Which buildings require a fire NOC: height, area and use lines in all 36 states and UTs
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Quick answer
Fire NOC lines run from 10 m to 24 m: 15 m in most states, 9 m for schools, and assembly halls at any size. Each state sets its own lines in its fire Act, rules or building bye-laws, and a building needs a NOC once it crosses any one of them: height, storeys, floor area or use.
Homes below the height line are mostly outside the lists, but schools, hospitals, shops and offices often are not. Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim cover schools, hospitals, shops, offices and factories at any size; Tripura's full route starts above 10 m; Telangana's apartment line moved to 24 m on 7 October 2026.
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Which buildings need a fire NOC: the lines at a glance
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who draws the lines | Each state or UT, in its fire Act, fire rules or building bye-laws; fire is a State subject and there is no national list | Lok Sabha |
| How a building is caught | By crossing any one line: height, number of storeys, floor area, or a listed use such as assembly or hazardous storage | DFS |
| Most common height line | 15 m, worded as "more than 15 meters" in Uttar Pradesh and "15 m or more" in Bihar | UP Act 16 of 2022 |
| Lowest general line | Tripura: buildings above 10 m take the full Recommendation and certificate route; smaller ones self-certify | Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura |
| Highest apartment line | 24 m and above for residential apartments in Telangana (fresh files from 7 October 2026) | TGFD circular 3455 |
| Schools and hospitals | Often 9 m: Delhi over 9 m or 3 storeys; Bihar, Haryana and Chandigarh 9 m or more | Government of Haryana |
| Covered at any size | Assembly buildings in at least 12 states and UTs; schools, hospitals, shops, offices and factories in Uttar Pradesh | UP Act 16 of 2022 |
| Smallest area line | Hazardous buildings over 100 m² in Delhi, Manipur and Nagaland | Government of Manipur |
| National code | NBC 2016 was withdrawn on 30 April 2026 and replaced by NBCS 2026 (SP 7:2026), which is voluntary; only Assam had written NBCS 2026 into its fire law by 24 October 2026 | Assam Act XIII of 2026 |
| Last verified | 24 October 2026, against the checker data and all 35 published state pages | Not stated |
Fire NOC building lines in all 36 states and UTs: height, area and use
| Option | Height or storey line | Floor area line | Uses covered at any size | Instrument | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Every high-rise: 24 m or more, stilt floor included | More than 500 m² on any one floor (business, mercantile, storage, non-apartment residential); over 300 m² of assembly use on a floor; 2 basements or 1 above 500 m² | All educational, institutional, assembly, industrial and hazardous buildings | Fire Service Act 1999, s.13(1) as amended in 2026; AP Building Rules (G.O.Ms.No.273, 2025) | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Above 4 storeys, or 15 m or more (17.5 m with stilts); apartments only above ground plus 4 and over 500 m²; hospitals 9 m and above | More than 500 m² on any one floor (hotels, offices, shops, industry, storage, mixed); over 300 m² of assembly on a floor; 2 basements or 1 over 500 m² | Educational and assembly buildings | Building Bye-Laws 2019, bye-law 11.1, applied by s.26(3) of Act 12 of 2026 | AP Building Bye-Laws 2019 |
| Assam | None in the list; 15 m and above is high risk in Schedule I | None in the list | Apartments of 10 units and above, hotels, educational, hospitals, assembly, multiplexes, business, mercantile, industrial, factories, storage, godowns, hazardous, restaurants seating 30 and above, pandals | Act LIII of 2025, s.20(1); the Government may add or drop classes | Assam Act LIII of 2025 |
| Bihar | 15 m or more, any use; educational and institutional 9 m or more | Any floor above 500 m²; 2 basements or 1 above 500 m² | Every assembly building | Fire Service Rules 2021, rule 15(a) | Bihar Rules 2021 |
| Chhattisgarh | Homes above 15 m or G+4; hotels and offices 12 m or more; schools and hospitals above 9 m or G+2; shops above 9 m | Hotels and offices 500 m² built-up; schools 1,000 m²; shops 500 m²; storage above 250 m² on all floors | Assembly, industrial, hazardous, underground structures; hospitals with over 30 beds or any critical care unit; 3-star hotels | Section 14(1) notification of 29 November 2022 | Home Department, Chhattisgarh |
| Goa | More than 15 m (14.2 m is only a fee class) | None; factories with motors of 5 HP and above | Hotels, restaurants and bakeries, public places, schools and institutions, godowns, hazardous stores, registered shops and establishments | Section 13 notification of 17 December 2014 | DFES Goa charter |
| Gujarat | Flats and hostels 15 m and above; schools above 9 m; offices above 15 m; mixed use above 9 m or G+2 | Hotels, schools and offices with a floor over 500 m²; shops over 500 m² in total; godowns over 250 m² | 5-star hotels, shopping malls, metro systems | Fire Regulations 2023, Third Schedule, Table 1 | Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal |
| Haryana | All high-rises except homes up to 16.5 m; schools and institutions 9 m and above | More than 500 m² on any one or more floors (hotel, educational, institutional, business, mercantile, industrial, storage, hazardous, mixed); 2 basements or 1 over 500 m² | All assembly buildings | Act 14 of 2022, s.18(2) | Government of Haryana |
| Himachal Pradesh | Above 15 m, on the building plans; hotels above 12 m or G+3 and shops above 9 m or G+2 for precautions | 2019 list: industry and storage over 250 m² covered, hazardous over 100 m² | Industrial units and explosive or highly inflammable trades (s.15-A) | Act of 1984, s.15-A; s.9 notification of 23 July 2019 (precautions; a NOC is not stated) | Department of Fire Services, Himachal Pradesh |
| Jharkhand | 15.0 m and above | Covered area at any floor more than 500 m² | None listed | Building Bye-laws 2016, clause 7.5 (gazette not seen) | Indian Kanoonnews report |
| Karnataka | 21 m or more, any occupancy; Seva Sindhu still lists above 15 m | None | None in s.13(3) | Fire Force Act, s.13(3) as amended in 2023 | Government of Karnataka |
| Kerala | Over 15 m | Over 1,000 m² of built-up area, all floors together; 300 to 1,000 m² file a self-declaration | Assembly (D), hazardous (I) and multiplex (J) buildings | Municipality Building Rules 2019, rule 5(4) | KMBR 2019 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Fire drawings above 12.5 m; Fire Authority clearance above 30 m or 10 storeys; 15 m only in news reports | Not set | Fuel, explosive and chemical stores | Bhumi Vikas Rules 2012, rules 42 and 87; Act 16 of 2026 leaves classes to regulations | MP Town Planning |
