Fire NOC for a nursing home: when beds and floors bring it in, and what it costs
Updated By Flamekite Editorial DeskFacts checked against official sources on
Quick answer
A nursing home is a hospital in the fire codes: subdivision C-1 of NBC 2016 and C-I of NBCS 2026 name hospitals, infirmaries, sanatoria and nursing homes together. Whether it needs a fire NOC turns on height, floors and beds: over 9 m or 3 storeys in Delhi, 9 m in Bihar, Haryana and Manipur, more than 30 beds in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, and any size in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Assam.
The health registration often asks first. Delhi's Nursing Home Cell wants a Delhi Fire Service NOC once in-patient beds sit on the second floor or above, and a Rs 100 fire-safety affidavit below that. Rajasthan exempts only a ground plus one building with no beds on a plot up to 1,000 m², and NBC 2016 asks a ground plus 2 nursing home with beds for sprinklers, a wet riser and a 75,000 litre tank.
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Fire NOC for a nursing home at a glance: 10 facts
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Occupancy in NBC 2016 | C-1 Hospitals and sanatoria: hospitals, infirmaries, sanatoria and nursing homes for people incapable of self-preservation | BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4 |
| Occupancy in NBCS 2026 | C-I, the same class; a nursing home up to 500 m² and 24 m may be self-certified by a state-approved building professional | BIS, SP 7:2026 |
| Old-age and care homes | C-2 custodial institutions (homes for the aged and infirm, convalescent homes), not C-1 | BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4 |
| Commonest height line | Institutional buildings over 9 m or ground plus 2: Delhi, Manipur and Nagaland; 9 m and above in Bihar, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh | DFS |
| Bed lines | More than 30 beds or any critical care unit in Chhattisgarh; in Odisha the same brings in a clinic below 12 m | Home Department, Chhattisgarh |
| Covered at any size | Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Assam cover every institutional building; Puducherry puts every hospital in Category A | UP Act 16 of 2022 |
| Delhi registration | Beds on the second floor or above (Category C): NOC from Delhi Fire Service; beds on ground and first floor only: a fire-safety affidavit | DGHS checklist C |
| Rajasthan exemption | Only a ground plus one building with no beds on a plot up to 1,000 m² needs no fire NOC (Table 3 of the 2023 order) | Rajasthan UDH |
| Biggest equipment step | NBC 2016: a ground plus 2 nursing home with beds needs a wet riser, sprinklers, detection and a 75,000 litre underground tank | NBC 2016, Part 4 |
| National advice | MoHFW and NDMA advisory of 23 March 2024: a valid fire NOC renewed annually, with electrical load audits and drills | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA |
Nursing home fire NOC lines in 30 states and UTs: beds, floors and height
| Option | When a nursing home is caught | Bed, term or officer rule beside it | Instrument | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | Institutional buildings over 9 m or of 3 or more storeys | Health registration: beds on the second floor or above need a DFS NOC (Category C) | DFS Rules 2010, Rule 27(5) as amended; DGHS checklists | DFS |
| Uttar Pradesh | Every institutional building, whatever the height | No agency certificate below 9 m on a plot under 1,000 m²; 1-year term; Fire Safety Officer over 500 beds | Act 16 of 2022, s.26(3)(ii); Rules 2024, rules 42 and 44 | UP Rules 2024 |
| Andhra Pradesh | All institutional buildings, at any size | Government hospitals pay no fire precaution fee | Fire Service Act 1999, s.13(1) as amended in 2026 | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Assam | Hospitals, nursing homes and sanatoria, whatever the height or floor area | High risk in Schedule I; fee Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500 a stage | Act LIII of 2025, s.20(1) | Assam Act LIII of 2025 |
| Puducherry | Hospitals of any size are Category A; nursing homes of ground plus 2 and above are Category B | Two agency audit certificates; hospitals renew every year | G.O.Ms.No.61 (Home), 10 September 2025 | Puducherry G.O. 61 |
| Rajasthan | Every hospital and nursing home except a ground plus one building with no beds on a plot up to 1,000 m² | Renewal every 5, 3 or 1 year by beds, plot and height (Table 3) | UDH and LSG order of 14 September 2023, Tables 1 and 3 | Rajasthan UDH |
| Chhattisgarh | Above 9 m, or ground plus 2, or more than 30 beds, or any critical care unit | 2-year term under 15 m, 1 year above | Section 14(1) notification of 29 November 2022; HQ order 204 of 2025 | Home Department, Chhattisgarh |
| Odisha | Clinical establishments of 12 m or more, more than 3 floors, more than 30 beds or any critical care unit | Below 12 m with under 30 beds and no ICU: self-regulatory; a Fire Safety Supervisor at 100 beds | Fire Safety Rules 2017, rule 9(1) as substituted in 2019; Order 50908 | Odisha Rules 2019 |
| Bihar | Institutional buildings of 9 m or more; any floor over 500 m² | Health institutions 3 years; a Fire Safety Officer above 500 beds | Fire Service Rules 2021, rule 15(a)(iii) | Bihar Rules 2021 |
| Haryana | Institutional buildings of 9 m and above, or over 500 m² on a floor | Scheme valid 2 years, certificate 3 years | Act 14 of 2022, s.18(2)(b) | Government of Haryana |
| Chandigarh | As Haryana: institutional buildings of 9 m and above | Group C charge Rs 14 per m², at least Rs 6,615; certificate 5 years since 6 May 2026 | MC Office Order 23 of 10 February 2025 | MCC Office Order 23 |
| Manipur | Institutional buildings over 9 m or ground plus 2 upper storeys | No certificate fee set by the Act | Act 9 of 2026, ss.21(5) and 24(3) | Government of Manipur |
| Nagaland | Institutional buildings over 9 m or ground plus 2; hospitals and nursing homes named as special buildings | A Fire Safety Officer on site at 15 m and above | Act 5 of 2023, ss.21(1) and 24(3) | Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Institutional buildings of 9 m and above | Hospital clearance renewed every year; a qualified fire officer at 15 m or above 100 beds | Building Bye-Laws 2019, bye-laws 11.1 and 11.3 | AP Building Bye-Laws 2019 |
| Jharkhand | 15 m and above under the bye-laws | A trained Fire Safety Officer for hospitals and nursing homes above 100 beds | Act 9 of 2024, s.29(g) | Government of Jharkhand |
| Uttarakhand | Plan permission above 12 m and above 500 m² | Low-rise kit for up to 250 m² a floor and 2 floors; 3-year term; officer above 250 beds | Act of 2016 as amended in 2022, s.18; GO of 6 June 2025 | Uttarakhand Gazette 2022 |
| West Bengal | 14.5 m or more, or a hospital or nursing home among the 19 notified occupancies | Hospitals up to 6 m self-certify yearly within 500 m²; zonal committees take hospitals under 15 m with up to 50 beds | Act 1950, s.11C; notification 279 of 2003; orders of 2024 and 2025 | West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services |
| Telangana | Institutional buildings above 15 m | Risk category R2, renewed every year | Circular of 5 March 2016 | TSDRFS circular 2016 |
| Karnataka | 21 m or more, any occupancy | The KPME Ordinance of 2025 made a fire certificate a registration prerequisite; Bill 87 of 2025 dropped it | Fire Force Act, s.13(3) as amended in 2023 | Government of Karnataka |
