Fire NOC for a hospital or nursing home in Maharashtra: the Schedule-I installations, pumps, fee and periodic duties
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Fire NOC for a hospital in Maharashtra: Schedule-I asks sprinklers in every row, a wet riser from ground plus 2 with beds, 50,000 to 2,00,000 litre tanks.
- Ground plus 2 with beds, plot to 1,000 m²
- 50,000 litres
- Underground, plus 10,000 on the terrace and a wet riser
- The C-1 rows
- Sprinklers
- Every C-1 row
- Basement over 200 m² in small buildings; whole building from G+2 with beds
- The C-1 rows
Quick answer
Every hospital, sanatorium and nursing home in Maharashtra is covered by Schedule-I of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, as substituted in 2023, at any height: row C-1 lists its fire installations by plot area, storeys, beds and height, and a fire approval is needed before use.
The row is stricter than many owners expect: sprinklers appear in every C-1 sub-row, in the basement where it exceeds 200 m² for small buildings and throughout from ground plus 2 with beds. A nursing home of ground plus 2 or more with beds on a plot up to 1,000 m² needs a wet riser, manual alarm, automatic detection, a 50,000 litre underground tank and a 10,000 litre terrace tank. Above 15 m the tanks rise to 1,50,000 and 20,000 litres, and the fire service fee is 0.50% of the Annual Statement of Rates per m².
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Maharashtra hospital fire NOC at a glance
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Which row | Schedule-I, Institutional Buildings (C), row (a): Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes (C-1) | MH Act 2023 Schedule-I |
| From what size | Every C-1 building: the row starts below 15 m on plots up to 1,000 m², ground plus one with no beds | MH Act 2023 Schedule-I |
| Sub-rows below 15 m | 4 on plots up to 1,000 m², by storeys (up to G+1 or G+2 and more) and beds; one for plots over 1,000 m² | MH Act 2023 Schedule-I |
| Taller rows | 15 m to 30 m, above 30 m to 45 m, and above 45 m | MH Act 2023 Schedule-I |
| Above 45 m | Permitted only if the building meets the NFPA parameters for the occupancy (Note 3(e)) | MH Act 2023 Schedule-I |
| Public address | Manual alarm includes talk-back and public address in every building of 15 m and above (Note 1) | MH Act 2023 Schedule-I |
| Mixed buildings | The most restrictive NBC provision among the occupancies applies (Note 8) | MH Act 2023 Schedule-I |
| Fire service fee | Institutional buildings (B and C): 0.50% of the ASR per m² up to 45 m, 0.75% above (Schedule II) | MH Act 2023 Schedule II |
| No renewal | Fire approvals are not renewed routinely, except where another Act such as the Nursing Home Act needs it (circular 64, 31 January 2025) | MFS circular 64 |
| Above 30 m | A fire officer or supervisor and a Fire and Life Safety Audit every 2 years (sections 45, 45A) | Amendment Act 2023 |
How a Maharashtra hospital gets its fire approval
Find your C-1 sub-row
Measure height, plot area and storeys and note whether in-patient beds are planned: below 15 m these pick one of 5 sub-rows.
Add the basement items
A basement over 200 m² adds basement sprinklers in the small rows and the bracketed terrace tank and pump values (Notes 4 and 6).
Apply for the Provisional approval
To the city's Chief Fire Officer inside a municipal corporation, or the Director of MFS on E-Approval elsewhere, with the plan and the fire service fee demand.
Install through a licensed agency
The agency installs the C-1 items and signs Form A for the building.
Get the Final approval before use
The fire officer inspects against the row; the nursing home registration authority then accepts the Fire NOC or Form B.
Keep the periodic duties
Form B every January and July; above 30 m a fire officer and the section 45A audit every 2 years.
Maharashtra Schedule-I fire installations for hospitals, row by row
Row C-1 of the 2023 Schedule-I, as read off the gazette images. Extinguishers and first-aid hose reels are required in every sub-row; values in brackets are added where a basement exceeds 200 m² (Note 6).