| Maharashtra | Schedule-I lists the classes; its lodging, dormitory, apartment and educational rows have been proof-read (see the hostel, guest-house and school pages). Section 45 buildings: over 30 m for specified uses, homes over 70 m | Section 45: high-hazard industry of 10,000 m² and moderate-hazard of 30,000 m² or more | Not confirmed | Act of 2006, Schedule-I substituted by Mah. Act XXIV of 2023 | Amendment Act 2023 |
| Manipur | Homes and offices more than 15 m or G+4; hotels more than 12 m or G+3; schools, institutions and shops more than 9 m or G+2 (mezzanine counts) | Industry and storage more than 250 m² covered on all floors; hazardous more than 100 m²; mixed more than 500 m² | Assembly buildings, underground structures | Act 9 of 2026, s.21(5) and s.24(3), in force 14 September 2026 | Government of Manipur |
| Meghalaya | Exceeding 15 m, any occupancy | Hotel, commercial, industrial, storage, hazardous or mixed over 500 m² covered; schools and institutions 9 m or more and over 500 m² | In Shillong: hotels, lodges, homestays, resorts and business buildings | Building Bye-Laws 2021, A2.30 and A2.59; notification HPL.127/2023/43 of 2024 | Bye-Laws 2021 |
| Mizoram | 15 m and above under the 2019 rule in force; 24 m once the amendment signed on 20 August 2026 is gazetted (date not found); in Aizawl, a permit above 15 m needs a fire NOC | Not stated | Public buildings and the Third Schedule's significant-risk buildings, lines not defined | Rule 57(1) (2019; substitution signed 20 August 2026, not yet seen in the Gazette); AMC Building Regulations 2012, clause 5(3)(ix) | Mizoram Home Dept |
| Nagaland | Homes and offices more than 15 m or G+4; hotels more than 12 m (the G+3 clause has no "or"); schools, institutions and shops more than 9 m or G+2 | Industry and storage more than 250 m² covered on all floors; hazardous more than 100 m²; mixed above 500 m² | Assembly buildings, underground structures | Act 5 of 2023, s.21(1) and s.24(3) | Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland |
| Odisha | Homes 15 m and above; offices, hotels, clinics and schools 12 m and above; malls and shops 9 m and above | Offices, hotels, shops and storage 500 m² built-up or more; schools 1,000 m²; assembly 500 m² on any floor | Airports, cinemas, factories, fuel depots, explosives; clinics with over 30 beds or any critical care unit; three-storied schools | Fire Safety Rules 2017, rule 9(1) as substituted on 6 March 2019 | Odisha Rules 2019 |
| Punjab | No line published; an independent floor up to 17.5 m with stilt parking is treated as low-rise | Not published | Every building in a notified risk class; the class notification was not found | Act 12 of 2024, ss.22 to 24 | Punjab Gazette |
| Rajasthan | Taller than 15 m, any use: permanent fire NOC before the occupancy certificate | Below 15 m by the 2023 order's Table 1: hostels, PGs and flats from 9 m and over 250 m²; guest houses, hotels and shops from 9 m or over 500 m² on a floor; all rooftop restaurants and petrol pumps | Coaching centres for more than 50 students; rooftop restaurants | Model Building Regulations 2025 as amended by the UDH order of 29 May 2026 | Urban Development and Housing Department, Rajasthan |
| Sikkim | Over 15 m from the plinth | Mixed occupancies over 500 m² | Educational, institutional, assembly, business, mercantile, industrial, storage and hazardous buildings | Act 4 of 2023, s.24(3) (start date not found); Rules 2025 | Sikkim Gazette 226 |
| Tamil Nadu | Over 18.3 m: the Director's NOC before planning permission; up to 18.3 m the District Officer | None published | Malls, cinemas, kalyana mandapams, community halls, industries and warehouses (DTCP); cracker and explosive trades | Fire Service Act 1985; TNCDBR 2019, rules 39(11) and 64(3) | TNSWP |
| Telangana | Apartments 24 m and above (18 m for files before 7 October 2026); lodging above 18 m; hospitals, offices, shops, industry, storage, hazardous above 15 m; schools and assembly 6 m | Schools and assembly on a plot above 500 m² | Every existing school, on the Supreme Court's direction | Fire Service Act 1999, s.13; circulars of 5 March 2016 and Rc.No.3455/MSB/2026 | TGFD circular 3455 |
| Tripura | Above 10 m, any use, for the full route | Homes above 500 m²; other uses above 200 m² (low-hazard industry 500 m²) | Fuel outlets, gas stores and high-hazard industry never self-certify | Fire Safety Rules 2026, rules 6 and 7 | Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura |
| Uttar Pradesh | More than 15 m | Mixed occupancies with more than 500 m² covered | Educational, institutional, assembly, business, mercantile, industrial, storage and hazardous buildings | Act 16 of 2022, s.26(3) | UP Act 16 of 2022 |
| Uttarakhand | Homes 12 m or more; hotels, hospitals, schools, shops and halls above 12 m and above 500 m² (both) for s.18 permission | Explosive or highly inflammable premises above 500 m² | None | Act of 2016 as amended by Act 06 of 2022, ss.15(4) and 18 | Uttarakhand Gazette 2022 |
| West Bengal | 14.5 m or more (Act s.2(ha)) | 12 small classes up to 500 m² self-certify yearly since 2024 | The 19 occupancies of notification 279 of 2003, among them hotels, restaurants, hospitals, markets, cinemas and housing of more than 8 flats; multipurpose buildings | Act 1950, s.11C; notification 279 of 8 July 2003 | West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Above 15 m, once the Regulation starts | Apartments and mixed occupancies over 500 m² | Today's 9 clearance classes: bars and restaurants, cinemas, hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoria, hotels, schools, fireworks and petroleum sale | Regulation 5 of 2026, s.26 (start date not notified); the Fire Service portal | Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II Section 1, No. 19, 25 May 2026 |
| Chandigarh | Homes above 16.5 m; schools and institutions 9 m or more; s.18(4) makes height alone no bar to approval | More than 500 m² on any floor; 2 basements or 1 over 500 m² | Every assembly building | Haryana Act 2022 as extended by S.O. 2264(E) of 6 May 2026, s.18(1) | Gazette of India |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Above 15 m | Apartments and mixed buildings over 500 m² on all floors | Hotels, resorts, eating houses, schools, assembly, business, shops, factories, storage and hazardous | Regulation 6 of 2026, s.29(2), in force 7 July 2026 | Gazette of India Extraordinary |