| Kerala | No nursing-home line found; the fee schedule prices hospitals up to 16 m on plots up to 1,000 m² | Rs 20 per m², at least Rs 26,000 | G.O.(Ms)No.272/2024/Home | Kerala Fire and Rescue Services |
| Gujarat | Under 15 m, graded by a plot of 1,000 m² and floors with beds; then 15 to 24 m and 24 to 45 m | A Fire Safety Executive for institutional buildings above 15 m | Fire Regulations 2023 | Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal |
| Goa | Educational and institutional buildings of any size | Rs 10 per m²; Deputy Director (Fire), 15 days | Right to Services notification 2022, service 97 | Goa Gazette 2022 |
| Meghalaya | Institutional buildings of 9 m or more and over 500 m² (plan areas) | A qualified Fire Officer in hospitals of 15 m and above | Building Bye-Laws 2021; notification of 9 May 2018 | Bye-Laws 2021 |
| Sikkim | Every institutional building, nursing homes and hospitals included | Hospitals get a 1-year certificate (rule 30) | Act 4 of 2023, s.24(3); Rules 2025 | Sikkim Gazette 226 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Clinics (PSP1) and hospitals over 20 beds (PSP3) are in the fire list | Nursing homes go to the Joint Director: 20 days | Unified Building Bye-Laws 2021, clause 2.18(2); SRO-493 of 2017 | J&K H&UDD |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Sanatoria and nursing homes are one of 9 Fire Clearance Certificate classes | Certificate for 1 year | Fire Service portal; Regulation 5 of 2026 not yet in force | A&N Fire Service portal |
| Lakshadweep | Institutional buildings over 500 m² | A Fire Safety Officer at 100 hospital beds | Rules 2026, rule 11(2) and Schedule II | Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026 |
| Maharashtra | Schedule-I equipment at every height; Form B every January and July | Nursing-home registration asks for a Fire NOC or Form B (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Act of 2006, s.3; MFS circular 64 of 2025 | MFS circular 64 |
| Punjab | No height line published | Fee by beds: Rs 5,000 up to 30 beds, rising to Rs 1 lakh | Fee letter 41343 of 8 October 2021 | Local Govt Punjab |
| Mizoram | Hospitals and nursing homes of 15 m to 24 m have their own row; no lower line is defined | Wet riser, sprinklers and detection in that row | Rules as amended on 20 August 2026 | Mizoram Home Dept |
Getting a nursing home's fire NOC in 7 steps
Record the building as C-1 and count census beds
A nursing home is C-1 (NBC 2016) or C-I (NBCS 2026), not a clinic or a home. Count the beds the way the health authority does: Delhi counts ICU, neonatal and ward beds, not pre-operative, dialysis or triage beds.
Measure height, storeys, plot and floor area
Test the building against your state's row above: 9 m or ground plus 2 in Delhi and Bihar, 30 beds in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, a 1,000 m² plot in Rajasthan, any size in Uttar Pradesh.
Read the health registration rule beside the fire law
Delhi's Category C, Mumbai's section 394 compliance and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's Fire NOC or Form B all sit in the registration file, so the fire papers often decide when the nursing home can open.
Fit the systems for your floors and beds
Use the NBC 2016 Table 7 row that matches: a ground plus one nursing home with beds needs extinguishers, a hose reel, a manual alarm and a 5,000 litre terrace tank; ground plus 2 with beds adds a wet riser, sprinklers, detection and a 75,000 litre tank.
File with drawings that mark beds, oxygen and exits
Mumbai's fire brigade asks for an architect's plan marking stairs, exits, the OT, the oxygen store and the switch board, with the occupant load and building height; Puducherry asks for bed details.
Pass the inspection and keep the papers on site
The fire officer checks stairs, corridors, tanks and pumps; in Delhi the health inspector also ticks whether a valid fire safety clearance is on file.
Renew on the hospital clock
Hospitals renew every year in Uttar Pradesh, Puducherry and Sikkim; Rajasthan uses 5, 3 or 1 year by size; Delhi's registration renews every third year before 31 January.
C-1, census beds and Category C: the words a nursing-home file turns on
The class a fire officer records and the beds a health inspector counts decide which line applies. These 9 terms come from the codes, the Delhi checklists, Maharashtra's Act and NABH.
- C-1 Hospitals and sanatoria (NBC 2016)
- A building under single management housing people with physical limitations from health or age, or incapable of self-preservation: hospitals, infirmaries, sanatoria and nursing homes. BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4
- C-I (NBCS 2026)
- The same class in the 2026 national standard, which also gives nursing homes their own protection row and an occupant load of 12.0 m² per person. BIS, SP 7:2026
- C-2 Custodial institutions
- Homes for the aged and infirm, convalescent homes and orphanages. An old-age home without nursing care sits here, not with nursing homes. BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4
- Census bed (Delhi)
- A bed counted for registration: ICU, neonatal and general ward beds. Pre-operative, post-operative, pre-natal, post-natal, dialysis and triage beds are not counted; day-care beds count only where no night stay is offered. DGHS checklist A-B
- Category A, B and C (Delhi)
- A: in-patient beds on ground and first floor only. B: no night stay after a procedure. C: in-patient beds on the second floor and above, which needs a Delhi Fire Service NOC. DGHS checklist C
- Local supervising authority (Maharashtra)
- The Health Officer of the Municipal Corporation, the Civil Surgeon in council areas, the Cantonment Health Officer, or the Zilla Parishad's District Health Officer. Mah. Act II of 2006
- Self-certification (NBCS 2026)
- For a nursing home up to 500 m² and up to 24 m, both conditions met, certification by a certified and state-approved building professional is treated as acceptable. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Progressive horizontal evacuation
- Moving patients sideways through a fire-resistant wall into the next compartment on the same floor; NBCS 2026 sizes each compartment to take the next one's patients at 3.5 m² a person. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Fire Safety Compliance Certificate (NABH)
- A third-party certificate after an in-depth fire audit, which NABH accepts for accreditation while a hospital shows it is still trying to get the fire NOC. It is not a NOC. NABH clarification
The Delhi High Court on nursing-home fire safety, 3 July 2024
Delhi's nursing homes argued that small buildings on mixed-use land are not institutional buildings. The court ordered inspections instead.
Word for word
the Court's immediate priority is to safeguard public safety and ensure that the basic fire safety equipment, as mandated by law, are installed at the premises of private nursing homes.
Delhi Fire Service's note of 18 January 2023, filed in the case, set the floor for institutional buildings under 15 m: an access road of 9 m under the Master Plan or 7.5 m under the 2016 bye-laws, though "6.0 meter wide access road is acceptable for fire vehicles"; at least 2 staircases; stairs 2.0 m wide; corridors 2.4 m for hospitals and nursing homes. The court set up a joint committee of the health directorate, the fire service and DDA within 2 weeks, to report every non-compliance except structural defects within 4 weeks of inspection and suggest other remedies. A sub-committee formed on 27 November 2019 on the same question had still not reported.
