describes up to 3 years and Rs 5 lakh where negligence causes death. Flamekite found no enacted amendment by 25 October 2026, so the amounts above stand.

Telangana fire audit fees: what is set and what is not

No Telangana document Flamekite read sets the price of the audit itself. These are the official figures that sit around it.

As published

Fire Audit application on the portalNot publishedNet banking through the Telangana cyber treasury; the manual gives no amount TG Fire Audit manual
Third-party auditor's chargeNot regulatedG.O.Ms.No.15's annexures, which might set it, are not published G.O.Ms.No.15
Department inspection of fire safety measuresRs 10,000User charge under G.O.Ms.No.71 of 2010, tabled in the 2016 circular TSDRFS circular 2016
Inspection for renewal of NOCRs 10,000 TSDRFS circular 2016
Inspection on a complaintRs 2,500 TSDRFS circular 2016
Mock drill in a multi-storeyed or hazardous buildingRs 5,000Government buildings excepted TSDRFS circular 2016
Licensed Agency registration, 2023 regimeRs 25,000 or Rs 15,000Municipal Corporations or other municipalities; solvency Rs 15 lakh or Rs 10 lakh; revoked in 2026 G.O.Ms.No.44

Flamekite's arithmetic, not a department figure: a hospital above 15 m on the six-monthly tier pays for 2 audits a year, against 1 for a 25 m office block, so its audit bill is roughly double for the same floor area.

What the Telangana Fire Audit application asks for

The department's 15-page manual sets out every screen. Have these 8 items ready before you log in.

Owner, builder or occupier: name, age, father's name, 10-digit mobile, e-mail, address, PIN and the year construction was completed TG Fire Audit manual
The broker or third party filling the form: name, mobile, e-mail, firm name, firm address, firm e-mail and contact number TG Fire Audit manual
Building: number of blocks, name, address with district, mandal and village, government property or not, road-widening surrender, total height with stilt, stilt height, site area and type TG Fire Audit manual
Open spaces on 4 sides and the abutting road width; the manual notes a minimum of 7 m open on all sides where land was surrendered TG Fire Audit manual
Means of escape: each staircase type, width, number and floors served, and the total aggregate width TG Fire Audit manual
Floor-wise built-up area in m² and the occupancy class of each floor TG Fire Audit manual
Fire installations yes or no with quantities; gate width and head clearance; travel distance; fire lifts; transformer and air-conditioning safety; parking; ramps; generator kVA TG Fire Audit manual
8 PDFs, each under 3 MB: site, basement, stilt or ground, floor-wise and terrace plans, section, elevation and proof of the year of completion TG Fire Audit manual

Telangana fire audit for 7 Hyderabad buildings, by type and height

Worked by Flamekite from the circulars and the Act. Heights are as your sanctioning authority measures them.

Case 1
A 50-bed hospital, 18 m, in Banjara Hills
Institutional use above 15 m with an occupancy NOC.
What applies Third-party certificate every January and July, on top of the department's R2 random inspection once a year: up to 3 visits a year between them. TG fire circular 2020
Case 2
A 12 m nursing home in Nizamabad
Below 15 m, so outside section 13 and the audit circular.
What applies No upload, but outside the GHMC and Greater Warangal areas the District Fire Officer must inspect it and can serve notice under circular 15009 of 2024. TG circular 15009
Case 3
A 40 m apartment tower in Kokapet
Residential, above 30 m and below 45 m, occupancy NOC held.
What applies One certificate a year, in January. Random inspection by the department only once in 5 years (R4). TG fire circular 2020
Case 4
A 60 m apartment tower in Gachibowli
Residential above 45 m.
What applies Every January and July. The 24 m change of October 2026 does not touch it: that circular moved only the Provisional NOC line for apartments below 24 m. TGFD circular 3455
Case 5
A 21 m apartment block filed after 7 October 2026
Residential below 24 m, fresh Provisional NOC application.
What applies No Provisional NOC under Rc.No.3455/MSB/2026 and no audit tier in the 2020 circular. Section 19 upkeep still applies to every building. TGFD circular 3455
Case 6
A 25 m IT office in HITEC City
Business, above 15 m and below 30 m.
What applies Once a year, in January; R3 random inspections twice in 5 years. TG fire circular 2020
Case 7
A 35 m hotel in Begumpet
Hotel above 30 m.
What applies Every January and July. Had it stood at 30 m or less, January alone. TG fire circular 2020

Telangana hospital fire audits: 4 dos and 3 don'ts

Hospitals carry Telangana's heaviest audit load: the six-monthly tier from 15 m, special high-rise rules and the 2026 inspection drive.