| Delhi | Homes and offices over 15 m or 5 storeys; hotels over 12 m or 4 storeys; schools, institutions and shops over 9 m or 3 storeys | Industry and storage over 250 m² covered on all floors; hazardous over 100 m²; pandals over 50 m² or 50 persons | Assembly buildings; underground structures of 2 or more levels | DFS Rules 2010, Rule 27 as amended, gazetted 26 May 2026 | DFS |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 15 m or more (17.5 m with stilts), sanctioned in 2 stages | Not set | Group housing (R3), hotels, hospitals, cinemas and banquet halls (C3, C4), schools and institutions (PSP1 to PSP4); commercial since 2025 | Unified Building Bye-Laws 2021, clause 2.18(2), amended by S.O. 304 of 1 December 2025 | J&K Gazette |
| Ladakh | Fire safety design for buildings more than 15 m (Leh and Kargil municipal limits); the draft 2025 bye-laws ask a fire NOC above 15 m or 30 rooms | Draft 2025 bye-laws: exempt below 12.5 m and 1,000 m² with fewer than 15 rooms or 4 units | All non-residential buildings need the fire design; the occupancy certificate needs a fire NOC | Unified Building Bye Laws 2024 (S.O. 123); the final 2025 Bye-Laws were not found | Ladakh Gazette |
| Lakshadweep | Over 15 m | Apartments over 500 m²; the Rules add schools and storage over 500 m², offices over 1,000 m², tourist stays of 30 rooms | Hotels, resorts, eating houses, educational, assembly, business, mercantile, industrial and storage named with no size; fuel, LPG and fireworks premises | Regulation 3 of 2026, s.29(2); Rules 2026, rule 11(2) | Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II Section 1, No. 16 |
| Puducherry | Apartments above 17 m (Category A); schools above G+2 (Category A) | No NOC line published | Hospitals of any size (Category A); guest houses, food courts, marriage halls and nursing homes of G+2 (Category B); G+1 non-residential self-uploads (Category C) | G.O.Ms.No.61 (Home), 10 September 2025 | Puducherry G.O. 61 |
How to check whether your building needs a fire NOC, line by line
Find your state's instrument, not the national code
Lines sit in a fire Act (Uttar Pradesh s.26(3)), fire rules (Bihar rule 15), building rules (Kerala rule 5(4)) or bye-laws (Jharkhand clause 7.5). NBCS 2026 is voluntary and sets no NOC line of its own.
Fix the use the officer will record
A hotel is residential in the NBC groups but has its own line in Delhi (over 12 m) and Manipur (more than 12 m); a coaching centre is educational. The occupancy groups are on the occupancy classification page.
Measure height the way the rule measures it
Andhra Pradesh counts the stilt floor in its 24 m; Sikkim measures from the plinth; Jammu and Kashmir allows 17.5 m with stilts. Then read the wording: more than 15 m excludes a 15.0 m building, 15 m or more includes it.
Count storeys, mezzanines included
Delhi counts mezzanine and stilt floors as storeys, so a 14 m house of 5 storeys crosses its line. G+4 means ground plus 4 upper storeys, 5 in all.
Add up the floor area in the rule's way
Haryana tests more than 500 m² on any one floor; Kerala tests over 1,000 m² of all floors together; Delhi tests 250 m² of industry or storage across all floors.
Check the any-size lists and confirm in writing
Assembly, hazardous and many special uses need a NOC at 1 m² in some states. Run the checker, then ask the fire office in writing where a line is unclear, as in Karnataka between 15 m and 21 m.
Fire NOC for residential buildings and apartment blocks, state by state
A one or two family house below the height line needs no fire NOC in most states, but apartment blocks are caught from 10 m in Tripura to 24 m in Telangana, and some states count flats instead of metres.
Uttar Pradesh does not list a 1 or 2 family house below 15 m in section 26(3); Delhi's Rule 27 leaves out a home of 15 m or lower with 4 storeys or fewer; Gujarat's Table 1 does not name a house under 15 m; Haryana and Chandigarh except homes up to 16.5 m. Manipur's Schedule I asks no installation of a private dwelling at all.
Some states count dwellings, not metres. Assam's section 20(1) list starts at apartment buildings of 10 units; West Bengal's 2003 notification takes in housing of more than 8 flats; Jammu and Kashmir names group housing (R3) at any height. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and, once its Regulation starts, Andaman and Nicobar catch apartments over 500 m² of all floors added together.
Storey tests sit beside the height in 6 jurisdictions: Delhi at 5 storeys, Chhattisgarh, Manipur and Nagaland at ground plus 4, Arunachal Pradesh above ground plus 4 with over 500 m², and Madhya Pradesh at more than 10 storeys for its high-rise clearance. A stilt floor counts toward Andhra Pradesh's 24 m, while Punjab treats an independent floor up to 17.5 m with stilt parking as low-rise.
Kerala is the exception for houses: an A1 home over 1,000 m² of built-up area needs the NOC at any height, and one of 300 to 1,000 m² files an Appendix L self-declaration with a copy to the fire station.
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tripura | Above 10 m or 500 m² takes the full route; smaller homes self-certify | Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura |
| Uttarakhand | 12 m or more (section 15(4)) | Uttarakhand Gazette 2022 |
| West Bengal | 14.5 m or more, or housing of more than 8 flats | West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services |
| Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Odisha | 15 m or more (15.0 m and above in Jharkhand) | Bihar Rules 2021 |
| Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Sikkim, Kerala | More than 15 m | UP Act 16 of 2022 |
| Delhi | Over 15 m or 5 storeys | DFS |
| Manipur, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh | More than 15 m or ground plus 4 | Government of Manipur |
| Haryana, Chandigarh | Above 16.5 m | Government of Haryana |
| Puducherry | Above 17 m (Category A) | Puducherry G.O. 61 |
| Tamil Nadu | Over 18.3 m for the Director's NOC | Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services |
| Karnataka | 21 m or more | Government of Karnataka |
| Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram | 24 m and above (Telangana: residential apartments only since circular 3455 of 2026, other residential 18 m; Andhra Pradesh: 24 m or more with the stilt floor; Mizoram: once its signed 2026 amendment is gazetted, 15 m until then) | TGFD circular 3455 |
Fire NOC for shops, malls and offices: the mercantile and business lines
A shop is caught lower than an office in most states: Delhi brings shops in over 9 m but offices over 15 m. Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim cover both at any size.