Fire systems a nursing home needs by floors and beds: NBC 2016 Table 7
NBC 2016 splits hospitals, sanatoria and nursing homes under 15 m by floors and by whether there are beds, which no other occupancy does. These are the minimum installations, read off the page images.
| Hose, riser and hydrant | Sprinklers and alarms | Water storage | Pumps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to ground plus 1, no beds NBC 2016, Part 4 | Extinguishers only; no hose reel | Sprinklers only in a basement over 200 m²; manual fire alarm | 5,000 litre terrace tank only with a basement over 200 m² | 450 l/min terrace pump only with that basement |
| Up to ground plus 1, with beds NBC 2016, Part 4 | Extinguishers and a first-aid hose reel | Basement sprinklers over 200 m²; manual fire alarm | Terrace tank 5,000 litres, plus 5,000 with a large basement | Terrace pump 450 l/min, plus 450 |
| Ground plus 2 or more, no beds NBC 2016, Part 4 | Hose reel and a down-comer | Basement sprinklers; manual alarm and automatic detection | Terrace tank 10,000 litres, plus 5,000 with a large basement | Terrace pump 900 l/min, plus 450 |
| Ground plus 2 or more, with beds NBC 2016, Part 4 | Hose reel and a wet riser | Sprinklers throughout; manual alarm and automatic detection | Underground 75,000 litres, terrace 10,000 litres | Electric and diesel pumps of 1,620 l/min and a 180 l/min jockey |
| Under 15 m on a plot over 1,000 m² NBC 2016, Part 4 | Hose reel, wet riser and yard hydrant | Sprinklers; manual alarm and automatic detection | Underground 1,00,000 litres, terrace 10,000 litres | Electric and diesel pumps of 1,620 l/min and a 180 l/min jockey |
| 15 m to 24 m NBC 2016, Part 4 | Hose reel, wet riser and yard hydrant | Sprinklers; manual alarm and automatic detection | Underground 1,50,000 litres, terrace 20,000 litres | Electric and diesel pumps of 2,280 l/min and a 180 l/min jockey |
| Above 24 m to 45 m NBC 2016, Part 4 | Hose reel, wet riser and yard hydrant | Sprinklers; manual alarm and automatic detection | Underground 2,00,000 litres, terrace 20,000 litres | Two electric and one diesel pump of 2,280 l/min, two 180 l/min jockeys |
Read from NBC 2016 Part 4 pages 43 and 44 as reproduced in Annexure A of Rajasthan's order of 14 September 2023, and checked against the Puducherry Fire Service copy. Every row needs extinguishers. Delhi's nursing-home sheet asks a ground plus 2 nursing home under 15 m for the same 75,000 to 1,50,000 litre tank and 1,620 l/min pumps. NBC 2016 was withdrawn on 30 April 2026; Rajasthan's order and Uttarakhand's fire service still apply this table.
Nursing-home registration laws that ask for the fire papers
In 4 states the health registration file, not only the fire Act, decides whether a nursing home must show a fire NOC. Each law asks in its own way.
Delhi's Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953 and its Amendment Rules of 4 March 2011 set the registration: renewal every third year in Form B before 31 January, and a fee for 3 years of Rs 2,000 up to 10 beds, Rs 3,000 for 11 to 30 beds and Rs 3,000 plus Rs 100 a bed beyond 30. The 2011 Schedule itself has no fire clause. The fire test comes through the Nursing Home Cell's checklists: a Category A or B nursing home files an affidavit on Rs 100 stamp paper answering yes or no on 7 fire heads, from a valid fire and electrical audit to detectors, sprinklers and staff training, while a Category C nursing home must attach an architect's as-built plan and a NOC from Delhi Fire Service. The inspection form asks whether a valid fire safety clearance is held and, if not, whether in-patients are confined to the ground and first floors.
Maharashtra registers nursing homes under the Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949, as amended in 2005: the local supervising authority is the municipal Health Officer or the district's Civil Surgeon or Health Officer, and a certificate runs to 31 March of the third year. The Maharashtra Fire Service's circular 64 of 31 January 2025 stops routine renewal of fire approvals but keeps it where another Act needs it, naming the Nursing Home Act. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's registration lists "Fire NOC/Form B" among the mandatory documents, and Mumbai's fire brigade runs a separate fire safety compliance for nursing homes under section 394 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, with a 7-item NOC list and a 12-item compliance list.
Karnataka briefly made the fire certificate part of the medical licence. The KPME (Amendment) Ordinance of 29 September 2025 listed "necessary Fire Safety Certificate confirming compliance with the Karnataka Fire Force Act, 1964" as clause (vi) of the prerequisites for permanent registration or renewal. Bill 87 of 2025, as passed by the Assembly with amendment, repeals the Ordinance and lists the prerequisites without it; registration now lasts 5 years, and a QCI or NABH certificate brings registration within 10 days. Flamekite did not find the Act's assent.
West Bengal's Directorate of Health Services told every district on 15 December 2011, six days after the AMRI fire, to "ensure Fire safety measures including Fire License in all Clinical Establishments", using improvement notices under section 23(1) of the 2010 Clinical Establishments Act with a reply in 14 days and prohibition or cancellation where patients face imminent danger.
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi, Categories A and B | Fire-safety affidavit on Rs 100 stamp paper, 7 heads | DGHS checklist A-B |
| Delhi, Category C | Architect's as-built plan and a NOC from Delhi Fire Service | DGHS checklist C |
| Mumbai | Fire safety compliance under s.394 MMC Act; Rs 100 undertaking that the CFO's conditional NOC is met | MCGM undertaking |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Fire NOC or Form B among the mandatory documents | Sambhajinagar MC |
| Karnataka, Ordinance 7 of 2025 | Fire Safety Certificate as prerequisite (vi) | KPME Ordinance 2025 |
| Karnataka, Bill 87 of 2025 | Prerequisite dropped; registration 5 years | KPME Bill 87 of 2025 |
| West Bengal | Fire licence in all clinical establishments (memo of 15 December 2011) | WB DHS memo 2011 |
Registering a Delhi nursing home: fire papers at each of 6 stops
Delhi's registration runs through the Directorate General of Health Services, but at 3 of its 6 stops the fire papers decide the file.
1. Fix the category
Category A if in-patient beds are on ground and first floor only, B if no patient stays the night, C if beds are on the second floor or above. DGHS checklist A-B
2. Count census beds and pay
Rs 2,000 for 2 to 10 beds, Rs 3,000 for 11 to 30, plus Rs 100 a bed beyond 30, and Rs 100 for Form B, paid digitally. DGHS checklist C
3. The fire papers
Categories A and B: the 7-head fire affidavit. Category C: an architect's as-built plan and a DFS NOC. DGHS checklist C
4. The DFS standard
For a nursing home of ground plus 2 under 15 m: a 6 m road, 2 staircases, a 2.0 m main stair, sprinklers, alarms, a 75,000 to 1,50,000 litre tank and 1,620 l/min pumps. DFS
5. The inspection
The inspector records whether a valid fire safety clearance is held and, if not, whether the home is day care or keeps in-patients on the ground and first floors. DGHS inspection form
6. Renew every third year
Form B before 31 January; 10% of the fee for each late month, and removal from the register after 6 months. Delhi NH Rules 2011
Does your nursing home need a fire NOC? 11 cases
Match the nursing home's state, floors and beds to one line. Where a state does not name nursing homes, the line is its institutional row.
