Is a fire NOC mandatory for a petrol pump?

Every petrol pump needs a PESO Form XIV licence and, outside gas stations, the District Authority's rule 144 NOC, which records fire department comments since March 2024. A separate state fire NOC is required in Rajasthan for all pumps, and in Gujarat, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura and Lakshadweep as listed premises.

Who gives the NOC for a petrol pump?

The District Authority under rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002: the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Police in a commissionerate town, the District Magistrate or an Additional District Magistrate elsewhere. It must decide within 3 months, and PESO accepts the NOC for 3 years.

How much is the PESO licence fee for a petrol pump?

Form XIV costs Rs 5,000 a year for each class of petroleum up to 50 KL, plus Rs 50 for every further KL, capped at Rs 50,000 a year per class (Part A of the First Schedule since 10 August 2018). Plan approval is Rs 2,000, and a late renewal costs twice the fee.

How far must a petrol pump be from a school?

Under CPCB's guidelines of 7 January 2020, a new outlet's fill point, dispensers and vent should be 50 m from schools, hospitals of 10 or more beds and designated residential areas; with PESO's added safety measures it may be closer, but never under 30 m. Kerala's High Court measures to the school's compound wall.

How many fire extinguishers does a petrol pump need?

Form XIV condition 20 asks for at least 2 foam or dry chemical extinguishers and 2 tins or drums of dry sand for each pump. A CNG station adds a 10 kg DCP at each dispenser, compressor and cascade area, and a 4.5 kg CO2 per 25 m² of electrical room.

How long is a petrol pump licence valid?

A Form XIV licence runs to 31 December of the year it is granted or renewed for, at most 3 years. Apply at least 30 days before expiry to keep it in force; within 30 days after expiry it costs twice the fee, and later it cannot be renewed.

Does a CNG station need a district NOC?

No, since 5 June 2026: G.S.R. 447(E) omitted rule 48 of the Gas Cylinders Rules. A Form XIV licence inside a CNG, auto-LPG or LNG station has needed no rule 144 NOC since 4 March 2024. State fire rules still apply.

Can the district cancel a petrol pump NOC after a fire?

Under rule 150 the District Authority or State Government may cancel the NOC only if the licensee loses the right to use the site. The MP High Court quashed a 2022 cancellation made after a fire; safety breaches are for PESO, which can suspend for up to 3 months or cancel.

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Fire NOC for a petrol pump: PESO Form XIV, the district NOC, fire rules and fees

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

Quick answer

A petrol pump needs a PESO Form XIV licence and a district NOC under rule 144 that records fire service comments; Rajasthan and Gujarat add a fire NOC. The NOC comes from the District Magistrate, or the Commissioner of Police in a commissionerate city, and must be decided within 3 months.

Form XIV costs Rs 5,000 a year for each class of fuel up to 50 KL, and runs to 31 December for at most 3 years. Every pump needs 2 extinguishers and 2 drums of dry sand. A new pump stays 50 m from schools, hospitals of 10 beds or more and designated housing, and never under 30 m.

PESO licence for the tanks: Form XIV; Issued by a PESO circle or sub-circle; The terms
District NOC decision within: 3 months; Rule 144(5), with fire service comments since 2024; The NOC file
Fire kit for each pump: 2 extinguishers; And 2 tins or drums of dry sand (condition 20); Checklist
Never closer to a school than: 30 m; 50 m is the CPCB rule; 30 m the floor; The siting rule

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Petrol pump fire NOC and PESO licence at a glance: 10 facts

How the Petroleum Rules, PESO, the district authority and the state fire services treat a petrol pump, each fact with the instrument behind it. Last verified 25 October 2026.
What	The rule	Source
Central law	Petroleum Act, 1934 and the Petroleum Rules, 2002 (G.S.R. 204(E) of 13 March 2002), as amended by G.S.R. 154(E) of 4 March 2024	G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Licence	Form XIV: to store petroleum in tanks connected to a pump outfit for fuelling motor vehicles (First Schedule, article 5)	Petroleum Rules 2002
Who licenses	PESO Circle and Sub Circle offices grant, renew, amend and transfer Form XIV	PESO SOP
District NOC	Rule 144: from the District Authority (Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Police in a commissionerate town, District Magistrate elsewhere), within 3 months	Petroleum Rules 2002
Fire service's say	Since 4 March 2024 the NOC proforma records the Fire Department's comments on fire tender access and emergency preparedness	G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Licence fee	Rs 5,000 a year for each class up to 50 KL, plus Rs 50 per further KL, at most Rs 50,000 a year per class (Part A of the First Schedule, since 10 August 2018)	G.S.R. 762(E), 2018
Validity	To 31 December of the final year, at most 3 years; apply 30 days before expiry, no renewal more than 30 days after it (rules 142 and 148)	Petroleum Rules 2002
Fire kit	Each pump: at least 2 tins or drums of dry sand and 2 foam or dry chemical extinguishers (Form XIV, condition 20)	Petroleum Rules 2002
Siting	CPCB, 7 January 2020: new outlets 50 m from schools, hospitals of 10 or more beds and designated residential areas; never under 30 m; no high-tension line overhead	Kerala High Court
State fire NOC	All petrol pumps in Rajasthan; listed hazardous premises in Gujarat, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Tripura; an enclosure to the district NOC in Meghalaya	Rajasthan UDH