| Riser | Yard hydrant | Sprinklers | Automatic detection | Underground / terrace tank (litres) | Pumps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below 15 m, plot to 1,000 m², up to G+1, no beds | None | No | Basement over 200 m² | No | None / 2,500 (+2,500) | (450) l/min terrace pump |
| Below 15 m, plot to 1,000 m², up to G+1, with beds | None | No | Basement over 200 m² | No | None / 5,000 (+5,000) | 450 (+450) l/min terrace pump |
| Below 15 m, plot to 1,000 m², G+2 or more, no beds | Down-comer | No | Basement over 200 m² | Yes | None / 10,000 (+5,000) | 900 (+450) l/min terrace pump |
| Below 15 m, plot to 1,000 m², G+2 or more, with beds | Wet riser | No | Whole building | Yes | 50,000 / 10,000 | Note 10 set |
| Below 15 m, plot over 1,000 m² | Wet riser | Yes | Whole building | Yes | 1,00,000 / 10,000 | Note 10 set |
| 15 m to 30 m | Wet riser | Yes | Whole building | Yes | 1,50,000 / 20,000 | Note 10 set |
| Above 30 m to 45 m | Wet riser | Yes | Whole building | Yes | 2,00,000 / 20,000 | Note 11 set |
| Above 45 m | Wet riser | Yes | Whole building | Yes | 2,00,000 / 20,000, each plus 5,000 for every 5 m above 45 m | Notes 12 and 13 |
A manually operated electronic fire alarm is required in every sub-row. Whole-building sprinklers cover common and livable areas and are fed from both tanks (Notes 15(a), 15(b)). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Maharashtra hospital fire pump sets: Notes 10 to 13
The pump column of the C-1 row points to these notes, each per 100 hydrants or part, with at most 2 sets on one underground tank.
Note 10
Up to 30 m
One electric pump and one diesel standby of 2,280 l/min, and one electric jockey of 180 l/min. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Note 11
Above 30 m to 45 m
Two electric pumps of 2,280 l/min, one for hydrants and one for sprinklers, a common diesel standby of 2,280 l/min and two 180 l/min jockeys. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Note 12
Above 45 m
The Note 11 arrangement at 2,850 l/min. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Note 13
60 m and above
Lower floors see high pressure, so multi-stage, multi-outlet pumps with pressure zones, pumps at more than one level, or variable frequency drives. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Which Maharashtra hospital row applies: 6 cases
Height, plot area, storeys and beds pick the C-1 sub-row. Find yours.
IfAn OPD clinic or day-care unit on ground plus one, no beds, plot to 1,000 m²
Extinguishers, hose reels, manual alarm and a 2,500 litre terrace tank; sprinklers only in a basement over 200 m². MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
IfA nursing home on ground plus one with beds
The same kit with a 5,000 litre terrace tank and a 450 l/min terrace pump. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
IfA nursing home of ground plus 2 or more with beds, below 15 m, plot to 1,000 m²
Wet riser, whole-building sprinklers, detection, a 50,000 litre underground tank and the Note 10 pump set. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
IfAny hospital on a plot over 1,000 m², below 15 m
The same, plus yard hydrants and a 1,00,000 litre underground tank. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
IfA hospital above 30 m
Note 11 pumps, 2,00,000 litres underground, a fire officer and a section 45A audit every 2 years. Fire Audit Maharashtra Amendment Act 2023
IfA hospital planned above 45 m
Permitted only on NFPA parameters (Note 3(e)); ask MFS in writing which ones it applies. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Maharashtra hospital fire service fee under Schedule II
Flamekite’s working from the official rules; no government publishes this figure.
Schedule II charges the fire and emergency service fee as a share of the Annual Statement of Rates for each m² of built-up area. Hospitals and nursing homes are institutional buildings.
As published
- Institutional building up to 45 m0.50% of the ASR per m² MH Act 2023 Schedule II
- Institutional building above 45 m0.75% of the ASR per m² MH Act 2023 Schedule II
- Commercial buildings, for comparison, up to 45 m0.75% of the ASR per m² MH Act 2023 Schedule II
- Routine renewal of the fire approvalNoneForm B instead; circular 64 of 2025 MFS circular 64
The ASR rate is the land and building rate for your locality under the Maharashtra Stamp rules; multiply the percentage by it and by the built-up area. The city or MFS demand note is final.
Maharashtra hospital Schedule-I notes: do's and don'ts
The notes under Schedule-I change what the C-1 row means in practice.
Do
- Feed hospital sprinklers from both the underground and the terrace tank where both are prescribed (Note 15(a)). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- Sprinkle the whole building, common areas as well as livable areas (Note 15(b)). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- Give every building in a hospital campus its own terrace tank, connected to sprinklers, down-comers and hose reels (Note 9). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- Include talk-back and public address in the manual alarm once the building reaches 15 m (Note 1). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Don’t
- Do not plan a hospital above 45 m without confirming the NFPA parameters MFS will apply (Note 3(e)). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- Do not read a mixed hospital-and-shops building by the hospital row alone: the most restrictive NBC provision governs (Note 8). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- Do not substitute water mist for sprinklers unless the system is certified by a recognised agency to IS 15519 for that use (Note 19). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Maharashtra hospital fire rules in numbers
Six figures from Schedule-I and its notes.