If Delhi, beds on ground and first floor only, under 9 m
Below Rule 27's institutional line, so no DFS certificate; the registration still needs the Category A fire affidavit. Fire NOC Delhi DGHS checklist A-B
If Delhi, beds on the second floor or above
Category C: a NOC from Delhi Fire Service. Over 9 m or 3 storeys, Rule 27(5) applies in its own right. Fire NOC Delhi DGHS checklist C
If Uttar Pradesh, any size
Covered as institutional. Below 9 m on a plot under 1,000 m² no agency certificate is needed, and the certificate lasts 1 year. Fire NOC UP UP Rules 2024
If Rajasthan, ground plus 1
No beds on a plot up to 1,000 m²: no fire NOC. With beds: a NOC renewed every 5 years. Fire NOC Rajasthan Rajasthan UDH
If Chhattisgarh, more than 30 beds or an ICU
Covered even in a low building; the certificate lasts 2 years under 15 m and 1 year above. Fire NOC Chhattisgarh Fire and Emergency Services and SDRF, Chhattisgarh
If Odisha, below 12 m
Under 30 beds and no critical care unit: self-regulatory. More than 30 beds or an ICU: an Assistant Fire Officer issues a 2-year certificate. Fire NOC Odisha Order 50908 of 2019
If Puducherry, ground plus 2 or more
Category B: two agency audit certificates and an annual inspection. A hospital of any size is Category A and renews every year. Fire NOC Puducherry Puducherry G.O. 61
If Assam, any size
Hospitals, nursing homes and sanatoria are in section 20(1) and high risk in Schedule I. Fire NOC Assam 2026 Assam Act LIII of 2025
If Bihar, Haryana, Manipur or Nagaland, 9 m or more
An institutional building at this height is a special building that needs the certificate, whatever its floor area. Fire NOC Bihar Bihar Rules 2021
If Maharashtra, any height
Schedule-I equipment applies below 15 m too, Form B is due every January and July, and the registration file asks for a Fire NOC or Form B. Form B Fire NOC Maharashtra Sambhajinagar MC
If Seeking NABH accreditation without a NOC
A third-party Fire Safety Compliance Certificate after an in-depth audit is accepted for accreditation only, while efforts to get the NOC continue. Fire Audit NABH clarification
Nursing home fire safety checklist: 14 points inspectors tick
These 14 points come from Delhi's registration affidavit, the DFS sheet, NBCS 2026, NABH and the 2024 national advisory. A health or fire inspector looks for each.
- A fire safety audit and an electrical audit, each with its date of validity on file. DGHS checklist A-B
- Fire exits available and free of obstruction, an evacuation plan displayed, and no-smoking signs. DGHS checklist A-B
- Diesel for the DG set stored away from the electric board. DGHS checklist A-B
- Oxygen cylinders in a well-ventilated store away from combustibles, secured upright, with filled and empty areas marked. DGHS checklist A-B
- Smoke detectors, a fire alarm, sprinklers, hose reels on every floor and extinguishers within their validity. DGHS checklist A-B
- Staff trained on the equipment, backed by a written undertaking. DGHS checklist A-B
- In a Delhi nursing home of ground plus 2 under 15 m: 2 staircases, a 2.0 m main stair and 2.4 m corridors for buildings after 1 July 2010. DFS
- An access road at least 6 m wide for fire vehicles. Delhi High Court
- No in-patients, operation theatre or cath lab in a basement. NABH notice 2025
- Operation theatres, delivery rooms, ICUs and recovery rooms separated from the rest by 120-minute construction. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Patient corridors and ramps 2.4 m wide, and exits from ward sections at least 2.0 m. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Oxygen and medical-gas stores, laundry, linen and transformer rooms in the footprint or basement protected by sprinklers. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Monthly extinguisher checks, quarterly alarm and hydrant tests, and electrical load audits. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA
- Fire drills twice a year and a written evacuation procedure. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA
Nursing home fire NOC and registration fees in official schedules
Only a few fee schedules name nursing homes or hospitals; the rest charge institutional buildings by area. These are the amounts an Act, rule or order sets; a consultant's quote is a private price.
As published
- Punjab, nursing home or hospital up to 30 bedsRs 5,00031 to 50 beds Rs 7,500; 51 to 100 Rs 20,000; above 100 Rs 30,000 plus Rs 5,000 per 25 beds, up to Rs 1 lakh Local Govt Punjab
- Rajasthan, fire NOC by urban bodyRs 2, 1.50 or 1 per sq ftRenewal Rs 10,000, Rs 7,500 or Rs 5,000 Rajasthan UDH
- Assam, hospitals and nursing homes under 15 mRs 1,000 or Rs 1,500 a stageUp to or over 1,000 m²; Rs 2,000 or Rs 2,500 at 15 m and above Assam fee Annexure A
- Meghalaya, C-1 hospitals and nursing homesRs 4 per m²Renewal Rs 1,500; homes for the aged Rs 3 per m², renewal Rs 500 Meghalaya F&ES
- Chandigarh, Group C institutionalRs 14 per m², at least Rs 6,615Certificate valid 5 years since 6 May 2026 MCC Office Order 23
- Kerala, hospitals up to 16 m on plots up to 1,000 m²Rs 20 per m², at least Rs 26,000Larger or taller hospitals Rs 40 per m² Kerala Fire and Rescue Services
- West Bengal, Group B: hospital and nursing homeRs 6.52 per m² WBFES
- Goa, institutional building of any sizeRs 10 per m² Goa Gazette 2022
- Odisha, clinic below 12 m with more than 30 bedsRs 3,000 and Rs 3,000Recommendation and certificate Order 50908 of 2019
- Uttar Pradesh, portal feeNilProvisional, final and renewal UP Fire dashboard
- Delhi, fire safety certificateNo fee in the rules in forceRs 1,000 with Forms H, I and J from 20 May 2027 DFS
- Delhi, nursing-home registration for 3 yearsRs 2,000 to Rs 3,000Plus Rs 100 a bed beyond 30; a health fee, not a fire fee Delhi NH Rules 2011
Every state's fire NOC schedule is on the fire NOC fees page; 17 of 36 states and UTs publish a rate.
Penalties for a nursing home running without fire compliance
The fire Acts fine the owner; the health laws take away the registration. These are the amounts and sanctions the instruments set.
| Offence | Penalty | Law |
|---|---|---|
| No fire NOC, or fire equipment missing, Rajasthan | Rs 5,000 on the owner or user | Section 291, Rajasthan Municipalities Act 2009 (2023 order, direction 2) Rajasthan UDH |
| Late renewal, Rajasthan | Rs 5,000 | 2023 order, direction 11 Rajasthan UDH |
| Fire systems out of repair, Maharashtra | Rigorous imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 | Section 36(1), Act of 2006 MFS Act 2006 copy |
| A CFO requirement found unmet during the licence term, Mumbai | Registration suspended, cancelled or revoked | MCGM nursing-home undertaking MCGM undertaking |
| Certificate cancelled, Uttar Pradesh | Reported to the licensing authority to cancel the hospital's licence | Rule 46, Rules 2024 UP Rules 2024 |
| Registration renewal late, Delhi | 10% of the fee for each month; refusal and removal from the register after 6 months | Rule 7, Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Rules as amended in 2011 Delhi NH Rules 2011 |
| No Fire Safety Officer in a hospital above 100 beds, Jharkhand | Rs 10 to Rs 50 per m² a month | Section 31, Act 9 of 2024 Government of Jharkhand |
| Fire hazards in a clinical establishment, West Bengal | Improvement notice with a report in 14 days; prohibition or cancellation for imminent danger | Sections 20, 21 and 23, Clinical Establishments Act 2010 WB DHS memo 2011 |
Using a forged NOC is a separate crime: Chhattisgarh police booked a hospital operator under BNS section 318(4) in October 2026. Every state's fire NOC penalties are on the penalties page.