| Shops and showrooms | Malls and shopping centres | Offices and IT buildings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh UP Act 16 of 2022 | Every one, any size | Every one | Every one, any size |
| Sikkim Sikkim Gazette 226 | Any size; below 15 m and 500 m² they skip the agency certificate | Any size | Any size |
| Goa DFES Goa charter | Every shop registered under the Shops and Establishments Act | Not named separately | Every registered establishment |
| Delhi DFS | Over 9 m or 3 storeys | Over 9 m or 3 storeys | Over 15 m or 5 storeys |
| Manipur and Nagaland Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland | More than 9 m or G+2 | More than 9 m or G+2 | More than 15 m or G+4 |
| Chhattisgarh Home Department, Chhattisgarh | Above 9 m or 500 m² built-up | Same line; every underground shopping structure; a mall with a cinema is assembly, covered at any size | 12 m or more, or 500 m² built-up |
| Odisha Odisha Rules 2019 | 9 m and above, or 500 m² built-up | 9 m and above, or 500 m² built-up | 12 m and above, or 500 m² built-up |
| Gujarat Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal | Ground plus one under 15 m with over 500 m² in total | Every shopping mall | Above 15 m, or a floor over 500 m² |
| Haryana and Bihar Government of Haryana | More than 500 m² on any floor | More than 500 m² on any floor | More than 500 m² on any floor; Bihar also 15 m or more |
| Kerala KMBR amendment 2025 | Over 1,000 m² or over 15 m; 300 to 1,000 m² self-declare | Multiplexes (J) at any size | Over 1,000 m² or over 15 m |
| Telangana TSDRFS circular 2016 | Above 15 m | Above 15 m | Above 15 m |
| Tripura Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura | Above 10 m or 200 m² | Above 10 m or 200 m² | Above 10 m or 200 m² |
| West Bengal WB notification 1930 | Markets are notified; a shop up to 9 m and 500 m² self-certifies | Notified occupancy | Up to 15.5 m and 500 m² self-certifies |
| Puducherry Puducherry G.O. 61 | Ground plus 1: Category C self-upload | Category A, renewed every 3 years | Ground plus 1: Category C self-upload |
"Any size" means the use is listed with no height or area floor. A mixed building with shops below and flats above is tested as mixed occupancy: more than 500 m² in Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur and Nagaland.
Fire NOC for hotels, guest houses and lodges: where the line sits
Hotels get their own line, usually lower than homes: 12 m in Delhi, Manipur, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Goa and Shillong need one at any size.
12 m or 4 storeys
Delhi
Hotels and guest houses over 12 m or of 4 or more storeys, mezzanine and stilt counted. DFS
12 m or G+3
Manipur
Hotels and guest houses more than 12 m or ground plus 3 upper storeys, mezzanine included. Government of Manipur
12 m
Nagaland
More than 12 m. The clause prints ground plus 3 without an "or", so the storey test's force is unclear. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland
12 m, 500 m² or stars
Chhattisgarh and Odisha
12 m or more, 500 m² built-up, 3-star and above, or a 500 m² assembly space on a floor. Odisha's 2019 rule dropped the old 25-room test. Home Department, Chhattisgarh
500 m² a floor
Haryana, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
A hotel with more than 500 m² on any one floor is a special building, at any height. Government of Haryana
500 m² or 5-star
Gujarat
Hotels below 5-star under 15 m with a floor over 500 m², and every 5-star hotel and resort. Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
18 m
Telangana
Lodging and rooming houses above 18 m; the 24 m change of October 2026 names apartments only. TSDRFS circular 2016
Any size
Goa
Hotels, restaurants and bakeries whatever their size, and since 13 January 2026 a DFES NOC for every tourism registration. Goa Tourism order
Any size, Shillong
Meghalaya
Hotels, lodges, homestays and resorts in Shillong and adjoining areas, by the notification of 26 September 2024. HPL.127/2023/43
Listed
Assam, Lakshadweep, DNH and DD
Hotels are named with no size line. Lakshadweep's Rules add tourist stays of 30 rooms or more. Assam Act LIII of 2025
12 m and 500 m²
Uttarakhand
Section 18 plan permission for hotels needs both: above 12 m and above 500 m². Uttarakhand Gazette 2022
Ask in writing
Uttar Pradesh
Section 26(3)(ii) does not name hotels, so the Act reaches them above 15 m or as mixed use over 500 m²; the 2024 Rules give hotels a 1-year term, and Flamekite's UP page treats them as covered at any height. UP Rules 2024
Does your hospital, nursing home or clinic need a fire NOC?
In at least 5 jurisdictions every hospital needs one whatever its size; elsewhere the line is 9 m to 15 m, or a bed count. Find the line closest to yours.
If It is in Uttar Pradesh
Yes at any size: section 26(3)(ii) lists institutional buildings with no height or area floor. Fire NOC UP UP Act 16 of 2022
If It is in Andhra Pradesh
Yes at any size: clause (b) of the amended section 13(1) covers all institutional buildings. Fire NOC Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
If It is in Sikkim
Yes at any size under section 24(3); below 15 m on a plot under 500 m² it only skips the agency certificate. Fire NOC Sikkim Sikkim Gazette 226
If It is in Assam
Yes: hospitals, nursing homes and sanatoria are in section 20(1) and high risk in Schedule I whatever their height or floor area. Fire NOC Assam 2026 Assam Act LIII of 2025
If It is in Puducherry
Category A at any size: two agency audit certificates, a bi-annual inspection and a NOC renewed every year. Puducherry G.O. 61
If It is in Chhattisgarh
Yes above 9 m or ground plus 2, or with more than 30 beds or any critical care unit, even in a low building. Fire NOC Chhattisgarh Home Department, Chhattisgarh
If It is in Odisha and below 12 m
Under 30 beds with no critical care unit it is self-regulatory under Order 50908; more than 30 beds, an ICU or more than 3 floors brings it in. Fire NOC Odisha Order 50908 of 2019
If It is in Delhi
A hospital or nursing home with beds: over 9 m or 3 storeys, and a ground-plus-2 nursing home also meets the DFS nursing-home sheet (6 m access road, 2 staircases, sprinklers). A clinic with no overnight stay is business: over 15 m or 5 storeys, as NABH's 2025 notice also reads it. Fire NOC for Clinic DFS
If It is in Bihar, Haryana, Chandigarh or Arunachal Pradesh
Yes at 9 m or more, whatever the floor area. Government of Haryana
If It is in Telangana
Yes above 15 m; institutional buildings are risk category R2 with annual random inspections. TSDRFS circular 2016
If Your state's line leaves it out
The MoHFW and NDMA advisory of 23 March 2024 asks hospitals, through the states, for a valid fire NOC renewed annually as per State Fire Safety Rules; ask your state fire service in writing. Do I need a fire NOC? Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA
Schools and coaching centres worked through six states' fire NOC lines
Educational buildings are caught lower than homes almost everywhere. These worked cases apply each state's published line; the conclusions are Flamekite's reading.