Do

Diarise both January and July for any hospital block above 15 m with an occupancy NOC. TG fire circular 2020
Run fire drills every 3 months for the first 2 years after occupation and at least every 6 months after that, across all shifts, under the high-rise hospital rules. G.O.Ms.No.162
For a new high-rise hospital, engage the rule 24.0 reviewer at design stage: the same reviewer certifies the installation for the Occupancy NOC. G.O.Ms.No.162
Appoint a Building Evacuation Supervisor to run and record the drills. G.O.Ms.No.162

Don’t

Don't assume a hospital below 15 m is exempt: circular 15009 of 2024 names hospitals among the hazardous premises fire officers must inspect. TG circular 15009
Don't treat an old hospital as grandfathered: rule 25.0 lets the high-rise hospital rules reach existing buildings. G.O.Ms.No.162
Don't store oxygen cylinders in a confined basement: it was among the faults reported in Hyderabad's 2026 hospital drive. Medical Dialoguesnews report

Telangana fire audit in numbers

The figures that set a Telangana owner's audit calendar and exposure, from the official papers.

2
Upload months a year for the six-monthly tier: January and July TG fire circular 2020
13
Measures on the third-party certificate, each marked working or not working TG fire circular 2020
30 m
The height that splits the yearly and six-monthly tiers for hotels, offices and shops TG fire circular 2020
45 m
The height at which residential buildings move to January and July TG fire circular 2020
30 days
Time a Form 12 notice gives the owner to carry out the measures TG Fire Service Act
Rs 25,000
Maximum fine for a wilful contravention, with up to 3 months' imprisonment TG Fire Service Act
3 MB
Size limit on each of the 8 PDFs the Fire Audit application takes TG Fire Audit manual
5
Annexures of G.O.Ms.No.15 that are not in the published copy G.O.Ms.No.15

Telangana fire audit mistakes that leave owners exposed

Gaps Flamekite found by reading the circulars, the G.O.s and the Act side by side.

If Reading 5-year NOC renewal as a 5-year audit
The 2016 circular moved renewal to 5 years for occupancy-NOC holders; the 2020 circular still wants a certificate every January, or January and July. They run side by side. TSDRFS circular 2016
If Filing in January only for a building on the six-monthly list
Hospitals above 15 m, malls, multiplexes, 45 m flats and hotels, offices and shops above 30 m also file in July. TG fire circular 2020
If Hiring the firm that maintains your systems to audit them
G.O.Ms.No.15 defines the auditor as not directly affiliated with the owners or occupants; an in-house or tied auditor defeats that. G.O.Ms.No.15
If Relying on a Licensed Agency licence issued under the 2023 order
G.O.Ms.No.15 revoked G.O.Ms.No.44, and its licences ran only 1 year. Ask for the auditor's empanelment under the 2026 order. G.O.Ms.No.44
If Looking for a certificate upload slot in the manual
The public manual lists 8 uploads, all drawings and the year of completion; none is named as the third-party certificate. Keep the signed certificate on file and ask the department how it wants it. TG Fire Audit manual
If Ignoring a self-appraisal check list
Rule 25(4) gives 2 to 4 weeks to return it; a Form 12 notice then gives 30 days, and ignoring a lawful requisition is a section 31 offence. TG Fire Service Act

Five Telangana fire audit beliefs, checked against the orders

You may have read
Telangana's 24 m change in 2026 ended fire audits for apartments below 24 m.
Myth
What the sources say
The circular changed only the Provisional NOC line for fresh apartment applications. The audit circular never had a tier for flats below 30 m, and section 19 upkeep applies to all. TGFD circular 3455
You may have read
G.O.Ms.No.15 replaced the 2020 audit circular.
Myth
What the sources say
It revoked G.O.Ms.No.44 of 2023, the earlier empanelment order. It does not mention or withdraw the 2020 circular. G.O.Ms.No.15
You may have read
Any fire safety contractor can sign the certificate.
Myth
What the sources say
The 2020 form asks for the auditor's licence number, and since 2026 the auditor must be empanelled under G.O.Ms.No.15. TG fire circular 2020
You may have read
Buildings below 15 m are outside the fire department's reach.
Myth
What the sources say
Circular 15009 of 17 December 2024 has District Fire Officers inspect hazardous premises below 15 m and serve notices under section 19. TG circular 15009
You may have read
The fine for a fire safety breach in Telangana is only Rs 500.
Myth
What the sources say
Rs 500 is section 27. The general offence in section 31 carries up to Rs 25,000 or 3 months, and Rs 3,000 a day if it continues. TG Fire Service Act

Telangana fire audit rules, dated: 1999 to 2026

From a 1999 owner's duty to an empanelled auditor in 2026, through 3 orders on who certifies.