Where nursing homes fail fire inspections, and the fix
Nursing-home failures are about patients who cannot walk out: beds above a single stair, oxygen in the corridor, a basement ward. These 8 come from the checklists, court orders and reported fires.
If In-patient beds on the second floor served by one staircase
Provide the second staircase the DFS sheet asks for, or keep in-patients on the ground and first floors. DFS
If More beds in use than the registration allows
Apply for an extension of bed strength first; the Vivek Vihar hospital ran 12 beds against 5 permitted. The Tribunenews report
If Treating a 9 m building as free of fire rules
Delhi's Category A affidavit still asks about detectors, alarms, sprinklers, hose reels and extinguishers. DGHS checklist A-B
If Oxygen cylinders standing loose in corridors and wards
Store them upright in a ventilated area away from combustibles, with filled and empty cylinders apart. DGHS checklist A-B
If DG set diesel kept beside the main switch board
Move the fuel; the Delhi affidavit asks this question directly. DGHS checklist A-B
If A ward, OT or cath lab in the basement
Move it above ground: NABH's Delhi notice bars basements for in-patients and theatres. NABH notice 2025
If A store room with no detection, next to living quarters
Fit detection in stores; the Dhanbad fire of January 2023 began in a store room at about 2 am. The Tribune (PTI)news report
If Stairs and corridors too narrow in an old building
Ask for the alternative measures the Delhi High Court's joint committee was told to suggest for structural defects. Delhi High Court
Oxygen, power and wards: 6 dos and 5 don'ts for nursing-home staff
Most nursing-home fires start in the things only a hospital has: oxygen, back-up power and patients on beds.
Do
- Keep an uninterrupted oxygen supply through cylinders fitted with flow meters, as Delhi's registration schedule requires. Delhi NH Rules 2011
- Keep a standby power backup for power failures (clause 16 of Delhi's schedule). Delhi NH Rules 2011
- Audit the electrical load, check extinguishers every month and test the alarm and hydrants every quarter. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA
- Hold fire drills twice a year against a written evacuation procedure. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA
- Keep fire doors between compartments on hold-open devices that close on alarm. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Record a valid fire and electrical audit before each registration renewal. DGHS checklist A-B
Don’t
- Don't store combustible material in the building beyond what normal use needs. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Don't put flammable stores or a laboratory using flammable chemicals in the basement. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Don't keep DG fuel near the electric board. DGHS checklist A-B
- Don't block fire exits with beds, trolleys or cylinders. DGHS checklist A-B
- Don't keep day-care beds in overnight use without counting them as census beds. DGHS checklist A-B
Nursing home fire NOC worked cases: 8 buildings
Flamekite's reading of the rules for 8 example nursing homes; the buildings are illustrations, the figures are the instruments'.
Case 1
A 10-bed maternity home in Delhi
Ground plus 1, 8 m, beds on both floors.
What applies Category A: the 7-head fire affidavit, no DFS certificate under Rule 27. NBC 2016's ground plus one row with beds asks for extinguishers, a hose reel, a manual alarm and a 5,000 litre terrace tank. Registration Rs 2,000 plus Rs 100 for 3 years. DGHS checklist A-B
Case 2
A 25-bed nursing home in Delhi
Ground plus 3, 12 m, wards on the second and third floors.
What applies Category C, so a DFS NOC goes with the registration; over 9 m, Rule 27(5) applies anyway. The DFS sheet asks for 2 staircases and a 1,620 l/min pump set. Registration Rs 3,000. DGHS checklist C
Case 3
A 20-bed nursing home in Jaipur
Ground plus 1 on a 600 m² plot, 4,000 sq ft built up, Nagar Nigam area.
What applies Table 3 row 2: a fire NOC renewed every 5 years. The fee is Rs 2 per sq ft, Rs 8,000; renewal Rs 10,000. Rajasthan UDH
Case 4
A 15-bed nursing home in Lucknow
Ground plus 1, 8 m, plot 800 m².
What applies Covered as institutional at any size, but below 9 m on a plot under 1,000 m², so no qualified agency certificate. The certificate lasts 1 year; the portal charges nothing. UP Rules 2024
Case 5
A 35-bed nursing home in Bhubaneswar
10 m, no ICU.
What applies More than 30 beds brings it in below 12 m: an Assistant Fire Officer issues a 2-year certificate. Order 50908 of 2019
Case 6
A 40-bed nursing home in Ludhiana
Any height.
What applies The 31 to 50 bed line of the 2021 fee letter: Rs 7,500. Local Govt Punjab
Case 7
An 18-bed nursing home in Mumbai
First floor of an older residential building, with an OT and an oxygen bank.
What applies Fire safety compliance under section 394: 12 documents including an electrical audit, a Form A for the fire doors, Form A or B for the systems and a Rs 500 indemnity bond. Mumbai Fire Brigade
Case 8
A 30-bed nursing home renewing in Bengaluru
Ground plus 3, 14 m.
What applies Under Bill 87 of 2025 the KPME renewal lists no fire certificate; the Fire Force Act's NOC starts at 21 m. The fire Act's other duties still apply. KPME Bill 87 of 2025
Nursing home fire rules in numbers
9 m
Delhi's institutional line, also used in Bihar, Haryana, Manipur and Nagaland DFS
30 beds
Above this, Chhattisgarh and Odisha bring a low nursing home in Home Department, Chhattisgarh
1,000 m²
Rajasthan's plot limit for a ground plus one building without beds to skip the NOC Rajasthan UDH
75,000 litres
Underground tank for a ground plus 2 nursing home with beds under NBC 2016 NBC 2016, Part 4
1,620 l/min
Fire pump size in the same row and in Delhi's nursing-home sheet DFS
2.4 m
Corridor width for hospitals and nursing homes in Delhi's 2023 note and NBCS 2026 Delhi High Court
500 m²
Up to this and 24 m, NBCS 2026 accepts self-certification for a nursing home BIS, SP 7:2026
7 heads
Fire questions in Delhi's Category A and B registration affidavit DGHS checklist A-B
Nursing home fire rules, dated: 1949 to 2026
Seventeen dated steps that shaped what a nursing home owes today.
1949
The Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act (Act XV of 1949) is passed; Maharashtra still registers nursing homes under it. Mah. Act II of 2006
9 January 2006
Maharashtra's amendment of 2005 is published: local supervising authorities and certificates to 31 March of the third year. Mah. Act II of 2006
4 March 2011
Delhi's Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Rules set 3-year renewals and fees by beds. Delhi NH Rules 2011
15 December 2011
West Bengal orders a fire licence in all clinical establishments, six days after the AMRI fire. WB DHS memo 2011
20 April 2019
The Bombay High Court tells Thane to seal hospitals and nursing homes without a fire NOC, as reported. Medical Dialoguesnews report
2 August 2019
Delhi's health directorate asks the fire service to audit all private hospitals and nursing homes. Delhi High Court
18 December 2020
The Supreme Court directs monthly fire audits of COVID hospitals and immediate NOC applications. Supreme Court of India
18 January 2023
Delhi Fire Service files its minimum prerequisites for institutional buildings under 15 m. Delhi High Court
14 September 2023
Rajasthan's order exempts only ground plus one medical buildings without beds and sets renewal by Table 3. Rajasthan UDH
23 March 2024
MoHFW and NDMA issue the joint advisory to prevent hospital fires. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NDMA
May 2024
Seven newborns die in the night fire at the Baby Care New Born Hospital, Vivek Vihar; the High Court's order dates it 26 May, 11:32 pm. Delhi High Court
1 June 2024
The Delhi High Court asks the government to decide a PIL on norms for smaller hospitals and nursing homes within 4 weeks. Delhi High Court
3 July 2024
The Delhi High Court orders a joint committee to inspect nursing homes for fire safety. Delhi High Court
11 March 2025
NABH tells Delhi applicants when a nursing home needs a fire safety certificate. NABH notice 2025
29 September 2025
Karnataka's KPME Ordinance makes a fire certificate a registration prerequisite; Bill 87 later drops it. KPME Ordinance 2025
30 April 2026
NBC 2016 is withdrawn; NBCS 2026 keeps nursing homes in C-I. Gazette of India
2 September 2026
Delhi simplifies nursing-home registration and renewal, keeping the DFS certificate where the rules need it, as reported. ThePrint (PTI)news report
Nursing home fires and fire NOC drives reported, 2019 to 2026
From news reports, not yet an official source.