Case 1
A ground plus 2 coaching centre in Delhi
8 m high, 3 storeys, 400 m², classes for 150 students
What applies Needs a NOC: Rule 27 takes in educational buildings of 3 or more storeys even below 9 m. DFS
Case 2
The same building in Raipur
Ground plus 2, under 9 m, under 1,000 m²
What applies Needs a NOC: Chhattisgarh's class 4 catches educational buildings of ground plus 2, as well as above 9 m or 1,000 m² built-up. Home Department, Chhattisgarh
Case 3
A coaching centre for 120 students in Jaipur
Two floors, 10 m, inside an urban body
What applies Needs a NOC on use, not height: Regulation 4.6.2(x) as replaced in 2026 requires one for coaching centres of more than 50 students. Urban Development and Housing Department, Rajasthan
Case 4
A one-storey primary school in Lucknow
4 m high, 450 m²
What applies Needs a certificate: section 26(3)(ii) names every educational building, with no height or area floor. UP Act 16 of 2022
Case 5
A 7 m school on a 600 m² plot in Hyderabad
Ground plus 1
What applies Needs a NOC: educational buildings of 6 m, or on a plot above 500 m², are caught, and the 2016 circular records the Supreme Court's direction that every school be inspected. TSDRFS circular 2016
Case 6
A 12 m school building in Bengaluru
Ground plus 3
What applies No section 13(3) NOC: Karnataka's line is 21 m for any use. Seva Sindhu lists buildings above 15 m, so a 16 m school should ask KSFES in writing. Government of Karnataka
Case 7
A two-floor tuition centre of 800 m² in Kochi
7 m, education group B
What applies No NOC: between 300 and 1,000 m² and under 15 m it files the Appendix L self-declaration instead. KMBR 2019
Factories, warehouses and godowns: fire NOC area lines from 100 m² to 500 m²
Industry and storage are tested by floor area more than height. The ladder below runs from the smallest line any state uses to the largest.
100 m²: hazardous buildings
Delhi over 100 m²; Manipur and Nagaland more than 100 m² covered on all floors; Himachal's 2019 list over 100 m². DFS
200 m²: Tripura's line
Moderate-hazard industry, storage and hazardous premises above 10 m or 200 m² take the full route; low-hazard industry self-certifies up to 500 m²; fuel outlets and gas stores never self-certify. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
250 m²: storage and industry
Delhi over 250 m² of covered area on all floors; Manipur and Nagaland more than 250 m²; Chhattisgarh storage above 250 m²; Gujarat godowns over 250 m² under 15 m. Government of Manipur
500 m²: a floor in a special building
Haryana, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Jharkhand at more than 500 m² on a floor; Odisha warehouses at 500 m² built-up; Uttarakhand's explosive or highly inflammable premises above 500 m². Government of Haryana
Any size: industry by use
Every industrial building in Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, every industrial and hazardous building in Andhra Pradesh, factories in DNH and DD and Odisha; in Goa, factories with motors of 5 HP and above. Home Department, Chhattisgarh
10,000 m² and up: Maharashtra's audit line
High-hazard industry of 10,000 m² and moderate-hazard of 30,000 m² become section 45 buildings, with a licensed fire audit every 2 years. Amendment Act 2023
Assembly buildings that need a fire NOC at any size: halls, cinemas, restaurants
Assembly is the use most often listed with no size floor. These 14 lines say where a hall, cinema or eating place is caught.
- Delhi: every assembly building, and pandals for over 50 persons or over 50 m² DFS
- Haryana and Chandigarh: all assembly buildings under section 18, at any size or height Government of Haryana
- Bihar: every assembly building under rule 15(a)(iv); a cinema cannot renew its licence without the NOC Bihar Rules 2021
- Chhattisgarh: every NBC assembly building, marriage halls included Home Department, Chhattisgarh
- Uttar Pradesh: every assembly building under section 26(3)(ii) UP Act 16 of 2022
- Kerala: assembly (D) and multiplex (J) buildings whatever the number of storeys KMBR amendment 2025
- Manipur and Nagaland: all assembly buildings, at any height Government of Manipur
- Arunachal Pradesh: all assembly buildings, bye-law 11.1(b)(4) AP Building Bye-Laws 2019
- Andhra Pradesh: all assembly buildings, and over 300 m² of assembly use on one floor inside any other building Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Odisha: places of assembly with 500 m² on any one or more floors Odisha Rules 2019
- Telangana: assembly buildings of 6 m, or on a plot above 500 m² TSDRFS circular 2016
- Assam: restaurants seating 30 persons and above, and every assembly building Assam Act LIII of 2025
- Goa: restaurants, bakeries and eating houses of any size, at Rs 150 a year up to 50 seats DFES Goa charter
- Gujarat: cinemas and banquet halls under 10 m from 300 persons or a floor over 500 m² Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Fire NOC for PGs, homestays and guest houses: orders from 2024 to 2026
From news reports, not yet an official source.
Small lodging is where state rules moved fastest. Each order below was read on 24 October 2026; a fire NOC still depends on whether the building crosses the state's lines unless the order says otherwise.
5 June 2026
Uttarakhand's Tourism and Travel Business Registration Rules (notification 531) ask homestays and B&Bs for one fire appliance per room; a NOC follows only if the building crosses the Act's lines. UTDB rules 2026
2 February 2026
Himachal Pradesh opens a homestay registration portal and, as reported, tells officers not to stall renewals over fire NOCs. News Arena Indianews report
13 January 2026
Goa's Tourism order makes a valid DFES fire NOC a document for new registration and every renewal of hotels and homestays. Goa Tourism order
25 June 2025
Himachal's Home Stay Rules cap a homestay at 6 rooms and 12 beds, ask for basic fire equipment, and list no fire NOC among the documents. HP Home Stay Rules
1 April 2025
Chandigarh's Office Order 23 charges a paying guest building as Group A lodging, at Rs 6,615 or Rs 14 per m², because a PG is a commercial activity. MCC Office Order 23
5 March 2025
Sikkim's Tourist Trade Rules lists no fire NOC on the homestay form; a village home under 15 m is not a section 24(3) class. Sikkim Tourist Trade Rules
26 September 2024
Meghalaya makes a fire NOC compulsory for every hotel, lodge, homestay and resort in Shillong and adjoining areas, with no size line. HPL.127/2023/43
7 August 2024
Bengaluru's BBMP order PR/136/2024-25 bars a PG trade licence until the building has fire safety clearance from the competent authority, at any size. BBMP PG order
Buildings exempt from a fire NOC, and small buildings that self-certify
Few rules exempt a building outright; more give small buildings a lighter route. Tripura's 2026 Rules draw the clearest line, in rule 6(1).