1 February 2001
The Fire Service Act, 1999 comes into force, with section 19's owner duty and section 31's Rs 25,000 fine. TG Fire Service Act
17 November 2015
G.O.Ms.No.75 adapts the Act to Telangana, and G.O.Ms.No.76 the 2006 Rules. TGFD GOs page
5 March 2016
NOC renewal moves to 5 years, with R1 to R4 random inspections. TSDRFS circular 2016
28 January 2020
Circular Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019 orders third-party certificates every January, or January and July. TG fire circular 2020
24 June 2023
G.O.Ms.No.44 creates Licensed Agencies for third-party audit, with a January and July certificate. G.O.Ms.No.44
16 August 2023
G.O.Ms.No.162 amends the high-rise hospital rules: third-party design review and drills every 3, then 6 months. G.O.Ms.No.162
20 September 2023
Extended last date for G.O.Ms.No.44 applications. G.O.Ms.No.44
17 December 2024
Circular 15009 sends District Fire Officers to inspect hazardous premises below 15 m. TG circular 15009
20 January 2026
G.O.Ms.No.15 revokes G.O.Ms.No.44 and empanels Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditors. G.O.Ms.No.15
7 October 2026
Rc.No.3455/MSB/2026 raises the apartment Provisional NOC line to 24 m for fresh applications. TGFD circular 3455

Telangana fire inspection drives, 2025 and 2026

From news reports, not yet an official source.

News reports, not orders. The department's own audit rules are the circular of 2020 and G.O.Ms.No.15 of 2026; a 2025 proposal for 2-yearly audits by 50 agencies was not found as an order.

4 April 2026
Notices to at least 230 Hyderabad hospitals, mainly above 15 m, out of about 800 inspected by all 145 fire stations; minor faults get 2 weeks. Medical Dialoguesnews report
February 2026
A drive inside the Outer Ring Road from 28 January covers 70 establishments, 27 of them mercantile and 26 commercial, on cellar misuse and blocked exits. Siasatnews report
May 2025
A report says the department will propose 50 third-party agencies, up from 5, and that a 2023 survey reached about 3,000 high-rises. The Realty Todaynews report
19 May 2025
17 people die in the Gulzar Houz fire near Charminar on 18 May; GHMC, fire, police, revenue and HYDRAA probe it jointly. The Weeknews report

Telangana fire audit terms, from the Act and the orders

The words on Telangana's audit papers, defined from the documents that use them.

Occupier: Section 2(l): a tenant paying rent, an owner in occupation, a rent-free tenant, a licensee in occupation, or anyone liable to pay for use of the building. TG Fire Service Act
High-rise building: Section 2(h): 18 m or more from the ground next to the building. TG Fire Service Act
Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditor: An empanelled independent organisation or individual under G.O.Ms.No.15 of 2026. G.O.Ms.No.15
Annexure IV (2026): The owner's January and July certificate under para 7 of G.O.Ms.No.15; not in the published copy. G.O.Ms.No.15
Annexure III (2023): G.O.Ms.No.44's six-monthly certificate, signed by the Licensed Agency with its licence number; revoked. G.O.Ms.No.44
Self-appraisal check list: The owner's statement of existing fire measures for an inspecting officer, due in 2 to 4 weeks (rule 25(4)). TG Fire Service Act
Form 12: The fire officer's notice to carry out fire measures within 30 days (rule 26(2)). TG Fire Service Act
Form 20: The Final NOC letter in the 2006 Rules. Its conditions include testing and maintaining fire equipment regularly and fire drills quarterly for the first 2 years, then half-yearly. TG Fire Service Act
MSB: Multi-storeyed building: the section that issued the 2020 audit circular, Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019. TG fire circular 2020

Telangana fire audit portal and official PDFs

The 6 official addresses for a Telangana fire audit, as served by the department on 25 October 2026.

File
Fire Audit module
Register, log in and file the Fire Audit application. TGFD Fire Audit
fire.telangana.gov.in/FireAudit/FireAuditLogin.aspx
Guide
Fire Audit user manual
The 15-page guide to every screen, upload and payment. TG Fire Audit manual
fire.telangana.gov.in/Manual/Fire%20audit%20User%20manual.pdf
Rule
Audit circular of 28 January 2020
The two tiers and the 13-row certificate format. TG fire circular 2020
fire.telangana.gov.in/home/Admin/ViewFileFTP?pdffilename=FireAudit_7.pdf&type=Circulars
Auditors
G.O.Ms.No.15 of 2026
Empanelment of auditors and integrators; 2 pages, annexures missing. G.O.Ms.No.15
fire.telangana.gov.in/home/Admin/ViewFileFTP?pdffilename=G.O.Ms.No.15,dated.20.01.2026-EmpanelmentofThird-PartyFireLifeSafetyAuditorsandFireLifeSafetySystemIntegrators.pdf&type=FlashNews
Law
Fire Service Act and Rules
The department's 111-page copy of the 1999 Act, the 2006 Rules and Forms 16 to 20. TG Fire Service Act
fire.telangana.gov.in/home/Home/Act
Orders
Government Orders page
G.O.Ms.No.44 with its annexures, G.O.Ms.No.162 and the 2015 adaptation orders. TGFD GOs page
fire.telangana.gov.in/home/Home/Gos

What Telangana has not published about its fire audit

Five things an owner would expect to find, which no official Telangana page Flamekite read on 25 October 2026 states.