No fire service publishes a count of nursing homes holding a fire NOC. These reports, mostly secondary, show the same pattern: nursing homes found without NOCs after a fire or a drive.
2 September 2026
ThePrint (PTI) reports a Delhi health department order: revised checklists for Category A, B and C, renewal certificates within 2 working days, a DFS Fire Safety Certificate where the bye-laws need it and an undertaking on fire safety from the applicant. ThePrint (PTI)news report
27 June 2026
Jammu Municipal Corporation gives nearly 200 hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and lodges 7 days to produce fire NOCs. Jammu MC
5 June 2026
Avenue Mail reports, from district data, that 231 of Jamshedpur's 253 hospitals and nursing homes run without a valid fire NOC. Avenue Mailnews report
28 May 2024
The Tribune reports Delhi's Health Minister saying the Vivek Vihar building was 9 m high and so needed no fire NOC under the rules, that it ran 12 beds against 5 permitted, and that all hospitals must file fire audits by 8 June. The Tribunenews report
28 January 2023
The Tribune (PTI) reports at least 5 dead, a doctor couple among them, in a store-room fire at a nursing home combined with a house in Bank More, Dhanbad. The Tribune (PTI)news report
20 April 2019
Medical Dialogues reports Thane had renewed the registration of over 380 hospitals while only 181 held a fire NOC, and the Bombay High Court told the corporation to seal those without one. Medical Dialoguesnews report
Nursing home fire NOC myths, checked against the rules
You may have read
A nursing home under 15 m needs no fire NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
Delhi's line is 9 m or 3 storeys, Chhattisgarh and Odisha count 30 beds, and Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Assam cover any size. DFS
You may have read
Below 9 m in Delhi, no fire rules apply.
Myth
What the sources say
The Category A and B registration affidavit asks about detectors, alarms, sprinklers, hose reels and extinguishers. DGHS checklist A-B
You may have read
NABH's third-party certificate replaces the fire NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
NABH accepts it for accreditation only, and the hospital must keep trying to get the NOC from the fire service. NABH clarification
You may have read
Karnataka's KPME renewal now needs a fire certificate.
Myth
What the sources say
The 2025 Ordinance said so; Bill 87 of 2025, which repeals the Ordinance, lists the prerequisites without it. KPME Bill 87 of 2025
You may have read
Rajasthan exempts every ground plus one nursing home.
Myth
What the sources say
Only a ground plus one building with no beds on a plot up to 1,000 m²; with beds it renews every 5 years. Rajasthan UDH
You may have read
An old-age home is a nursing home in the fire code.
Myth
What the sources say
NBC 2016 puts homes for the aged and infirm in C-2 custodial institutions; nursing homes are C-1. BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4
You may have read
NBCS 2026 now binds every new nursing home.
Myth
What the sources say
It is voluntary; only Assam had written it into its fire law by 24 October 2026. Assam Act XIII of 2026
Where a nursing home applies: fire and health portals by state
These 7 official portals took fire or nursing-home registration applications on 25 October 2026.
Delhi
Delhi Fire Service
Fire Safety Certificate for institutional buildings, the DFS NOC a Category C nursing home needs DFS
dfs.delhi.gov.inDelhi
DGHS Nursing Home Cell: forms
Form B and the Category A-B and C checklists for registration and renewal DGHS Nursing Home Cell
dgehs.delhi.gov.in/dghs/nhc/nursing-home-registration-renewal-formsUttar Pradesh
UP Fire Service: Apply for NOC
Provisional, final and renewal certificates for institutional buildings; no portal fee UP Fire FAQ
upfireservice.gov.in/upfire/user/loginRajasthan
Rajasthan LSG online: fire service
Fire NOC registration and renewal under the 2023 order Local Self Government Department, Rajasthan
lsgonline.rajasthan.gov.in/fire_service.aspxMaharashtra
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar RTS: nursing home registration
Registration under the Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act with the Fire NOC or Form B upload Sambhajinagar MC
rts.chhsambhajinagarmc.org/links/nursing-home-registrationGujarat
GujFireSafety CoP
Fire Safety Plan and Certificate approval for hospitals through a Fire Safety Officer Gujarat FSCOP
fscop.gujfiresafetycop.inKerala
Kerala Fire NOC portal
Site and final clearance for hospitals and other buildings Kerala NOC manual
noc.fire.kerala.gov.in/applicant_controller/signup
What Flamekite could not confirm about nursing-home fire rules
Seven gaps on 25 October 2026. Where no authority has said it, this page does not guess.
Delhi
The September 2026 order
Only a news report of 2 September 2026 describes the simplified registration; the order's number and text were not on the DGHS site, which still links the earlier checklists. ThePrint (PTI)news report
Delhi
The 2024 court cases
What the joint committee found after the order of 3 July 2024, and how the government decided the PIL of 1 June 2024, were not found; the case-status page sits behind a CAPTCHA. Delhi High Court
Delhi
NABH's 9 to 15 m reading
NABH's notice of 11 March 2025 says a 9 to 15 m nursing home using only basement, ground and first floors needs no certificate; Rule 27(5) names 9 m or 3 storeys. Ask DFS in writing. NABH notice 2025
Karnataka
Assent to Bill 87 of 2025
The Bill as passed drops the fire certificate from the KPME prerequisites; its assent and gazette number were not found. KPME Bill 87 of 2025
West Bengal
The 2017 rules' fire clause
The Clinical Establishment Rules of 21 August 2017 were seen only as a list of contents; their fire provisions, if any, were not read. WB DHS memo 2011
Maharashtra
Schedule-I hospital rows
Flamekite has not yet proof-read Schedule-I's institutional rows, so this page gives no Maharashtra equipment list for nursing homes, and found no rule adding a fire NOC to the 1949 Act's rules. Mah. Act II of 2006
Puducherry
Hospital or nursing home
G.O.Ms.No.61 puts hospitals in Category A and nursing homes of ground plus 2 in Category B; it does not say which a small hospital with beds is. Puducherry G.O. 61
Questions about fire NOCs for nursing homes
Is a fire NOC mandatory for a nursing home?
- It depends on the state, the floors and the beds. Delhi requires one over 9 m or 3 storeys, Chhattisgarh and Odisha above 30 beds, and Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Assam at any size. Rajasthan exempts only a ground plus one building with no beds on a plot up to 1,000 m².
Does a Delhi nursing home need a fire NOC for registration?