Word for word
The owner or occupier of: (i) Residential buildings or premises of height up to 10 mtrs. and total area of up to 500 Sq-Mt., (ii) Educational, institutional, assembly, business, mercantile, Industrial (Moderate Hazard), storage and hazardous [except industrial (High Hazard), retail outlet/storage of petrol, diesel and gas] buildings or premises of height up to 10 mtrs. and total area up to 200 Sq-Mt., and (iii) Industrial (Low Hazard) buildings or premises of height less than 10 mtrs. and total area of up to 500 Sq-Mt., may submit application in Form-C with Self-Certification in Form-D.
A self-certified Tripura building still receives a certificate, on Form E. True exemptions are rarer: Kerala's rules say livestock and poultry farms, vaults and burial grounds need no Fire and Rescue approval, and buildings under 300 m² are not listed; West Bengal's notification 1930 of 1 March 2024 moves 12 small classes up to 500 m² to a yearly self-certification; Puducherry's Category C lets ground plus 1 non-residential premises upload a statement; Ladakh's draft 2025 bye-laws would exempt homes below 12.5 m and 1,000 m² with fewer than 15 rooms or 4 units. Sikkim's rule 28 exempts 6 classes only from the third-party agency certificate, not from the certificate itself.
Existing buildings without a fire NOC: what each state makes owners do
A building that stood before the law, or never got a NOC, is rarely let off; most states send it to an audit or a regularisation route. These are the 9 routes Flamekite found.
If Assam: occupied before 24 December 2025 without a certificate
It still needs one. Section 33(4) lets the Director relax a condition for practical difficulty, with reasons in writing. Assam Act LIII of 2025
If Bihar: an occupied building that never got a NOC
Rules 15(i) and 22 send it to a fire audit, and Schedule H sets the minimum measures an old building must add. Bihar Rules 2021
If Uttar Pradesh: approved before the 2024 Rules
Rule 43(4)(i) judges it on the standards and Government Orders in force when its NOC was issued. UP Rules 2024
If Odisha: in use before 2017 with no approved plan
Apply for the Exemption from Plan Approval service, or file Form-III with an electricity bill, water bill or holding tax receipt. OFES exemption service
If Gujarat: a building that never had a certificate
Apply for regularisation (FSCRn), one of the 5 application types; an old fire NOC is treated as a certificate under Regulation 5.8, subject to verification. Gujarat Valid Certificate
If DNH and DD: an existing factory with no fire NOC
Order 105 of 14 July 2025 lists a fire safety recommendation for existing factories, on the site plan, approved plan, occupancy certificate and manufacturing details. DNH and DD order
If Jharkhand: built without an approved plan
The Single Window stops the application at option E until the competent authority approves the plan. JFS advisory SOP
If Lakshadweep: a building that stood before 2026
Section 29(4) still applies; rule 11(5) lets the Administration relax requirements for older buildings by written order. Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026
If Tripura: a building more than 30 years old
Schedule III adds a structural stability certificate from an approved planner or an engineer not below Assistant Engineer. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
Change of use: when converting a building brings a fresh fire NOC
A certificate covers the use it was issued for. Turning a house into a guest house, or a godown into a showroom, can cross a lower line or void the old certificate.
Do
- In Tripura, have the risk category reassessed and a fresh certificate issued before the changed space is used (rule 11). Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
- In Uttarakhand, take a fresh certificate on any change of use, as notification No. 342 of November 2021 requires. Uttarakhand Home notification
- In Chandigarh, tell the Chief Fire Officer's office before any addition or change of use, as the certificate's conditions say. MCC certificate 2023
- In Mumbai, budget for the change-of-user fee: Rs 25,000 or the per-m² calculation, whichever is higher. MCGM BRC 69
- Test the new use against its own line: a 4-storey Delhi house under 15 m becomes a guest house of 4 storeys, which crosses the hotel line. DFS
Don’t
- Do not alter or re-use a Punjab building on the old certificate: certificates forbid alterations, additions and change of occupancy, so apply afresh first. Punjab Fire certificate
- Do not let an inspector find the change: in Gujarat a change of use is rejected on Annexure 6 and reported to the Regional or Chief Fire Officer. Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
- Do not open a restaurant in a shop and assume the shop's line holds: Goa lists eating houses at any size. DFES Goa charter
- Do not dig a second basement without checking: 2 basements, or 1 over 500 m², make a building special in Haryana and Bihar. Government of Haryana
How building rules word a fire NOC line: more than, or more, G+n and floor area
Two buildings of the same height can get opposite answers because of one word. These 9 terms decide which side of a line yours is on.
- More than, above, over
- The figure itself is outside: a building of exactly 15 m is not caught by Uttar Pradesh's "more than 15 meters". UP Act 16 of 2022
- Or more, and above
- The figure is inside: Bihar's 15 m or more catches a 15.0 m building, as does Jharkhand's 15.0 m and above. Bihar Rules 2021
- Ground plus n (G+n)
- The ground floor plus n upper storeys: Manipur's ground plus 4 is a 5-storey building, mezzanine included. Government of Manipur
- Storey
- Delhi counts mezzanine and stilt floors as storeys in Rule 27. DFS
- Or versus and
- In Kerala either over 1,000 m² or over 15 m is enough; in Uttarakhand's section 18 a hotel must be above 12 m and above 500 m²; Meghalaya's schools need 9 m and 500 m². KMBR amendment 2025
- On any one or more floors
- Haryana's 500 m² is tested floor by floor, so one large floor is enough. Haryana Gazette
- On all floors
- Manipur's 250 m² for storage adds every floor's covered area together, as does Kerala's 1,000 m². Government of Manipur
- Plot area
- Telangana tests schools and assembly halls on a plot above 500 m², not on floor area. TSDRFS circular 2016
- Height with stilts
- Andhra Pradesh counts the stilt floor in its 24 m; Jammu and Kashmir allows 17.5 m where stilts are provided. G.O.Ms.No.273
Six myths about which buildings are exempt from a fire NOC
You may have read
The national code makes every building above 15 m need a NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
NBC 2016 was withdrawn on 30 April 2026, and its replacement NBCS 2026 is voluntary; lines are state law, from 10 m in Tripura to 21 m in Karnataka. Gazette of India
You may have read
A building under 15 m never needs a NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
Uttar Pradesh covers every school, shop and office at any size, Delhi covers schools over 9 m or 3 storeys, and Kerala covers anything over 1,000 m². UP Act 16 of 2022
You may have read
Telangana dropped the NOC for every building under 24 m.