1,000 m²
Plot area that splits the below-15 m hospital rows MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
200 m²
Basement area that adds basement sprinklers and the bracketed tank and pump values MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
50,000 litres
Underground tank for a ground plus 2 nursing home with beds on a small plot MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
5,000 litres
Added to each tank for every 5 m above 45 m MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
100 hydrants
Served by one pump set; at most 2 sets on one underground tank MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
2 years
Fire and Life Safety Audit cycle for hospitals above 30 m (s.45A) Amendment Act 2023
Maharashtra hospital fire approvals, dated: 2006 to 2025
The dates behind a Maharashtra hospital's present fire duties.
9 January 2006
The Bombay Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Act, 2005 is published: certificates run to 31 March of the third year. Mah. Act II of 2006
12 April 2021
After the Bhandara hospital fire, MFS orders audits of vulnerable buildings. MFS order 417
8 June 2021
MFS asks every municipal body to report inspections of all hospitals and nursing homes. MFS hospital letter
11 May 2023
The Amendment Act with the new Schedule-I and Schedule II is published in the gazette. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
30 May 2023
The Amendment Act comes into force. UDD notification 2023
31 January 2025
Circular 64 stops routine renewal of fire approvals, except where another Act, such as the Nursing Home Act, needs it. MFS circular 64
22 July 2025
The 2021 audit orders are cancelled; hospitals above 30 m owe the section 45A audit. MFS order 1148
Maharashtra hospital fire NOC: 3 worked cases
Flamekite's reading of row C-1 for three Maharashtra buildings. The gazette and your fire officer prevail.
Case 1
A 20-bed nursing home in Nashik
Ground plus 2, 11 m, 800 m² plot, no basement.
What applies Sub-row (iv): wet riser, whole-building sprinklers fed from both tanks, manual alarm and detection, 50,000 litres underground, 10,000 on the terrace, and the Note 10 pump set. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Case 2
A day-care eye clinic in Pune
Ground plus one, 7 m, no beds, 300 m² basement.
What applies Sub-row (i) with Note 6: extinguishers, hose reels, manual alarm, basement sprinklers, a 5,000 litre terrace tank (2,500 plus 2,500) and a 450 l/min terrace pump. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Case 3
A 40 m hospital in Mumbai
12 floors, 3,000 m² plot.
What applies Above 30 m to 45 m: yard hydrants, Note 11 pumps, 2,00,000 litres underground and 20,000 on the terrace, a fire officer and a 2-yearly section 45A audit, besides Form B. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
Where Maharashtra hospital fire approvals stall
The gaps fire officers find most against row C-1.
If Beds added to a ground plus 2 clinic built without a wet riser
With beds the sub-row changes from (iii) to (iv): add the wet riser, whole-building sprinklers and the 50,000 litre tank. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
If Sprinklers fed only from the underground tank
Connect them to the terrace tank too (Note 15(a)). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
If Sprinklers only in wards
Note 15(b) asks common areas as well. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
If Basement over 200 m² but no extra terrace water
Add the bracketed tank and pump values (Note 6). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
If Systems out of repair
Section 36(1) carries 6 months to 3 years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000. MFS Act 2006 copy
Maharashtra hospital fire NOC myths
Four claims about Maharashtra hospitals that Schedule-I does not support.
You may have read
Small nursing homes below 15 m need no sprinklers.
Myth
What the sources say
Every C-1 sub-row marks sprinklers: in a basement over 200 m², and in the whole building from ground plus 2 with beds. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
You may have read
A hospital's fire NOC is renewed every year in Maharashtra.
Myth
What the sources say
Routine renewal stopped with circular 64 of 2025; Form B every January and July keeps it, unless another Act asks renewal. MFS circular 64
You may have read
Hospitals can go to any height with enough pumps.
Myth
What the sources say
Above 45 m only on NFPA parameters (Note 3(e)). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
You may have read
Hospitals pay the commercial fire fee.
Myth
What the sources say
Schedule II puts hospitals and nursing homes in institutional: 0.50% of the ASR up to 45 m, against 0.75% for commercial. MH Act 2023 Schedule II
Maharashtra hospital fire file: 7 papers and checks
What a Maharashtra hospital keeps ready for the fire officer and the health licensing authority.
- The C-1 sub-row worked out from height, plot area, storeys and beds, with any basement over 200 m² shown. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- In MFS Director areas, the 14 documents MFS lists for a Provisional approval, including the architect's or engineer's NBC compliance and the Fire Protection Fund fee receipt. MFS e-fire
- Form A signed by the licensed agency that installed the systems (rule 4(1) of the 2009 Rules). Rules 2009
- Form B from a licensed agency every January and July. MFS circular 64
- Sprinkler connections to both the underground and terrace tanks, and sprinklers in common areas (Notes 15(a), 15(b)). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- In Mumbai, the undertaking on Rs 500 stamp paper that Form A or Form B was obtained, filed to renew the health licence. MCGM
- Above 30 m, the appointed fire officer's details and the latest section 45A audit report. Amendment Act 2023
Maharashtra hospital fire terms: C-1, MOEFA, ASR
Five terms in a Maharashtra hospital's fire file.