- Yes if in-patient beds are on the second floor or above: the Category C checklist asks for a NOC from Delhi Fire Service and an architect's as-built plan. With beds on the ground and first floors only, the owner files a 7-head fire-safety affidavit on Rs 100 stamp paper instead.
What fire equipment does a small nursing home need?
- Under NBC 2016, a ground plus one nursing home with beds needs extinguishers, a first-aid hose reel, a manual fire alarm and a 5,000 litre terrace tank with a 450 l/min pump. At ground plus 2 with beds it adds a wet riser, sprinklers, automatic detection and a 75,000 litre underground tank.
What is the fire NOC fee for a nursing home?
- Punjab charges Rs 5,000 up to 30 beds, rising to Rs 1 lakh; Rajasthan Rs 2, 1.50 or 1 per sq ft; Assam Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500 a stage; Meghalaya Rs 4 per m². Uttar Pradesh charges no portal fee, and Delhi's rules in force set no fire certificate fee.
Can a nursing home get NABH accreditation without a fire NOC?
- Only for a time. NABH accepts a third-party Fire Safety Compliance Certificate after an in-depth fire audit, with no zero score on its fire elements, while the hospital shows it is still trying to get the NOC from the fire service.
How often must a nursing home renew its fire NOC?
- Every year in Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and for Puducherry hospitals; every 2 years under 15 m in Chhattisgarh; every 5, 3 or 1 year by size in Rajasthan. The MoHFW and NDMA advisory of 23 March 2024 asks hospitals to renew annually.
Does an old age home need the same fire NOC as a nursing home?
- Not always. NBC 2016 puts homes for the aged and infirm in C-2 custodial institutions, with their own Table 7 rows, while nursing homes are C-1. Meghalaya charges homes for the aged Rs 3 per m² against Rs 4 for nursing homes.
What documents does Mumbai's fire brigade ask a nursing home for?
- For fire safety compliance under section 394 of the MMC Act: the approved plan, occupation and registration certificates, an architect's plan marking stairs, exits, the OT and the oxygen store, an electrical audit, Form A and Form B from a licensed agency, and a Rs 500 indemnity bond.
Keep reading
- Fire NOCWhat a fire NOC is, who issues it and every state's regime.
- Which buildings require a fire NOCHeight, area and use lines for all 36 states and UTs.
- Fire NOC feesEvery published state fee schedule compared.
- Fire NOC validityHow long a certificate lasts in each state, hospitals included.
- Documents required for fire NOCState checklists and drawing rules.
- Fire NOC penaltiesWhat each state's law sets for running without fire compliance.
- Fire NOC in DelhiRule 27 lines, the DFS sheets and renewal.
- Fire auditThird-party and statutory fire audits, hospitals included.
Words on this page, explained
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Fire NOC: the steps
Sources
Each source was opened and read on the date shown. How Flamekite checks its sources
- Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS-licensed copy hosted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation): National Building Code of India 2016 (SP 7:2016), Part 4: Fire and Life Safety, clauses 1.2, 2.38 and 3.1 (opens in a new tab)
- Bureau of Indian Standards (copy hosted by Goa Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services): SP 7:2026 National Building Construction Standards 2026, Part F: Fire and Life Safety (opens in a new tab)
- Bureau of Indian Standards (copy hosted by Puducherry Fire Service): National Building Code of India 2016, Volume 1, Part 4 Fire and Life Safety: Table 7, Minimum Requirements for Fire Fighting Installations, and its notes 6 to 24 (read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Urban Development, Housing and Local Self Government Departments, Rajasthan: Joint order No. P.11(9)UDH/2020 Part, 14 September 2023, on the fire safety certificate and fire NOC (18-page Hindi scan) (opens in a new tab)
- Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of NCT of Delhi: Delhi Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Rules, 2011, notification F.24/Misc./NH/DHS/94/PF/A-2 of 4 March 2011: rules 6, 7 and the Schedule under rule 14 (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Health Services, Government of NCT of Delhi (Nursing Home Cell): Revised checklist for new registration or renewal: Category A (in-patient beds on ground and first floor only) and Category B (no night stay), with the fire safety affidavit (scan, read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
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- Directorate General of Health Services, Government of NCT of Delhi (Nursing Home Cell): Revised checklist for new registration or renewal: Category C, nursing homes with in-patient beds on the second floor and above (NOC from Delhi Fire Service; scan, read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Health Services, Government of NCT of Delhi (Nursing Home Cell): Inspection report for nursing home registration, renewal, bed extension and surprise inspection (valid fire safety clearance certificate: yes or no) (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)
- 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)
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation (Right to Services portal): Nursing home registration under section 5 of the Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949: mandatory documents including Fire NOC or Form B (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade: List of mandatory documents for fire safety compliance of a nursing home under the Health Department, section 394 of the MMC Act (7 items) (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade: List of documents for fire safety compliance of a nursing home under section 394 of the MMC Act (12 items: electrical audit, Form A and Form B, Rs 500 indemnity bond) (opens in a new tab)
- Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary, 29 September 2025 (copy hosted by PRS Legislative Research): Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. 07 of 2025): new section 6, clause (vi) Fire Safety Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Karnataka Legislative Council, 157th session: Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (LA Bill No. 87 of 2025) as passed by the Legislative Assembly with amendment: sections 5A to 7 and the repeal of the Ordinance (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Health Services, West Bengal (copy hosted by WBXPress): Memo No. A7366(18) of 15 December 2011: fire safety measures including a fire licence in all clinical establishments, with the notice format of 19 December 2011 (opens in a new tab)
- High Court of Delhi, order (copy hosted by LiveLaw): Delhi Medical Association v. Government of NCT of Delhi, W.P.(C) 6952/2022, order of 3 July 2024: joint committee to inspect nursing homes; DFS note of 18 January 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Uttarakhand, Home (Adhishthan) Section-3 (copy hosted by Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services): Government order No. 304272/XX-3/2025-02(10)/2024, 6 June 2025: amended NBC 2016 Part 4 Table 7 fire installations for low-rise (below 12 m) and mixed occupancy buildings, Annexures A to G (opens in a new tab)
- Gazette of India (Bureau of Indian Standards notification): Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part III Sec 4, No. 299, 30 April 2026: SP 7:2026 established, SP 7:2016 withdrawn (Ref HQ-PUB013/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1529)) (opens in a new tab)
- Delhi Fire Service (copy of Delhi Gazette Extraordinary, Part IV): Delhi Fire Service (Amendment) Rules, 2025, notification F.No. DFS/HQ/Misc/2025/01(E-259159)/237, gazetted 26 May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Home Department, Chhattisgarh (on the CG Fire NOC portal): Notification under section 14(1), 29 November 2022: buildings that need a fire NOC (opens in a new tab)
- Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, 13 December 2022 (copy hosted by PRS Legislative Research): Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022 (U.P. Act No. 16 of 2022), English translation: sections 1, 26 to 29, 33 to 39, 45, 48, 58 and 66 (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)
- National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH): Clarification on fire safety requirements for hospitals: third-party fire safety compliance certificate where a fire NOC is not yet available (undated) (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai: Undertaking on Rs 100 stamp paper for nursing home registration or renewal: CFO's conditional NOC complied with, or registration suspended or cancelled (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)
- Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, 18 January 2024 (copy hosted by UP Fire and Emergency Services): Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Rules, 2024, Notification No. 181/VI-Pu-8-2024-801(1)-2023: rules 40 to 56, 65, 66 and 72, Schedules VI and VII, Forms A-4, A-8 and A-11 to A-13 (opens in a new tab)
- Fire and Emergency Services and SDRF, Chhattisgarh: HQ order No. 204/Agnishaman/2025, 16 October 2025: risk-based NOC validity of 3, 2 or 1 years (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- Government of Puducherry, Home Department (copy hosted by the Fire Service Department): G.O.Ms.No.61, 10 September 2025: Fire Safety Audit and Issue of NOC, Third Party Fire Safety Audit, Categories A, B and C, renewal, temporary licences, and Annexures I to V on licensed agencies and the Category C protocol (opens in a new tab)
- Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 811, 24 December 2025 (PRS copy of the gazette): The Assam Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2025 (Assam Act No. LIII of 2025), notification No. LGL.52/2025/3: sections 1 to 67 and Schedule I (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Bihar, Home Department notification (English copy hosted by Bihar Fire Service): Bihar Fire Service Rules, 2021: rules 14 to 27, 33, 34 and 38, Schedules C (fees), D (online NOC), E (pandals) and H (existing buildings) (opens in a new tab)
- National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH): NABH/Gen/2025/2203, 11 March 2025: Notification regarding the applicability of fire safety compliance certificates in Delhi (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Local Government, Punjab (Wayback Machine copy of 21 March 2022 of the portal's fee download): Letter No. S4-DSMS-(Fire)-2021/41343 of 8 October 2021: new fees for online fire NOCs, by NBC zone, with provisional, renewal and 30-day rules (opens in a new tab)
- Fire and Emergency Services, Assam: Annexure A, proposed rates of fee for issuance of No Objection Certificate, renewal NOC etc. (5 image pages, read from the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Fire and Emergency Services, Meghalaya: Annexure B1 to notification HPL.179/2017/85: institutional, assembly and business buildings (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)
- Kerala Fire and Rescue Services: Fee structure, G.O.(Ms)No.272/2024/Home (opens in a new tab)
- West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services: Issuance of Fire Safety Recommendation: document requirement with drawing scales (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Goa, Official Gazette Series II No. 31 (Extraordinary No. 3), 3 November 2022: Notification 41/1/2022/PG(Notification)/235 under the Goa (Right of Citizens to Time-bound Delivery of Public Services) Act, 2013: DFES services 81 to 116 with designated officers, time limits and appellate authorities (opens in a new tab)
- Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services: Dashboard: provisional, final and renewal applications, approvals and days to certificate (printed 24 October 2026) (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)
- Government of Jharkhand (PRS copy): Jharkhand Fire Service Act, 2024 (Act 9 of 2024) (opens in a new tab)
- Supreme Court of India: SMW(C) 7/2020, In Re: Proper Treatment of COVID-19 Patients, order of 19 July 2021 restating the directions of 18 December 2020 (opens in a new tab)
- High Court of Delhi, order (copy hosted by LiveLaw): Yugansh Mittal v. Government of NCT of Delhi, W.P.(C) 8381/2024, order of 1 June 2024 on fire norms for smaller hospitals and nursing homes (opens in a new tab)
- Jammu Municipal Corporation: Press release of 27 June 2026: notices to nearly 200 hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and lodges to produce fire NOCs within 7 days (opens in a new tab)
- Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 427, 14 August 2026 (PRS copy of the gazette): The Assam Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (Assam Act No. XIII of 2026): Schedule item 4 amending sections 2, 20, 21 and 31 of the 2025 Act (opens in a new tab)
- Delhi Fire Service: Department of Delhi Fire Service, Govt of NCT of Delhi (home page and portal links) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Health Services, Government of NCT of Delhi (Nursing Home Cell): Nursing home registration and renewal forms: Form B and the revised checklists for Categories A-B and C (opens in a new tab)
- Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services: Frequently asked questions (Hindi): Nivesh Mitra categories, free online application, SMS updates, helplines (opens in a new tab)
- Local Self Government Department, Rajasthan: Fire service: Fire NOC registration and certificate verification (nodal officer and helpline) (opens in a new tab)
- Gujarat State Fire Prevention Services: FSCOP citizen login: FSPA, FSCA, FSCR, inspections and mock drills (opens in a new tab)
- Kerala Fire and Rescue Services (manual by KELTRON): User manual, public side NOC portal (28 February 2020): sign-up, application tabs, e-treasury payment, dashboard (opens in a new tab)
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (PRS copy of AP Gazette Part IV-A No. 12, 4 March 2026): Andhra Pradesh Fire Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (L.A. Bill No. 12 of 2026): new section 13 thresholds, 21-day and 30-day timelines (opens in a new tab)
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- Government of Haryana (PRS copy): Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022 (Act 14 of 2022) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Manipur (PRS copy): Manipur Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2026 (Act 9 of 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland: Nagaland Fire and Emergency Services Act (Act No. 5 of 2023), Nagaland Gazette, 31 August 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, Sarkari Gazette Extraordinary, 21 July 2022 (copy hosted by Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services): Uttarakhand Fire & Emergency Service, Fire Prevention and Fire Safety (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Uttarakhand Act No. 06 of 2022), assented 20 July 2022, notification 191/XXXVI(3)/2022/36(1)/2022: sections 15(4) and 18 at 12 m and 500 m2 (opens in a new tab)
- West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services: FAQ: fire safety certificate, 14.5 m line, compounding under section 38B (opens in a new tab)
- Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department: Circular Memorandum Rc.No.4039-2/EODB/2015, 5 March 2016: revision of the period of renewal of NOC, risk categories and random inspections (quotes section 13 of the Fire Service Act, 1999) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Karnataka (PRS copy): Karnataka Fire Force (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023: section 13(3) high-rise NOC (opens in a new tab)
- Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal (GujFireSafety CoP): Gujarat Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Regulations, 2023 (fees in Annexure 8) (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)
- Government of Sikkim, Sikkim Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 226, 16 June 2023: The Sikkim Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2023 (Act No. 04 of 2023): Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department notification No. 11(656)L&PAD/2021/13, 16 June 2023, assent 8 June 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- Housing and Urban Development Department, J&K (copy hosted by NITI for States): Jammu and Kashmir Unified Building Byelaws 2021 (February 2021): use classes, high-rise and tall buildings, fire access and Fire Consultant on Record (opens in a new tab)
- Fire Service Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration (NIC portal): Online Service Portal of Fire Service Department: new and renewal Fire Clearance Certificates, inspections, incident certificates, the 9 premises classes, critical-activity checklists and the Aberdeen Bazar contact (last modified 28 July 2025) (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)
- 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)
- Medical Dialogues: Chhattisgarh hospital operator booked over suspected forgery of fire safety NOC (18 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- The Tribune, 28 May 2024: Delhi govt directs private, state-run hospitals to submit fire audit report by June 8: the Vivek Vihar building was 9 m, 12 beds against 5 permitted (opens in a new tab)
- The Tribune (PTI), 28 January 2023: Doctor couple among 5 killed in Dhanbad nursing home fire (opens in a new tab)
- Medical Dialogues, 20 April 2019: HC asks municipal corporation to seal hospitals not having fire department's NOC (Thane) (opens in a new tab)
- ThePrint (PTI), 2 September 2026: Delhi simplifies nursing home registration, renewal certificates to be issued in 2 days (opens in a new tab)
- Avenue Mail, 5 June 2026: Over 90% of Jamshedpur nursing homes lack fire NOC (opens in a new tab)