Myth
What the sources say
The October 2026 circular moved only residential apartments to 24 m; offices and shops above 15 m still need one. TGFD circular 3455
You may have read
Goa's line is 14.2 m.
Myth
What the sources say
The 2014 notification says more than 15 m; 14.2 m survives only as a fee class. DFES Goa charter
You may have read
Odisha catches homes at 5 floors and hotels at 25 rooms.
Myth
What the sources say
That was the 2017 list; the 2019 substitution uses 15 m for homes and 12 m, 500 m² or 3 stars for hotels. Odisha Rules 2019
You may have read
Madhya Pradesh asks nothing below 15 m.
Myth
What the sources say
Rule 42 of the Bhumi Vikas Rules asks for fire drawings above 12.5 m and holds the occupancy certificate until the systems are in. MP Town Planning
How the fire NOC building lines changed, 2003 to 2026
Lines moved in both directions: Telangana raised its apartment line to 24 m in 2026 and Mizoram signed a 24 m rule that awaits the Gazette, while Delhi, Tripura and Manipur wrote new lists with lower area tests.
8 July 2003
West Bengal notifies 19 high-risk occupancies, housing of more than 8 flats among them. West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services
17 December 2014
Goa's section 13 notification lists buildings over 15 m and hotels, restaurants, schools and godowns at any size. DFES Goa charter
5 March 2016
Telangana's circular sets 18 m for apartments and lodging, 15 m for most other uses and 6 m for schools. TSDRFS circular 2016
6 March 2019
Odisha rewrites rule 9(1), dropping the 5-floor and 25-room tests. Odisha Rules 2019
23 July 2019
Himachal lists 17 classes of premises for fire precautions under section 9(1). HP Home notification
20 March 2021
Bihar's rule 15 sets 15 m, 500 m² a floor, 9 m for schools and every assembly building. Bihar Rules 2021
8 April 2022
Haryana's Act excepts homes up to 16.5 m and makes 500 m² on a floor a special building. Haryana Gazette
29 November 2022
Chhattisgarh notifies its 12 classes, from pandals over 50 m² to every industrial building. Home Department, Chhattisgarh
13 December 2022
Uttar Pradesh's Act lists every special building at any size and others above 15 m. UP Act 16 of 2022
1 March 2024
West Bengal moves 12 small classes up to 500 m² to yearly self-certification. WB notification 1930
24 December 2025
Assam's new Act lists 15 kinds of premises, from apartments of 10 units to restaurants of 30 seats. Assam Act LIII of 2025
26 May 2026
Delhi gazettes the amended Rule 27, with 250 m² for industry and 100 m² for hazardous buildings. DFS
29 May 2026
Rajasthan's UDH order makes a fire NOC compulsory for coaching centres of more than 50 students; it is listed on 2 June. Urban Development and Housing Department, Rajasthan
2 June 2026
Tripura's Rules set the 10 m self-certification line. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
20 August 2026
Mizoram signs rules raising its high-rise line from 15 m to 24 m and adding public buildings; they start on publication in the Gazette, a date not yet found. Mizoram Home Dept
14 September 2026
Manipur's Act starts, with storey tests beside every height line. Government of Manipur
7 October 2026
Telangana's 24 m line for residential apartments applies to fresh Provisional NOC files. TGFD circular 3455
Fire NOC building lines across 36 states and UTs, counted
Flamekite’s working from the official rules; no government publishes this figure.
Flamekite's count from the instruments behind the 36-state table, as read on 24 October 2026.
24 m
Highest apartment line: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Mizoram TGFD circular 3455
10 m
Lowest general line: Tripura's full route Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
8
States and UTs that bring schools in at about 9 m: Delhi, Bihar, Haryana, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Manipur, Nagaland Government of Haryana
6 m
Telangana's line for schools and assembly halls, the lowest school height line TSDRFS circular 2016
100 m²
Smallest area line: hazardous buildings in Delhi, Manipur and Nagaland DFS
30
Seats that bring an Assam restaurant under the Act Assam Act LIII of 2025
5
Jurisdictions with no complete published list: Maharashtra, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Ladakh, Puducherry Punjab Gazette
Questions about which buildings need a fire NOC
Which buildings require a fire NOC in India?
- Those that cross any line in their state's rules: usually a height of about 15 m, a floor area of about 500 m², or a listed use. Schools and hospitals are often caught at 9 m, and assembly halls at any size. The lines run from 10 m in Tripura to 24 m for Telangana apartments.
Is a fire NOC required for a residential building?
- For an apartment block above the state's line, yes: 15 m in most states, 16.5 m in Haryana, 24 m in Telangana. A 1 or 2 family house below the line is outside the lists in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat and Assam, but Kerala catches a house over 1,000 m².
Is a fire NOC required for a building below 15 m?
- Often, if it is not a home. Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim cover schools, shops and offices at any size; Delhi covers schools and shops over 9 m or 3 storeys and hotels over 12 m; Haryana covers any special building with a floor over 500 m².
Does a G+3 or G+4 building need a fire NOC?
- It depends on use and state. In Delhi a G+4 home (5 storeys) needs one and a G+3 hotel (4 storeys) does too; in Manipur a G+4 home and a G+3 hotel are caught. A G+3 home under 15 m is outside most lists.
Does an old building that never had a fire NOC need one now?
- Usually yes. Bihar sends it to a fire audit and Schedule H measures, Gujarat has a regularisation application, Odisha has an Exemption from Plan Approval service, and Assam lets the Director relax a condition only for practical difficulty.
Do I need a new fire NOC if I change the use of my building?
- Yes in several states. Tripura's rule 11 and Uttarakhand's 2021 notification require a fresh certificate on change of use, and Punjab certificates forbid change of occupancy. Test the new use against its own line too.
Does a PG or homestay need a fire NOC?
- Only where a rule says so or the building crosses a line. Goa needs a DFES NOC for every homestay registration since January 2026, Shillong for every homestay since 2024, and Bengaluru's 2024 order for every PG trade licence; Himachal and Sikkim homestay forms list none.