- C-1
- Hospitals, sanatoria and nursing homes, the first institutional row of Schedule-I. MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- MOEFA
- Manually operated electronic fire alarm; with talk-back and public address from 15 m (Note 1). MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- ASR
- The Annual Statement of Rates under the Maharashtra Stamp rules, on which the Schedule II fee is a percentage. MH Act 2023 Schedule II
- Note 6 values
- The bracketed tank and pump figures added where a basement exceeds 200 m². MH Act 2023 Schedule-I
- Local supervising authority
- The officer who registers nursing homes under the Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act, as amended in 2005. Mah. Act II of 2006
What Flamekite could not confirm about Maharashtra hospital fire NOCs
- Which NFPA parameters MFS applies to a C-1 building above 45 m: Note 3(e) does not name them.
- Note 22, cited at the head of the institutional group: on a gazette page not read for this page.
- A state-wide list of fire documents for nursing home registration: only Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's list was read, on the nursing homes page.
Questions about fire NOC for hospitals in Maharashtra
Is a fire NOC mandatory for a hospital in Maharashtra?
Does a small nursing home in Maharashtra need sprinklers?
What fire water tank does a Maharashtra hospital need?
What fire pumps does a Maharashtra hospital need?
What is the fire NOC fee for a hospital in Maharashtra?
Does a Maharashtra hospital need a fire officer?
Is a hospital fire NOC renewed every year in Maharashtra?
Can a hospital be built above 45 m in Maharashtra?
Keep reading
- Fire NOC in MaharashtraForm B, E-Approval, city fire brigades and agencies.
- Fire NOC for hospitalsHospital lines and terms in every state.
- Fire NOC for nursing homesNursing home registration and fire papers across India.
- Fire audit in MaharashtraSection 45A audits for hospitals above 30 m.
- Form B fire certificateThe January and July certificate every hospital files.
- Fire pumpMain, diesel and jockey pumps and the pump room.
- Fire sprinkler systemDesign and tests for the sprinklers row C-1 asks.
- Free fire NOC checkCheck whether your building needs a fire NOC.
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Sources
Each source was opened and read on the date shown. How Flamekite checks its sources
- Government of Maharashtra (gazette copy hosted by Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2023, substituted Schedule-I: Institutional Buildings (C), row (a) Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes (C-1), sub-rows (1)(i) to (iv) and (2) to (5), with Notes 1, 3(e), 4, 6, 8 to 15(b) and 19 (read off the page images, Maharashtra Government Gazette Extraordinary Part VIII, 11 May 2023, pp. 18 to 20 and 32 to 34) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Maharashtra (gazette copy hosted by Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2023, Schedule II: Fire and Emergency Service Fee as a percentage of the Annual Statement of Rates, with malls and multiplexes in the commercial category (gazette pages 36 and 37) (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)
- Government of Maharashtra (gazette copy hosted by Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, English gazette of 5 February 2007 (sections 3, 8, 36 to 38 read off the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Director, Maharashtra Fire Service: Circular MFS/51/2025/64, 31 January 2025: Necessity or otherwise of renewal of fire approval (opens in a new tab)
- Maharashtra Government Gazette, 9 January 2006 (copy hosted by PRS Legislative Research): Bombay Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Maharashtra Act II of 2006): sections 2(2) and 5 (opens in a new tab)
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- Directorate of Maharashtra Fire Service: Office Order No. MFS/51/2025/1148, 22 July 2025: orders 417 and 591 of 2021 on fire-risk inspections by licence agencies and retired fire officers cancelled; Fire and Life Safety Auditors to be appointed under section 45A (read from the page image) (opens in a new tab)
- Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services: Office Order No. MFS/51/2021/417, 12 April 2021: fire safety audit of various vulnerable occupancies (read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Maharashtra Fire Service, with the MHA Fire Adviser's letter of 31 May 2021: Letter No. MFS-2021/37, 8 June 2021 (Marathi): fire incidents in hospitals and nursing homes; action-taken report on the inspection of all hospitals ordered on 9 January 2021, in the MHA proforma (read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra (gazette copy hosted by MFS): Notification No. FFS-2022/C.R.36/UD-14, 30 May 2023: the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2023 comes into force on 30 May 2023 (Gazette Extraordinary Part IV-B No. 209) (opens in a new tab)
- Maharashtra Fire and Emergency Services: E-Approval online application: documents for Provisional and Final NOC, and the 7-working-day service line (opens in a new tab)
- Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra (copy hosted by MFS): Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Rules, 2009, gazette of 23 June 2009: rule 4, Form A and Form B (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Chief Fire Officer: Undertaking cum indemnity bond for fire compliance to renew a health licence (opens in a new tab)