The 2 pages of G.O.Ms.No.15 point to 5 annexures: auditor guidelines, integrator guidelines, the licence application, the owner's January and July certificate and the show-cause form. None is online, so the auditor's qualification, fee, licence term and the owner's form are unknown. The revoked G.O.Ms.No.44 of 2023 did publish its annexures, which shows what such terms looked like, but they no longer apply.

Nor has the department said whether G.O.Ms.No.15's six-monthly owner's certificate now covers every building or only the 2020 circular's six-monthly tier. Until it does, a building on the yearly tier that files in January meets the circular, and filing in July as well costs only a second audit.

The Fire Audit fee, the list of empanelled auditors and a named upload slot for the signed certificate are behind the module's login or absent from the manual.

Not published, as of 25 October 2026
What	The rule	Source
Auditor eligibility, fee and term	G.O.Ms.No.15 Annexure I, not online	G.O.Ms.No.15
Owner's certificate form	G.O.Ms.No.15 Annexure IV, not online	G.O.Ms.No.15
Fire Audit application fee	Not in the 15-page manual	TG Fire Audit manual
Empanelled auditor list	Not on any public page	TGFD Fire Audit
Whether the 2020 yearly tier survives the 2026 order	Not stated in either document	TG fire circular 2020

Who answers Telangana fire audit questions

The department's published contacts on 25 October 2026. For Hyderabad buildings, the two District Fire Officers handle inspections.

Director General, TGFD TGFD press note
Head office; the MSB section issued the 2020 audit circular
Address
Sy. No. 115/16(P), 115/17, beside IRDAI Complex, Nanakramguda, Gachibowli, Financial District, Hyderabad 500032
Phone
040-23442944, 040-23442955
Website
fire.telangana.gov.in
Online portal support TGFD contact
Login and application problems on the Fire Audit and NOC modules; e-mail tgfiresupport@cgg.gov.in
Phone
8333923733
District Fire Officer 1, Hyderabad TGFD district officers
dfo1-hyd-fire@telangana.gov.in
Phone
8712699170
District Fire Officer 2, Hyderabad TGFD district officers
dfo2-hyd-fire@telangana.gov.in
Phone
8712699176

Questions about Telangana

Is a fire audit mandatory in Telangana?: Yes, for high-rise buildings that hold an occupancy NOC. Circular Rc.No.6402/MSB/2019 of 28 January 2020 has the owner or occupier upload a third-party fire safety certificate every January, or every January and July for hospitals above 15 m, malls, multiplexes, 45 m flats and tall hotels and offices.
How often must a Hyderabad hospital upload a fire audit?: Every January and July if it is above 15 m and holds an occupancy NOC. High-rise hospitals also run fire drills every 3 months for the first 2 years and every 6 months after, under G.O.Ms.No.162 of 2023.
Who can do a third-party fire audit in Telangana?: A Third-Party Fire and Life Safety Auditor empanelled under G.O.Ms.No.15 of 20 January 2026, independent of the owners and occupants. The certificate format of 2020 asks for the auditor's licence number and makes the auditor responsible for any deviation found later.
What is the fee for the Telangana fire audit application?: Not published. The department's manual says the fee is paid online by net banking through the Telangana cyber treasury but gives no amount; the module shows it after you register. The auditor's own charge is a private price.
What happens if I do not upload the fire audit in Telangana?: The Act names no separate offence for a missed upload, but section 19 requires working fire systems at all times. An inspection can bring a Form 12 notice with 30 days to comply, and wilful breach carries up to 3 months or Rs 25,000 under section 31.
Does a fire audit replace fire NOC renewal in Telangana?: No. Renewal of the NOC is a separate application, every 5 years under the 2016 circular though the department's FAQ still says yearly. The audit certificate is filed every January, or January and July, in between.
Do apartments below 24 m need a fire audit in Telangana?: The 2020 circular sets no audit tier for residential buildings up to 30 m, and since 7 October 2026 fresh apartment applications below 24 m need no Provisional NOC. The owners' section 19 duty to keep any fire systems working still applies.

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