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- Home Department, Government of Odisha: Order No. 50908 of 19 November 2019: procedure for issue and renewal of Fire Safety Certificates and Fire Safety Recommendations (issuing officer, validity, inspecting team and time limit by building type) (opens in a new tab)
- Delhi Fire Service: Fire safety requirements for nursing homes (scanned sheet, page dated 23 January 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA (text reproduced by NABH): Joint advisory to prevent hospital fires, 23 March 2024 (HFW/Advisory to prevent hospital fires/23rdMarch2024/1) (opens in a new tab)
- Urban Development and Housing Department, Rajasthan: UDH order signed 29 May 2026, listed 2 June 2026, amending the Model Rajasthan Building Regulations 2025 (fire NOC for coaching centres) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Maharashtra (copy hosted by Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Mah. Act No. XXIV of 2023), first published 11 May 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Town Planning and ULBs, Arunachal Pradesh (Gazette No. 347, 4 September 2019; copy on EoDB Arunachal): Arunachal Pradesh Building Bye-Laws, 2019 (notification No. DTP/BBL-03/2011-12/2592-601, 30 August 2019): definitions, bye-laws 2.9 to 2.17, chapter 11, Annexures C and D, and 13.5 (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Uttarakhand, Culture, Tourism and Sports Section-1 (English translation hosted by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board): Uttarakhand Tourism and Travel Business Registration Rules, 2026, notification No. 531 of 5 June 2026: fees, one fire appliance per room, homestay limits, 5 year registration, penalties (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Himachal Pradesh, Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation (copy hosted by HP Tourism): Himachal Pradesh Home Stay Rules, 2025: notification No. TSM-F(10)-10/2003-VI, 25 June 2025, with Annexures I to III and Forms A to C (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, Fire and Rescue Services: Office Order No. 23 of 10 February 2025: Fire Safety Certificate charges by NBC occupancy group from 1 April 2025, validity 3 years, exemptions (read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Sikkim, Sikkim Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 37, 5 March 2025: The Sikkim Registration of Tourist Trade Rules, 2025, Tourism and Civil Aviation Department notification No. 01/DoT&CAv, 4 March 2025, with Forms I to VII (opens in a new tab)
- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Office of the Chief Commissioner (scan hosted by OpenCity): Order PR/136/2024-25 of 7 August 2024: conditions for paying guest trade licences, condition 7: fire safety clearance from the competent authority before the trade licence (opens in a new tab)
- Odisha Fire and Emergency Service: Service details: Exemption from Plan Approval of the Building or Premises under rule 9(12) and 9(13) (opens in a new tab)
- Gujarat State Fire Prevention Services: Valid Certificate search by region, application type and building name (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Fire and Emergency Services, DNH and DD: Order No. 35/01/IND/2014-15/DFES/105, 14 July 2025: provisional NOC 6 years; final and renewal NOCs 2 years, 1 year for high-hazard industry (opens in a new tab)
- Jharkhand Fire Services (on the Single Window): Standard Operating Procedure: Advisory for Fire Safety (Pre Construction), 13 pages (opens in a new tab)
- Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026: Lakshadweep Fire and Emergency Services Rules, 2026 (Rule 12: 5-year fire safety certificate) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Uttarakhand, Home Section-4 (copy hosted by Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services): Notification No. 342/XX-3/2021-2(39)/2006 of November 2021 under section 26 of the 2016 Act: 5 year validity for residential buildings except hotels, 3 years for other buildings, six-monthly self-declaration, fresh certificate on change of use (opens in a new tab)
- ServicePlus (serviceonline.gov.in), Municipal Corporation Chandigarh: Fire Safety Certificate CFO-FSC/2023/00799 (renewal, 3 November 2023, expires 3 November 2026): wording, conditions and 3-year term of an MCC certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade: Revised schedule of fees for the year 2026-27, BRC No. 69 dated 30.03.2026 (rows 1 to 6 and 28 read off the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Punjab Fire and Emergency Service, Fire Station Rajasansi (certificate copy hosted by the school): Fire Safety Certificate (NEW) No. PBIP-(FIRE) 2025/534, 15 November 2025, valid till 14 November 2028 (3 years) (opens in a new tab)
- Haryana Government Gazette, hosted by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department: Haryana Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 65-2022/Ext., 8 April 2022: the Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022 (Haryana Act No. 14 of 2022), Notification No. Leg. 14/2022 (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh Bhumi Vikas Rules, 2012, English text updated up to 6 March 2025: rules 2(38), 12(2), 26, 42 and 87 (fire audit amendment of 4 September 2020) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Himachal Pradesh, Department of Home (copy hosted by the Department of Fire Services): Notification No. Home-F(A)3-1/2019-I, 23 July 2019, under section 9(1) of the HP Fire Fighting Services Act, 1984: 17 classes of premises and 20 fire precautions, English and Hindi texts (opens in a new tab)
- Home Department, Government of Mizoram (copy on the Mizoram Fire and Emergency Services site): Notification No. B-20011/2/2026-HM(F&ES), 20 August 2026: Mizoram Fire and Emergency Services (Superintendence and Control of the Fire Force and Fire Safety and Prevention) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, substituting Rule 57 and inserting Rules 57(A) and 57(B) (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Fire Services, Himachal Pradesh: Acts and Rules: HP Fire Fighting Services Act, 1984 with the 2000 amendment (section 15-A) (opens in a new tab)
- Gazette of Meghalaya No. 12, Part IIA, 25 March 2021 (copy hosted by the Urban Affairs Department): Meghalaya Building Bye-Laws, 2021 (No. UAU.73/2016/Pt/402 of 9 March 2021): A2.30 high-rise, A2.59 special buildings, A4.1.3, A10 occupancy and fire clearance, C11 (opens in a new tab)
- Guidance Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Single Window Portal: Planning Permission for Buildings from DTCP: when an NOC from the Fire Service department is needed (opens in a new tab)
- Gazette of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (copy hosted by TaxHeal): S.O. 2264(E) of 6 May 2026: the Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022 extended to the Union territory of Chandigarh, with modifications (opens in a new tab)
- Ladakh Gazette Extraordinary (Housing and Urban Development Department, UT Ladakh), copy on the OBPS portal: S.O. 123 of 4 November 2024 (SG-LD-E-19112024-1416): Unified Ladakh Building Bye Laws, 2024, for the municipal limits of Leh and Kargil (opens in a new tab)
- News Arena India: HP govt rolls out homestay registration portal (2 February 2026): renewals not to be stalled over fire NOCs; provisional registration (opens in a new tab)
- Indian Kanoon (legal database copy; gazette not read): Section 7 in Jharkhand Building Byelaws 2016: certificates and clearances, clause 7.5 fire NOC (opens in a new tab)