Petrol pump fire NOC rules in 17 states and UTs

What each state's fire instrument says about petrol pumps and fuel stations, with who issues and the term or fee where the instrument sets one. Where Flamekite found no petrol-pump line, the row says so. Checked 25 October 2026.
Option	What the instrument says about fuel stations	Who issues, term or fee	Instrument	Source
Rajasthan	Table 1 lists petrol pumps and hazardous buildings: all need a fire NOC	Rs 2, 1.50 or 1 per sq ft by local body; generally yearly; Rs 5,000 under s.291 if missing	UDH order of 14 September 2023	Rajasthan UDH
Gujarat	Petrol pump and gas station in the hazardous storage and handling row; fuel dispensing pumps irrespective of area and height	Single storey: Rs 5,000 plan, Rs 20 per m² certificate, Rs 5,000 renewal; Advance or Specialist FSO	Fire Regulations 2023, Tables 1 and 2	Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Odisha	Petrol retail outlets and LPG godowns form one certificate class	Assistant Fire Officer; certificate valid 2 years	Order 50908 of 19 November 2019	Order 50908 of 2019
Jammu and Kashmir	Petrol pumps and CNG stations are use class C3, which needs a fire NOC	Filling stations 30 m from the nearest house, school or health centre, 300 m from junctions and from each other	UBBL 2021, 2.18(2); S.O. 304 of 1 December 2025	J&K H&UDD
Andaman and Nicobar	Storage and sale of petroleum products is 1 of 9 clearance classes	Checklist: 2 DCP 10 kg per dispenser, 1 CO2 4.5 kg at the meter room, 2 emergency shutdown switches	Fire Service online portal	A&N Fire Service portal
Lakshadweep	Premises with petroleum, LPG, gases or chemicals need a provisional certificate at any size	Before the building permit	Rules 2026, r.8(1) and 11(2)	Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026
Tripura	Retail outlets of petrol, diesel and gas can never self-certify	Full certificate route at any size	Fire Safety Rules 2026, r.6	Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
Madhya Pradesh	Fuel filling centres apply in the separate Fire and Explosive category	Uploads the LOI or A-12, the SDM's land diversion order and the approved layout	e-Nagar Palika manual, 2025	MP e-Nagar Palika manual
Meghalaya	A fire department NOC is an enclosure to the District Magistrate's petroleum NOC	60 days, no fee, Rs 10 court-fee stamp	DM (Arms) SOP	Meghalaya DM SOP
Kerala	Petrol bunk or gas store NOC under the Petroleum Act	Rs 20,000, once in 2 years	G.O.(Ms)No.272/2024/Home	Kerala Fire and Rescue Services
Punjab	Petrol pumps in the high-hazard fee group	Rs 50,000 (2021 schedule; the current one was not read)	Letter 41343 of 8 October 2021	Local Govt Punjab
Goa	POL outlet NOC is a time-bound fire service	Deputy Director, 15 days	RTS notification of 3 November 2022, item 85	Goa Gazette 2022
Uttarakhand	Petrol pump NOC recommendation is a notified service	15 days	Citizen charter, order 1337 of 28 October 2011	UFES charter
Assam	Petroleum products premises file Form VII on Sewa Setu	Forms of the 1989 Rules; the 1985 Act was repealed on 24 December 2025	Sewa Setu service list	Sewa Setu Assam
Maharashtra (Pune)	Fuel stations are 1 of PMC's 9 fire NOC service types	Pune Municipal Corporation fire brigade	PMC online services	PMC
Tamil Nadu	A building includes petrol, diesel or gas lines, installations or pumps	Not found: no separate petrol-pump line	Act 37 of 2025, s.2(b)	Government of Tamil Nadu, Gazette Extraordinary No. 263, 6 June 2025
Uttar Pradesh	Premises storing petroleum products are defined in the rules	Not found: no separate petrol-pump line	Rules 2024, r.2(v)	UP Rules 2024

Getting a petrol pump licence and fire NOC in 8 steps

Hold the site and the Letter of Intent
An oil company's Letter of Intent and lawful possession of the land come first; Meghalaya's district SOP asks for both, and PESO wants an undertaking of legal physical possession.
Check the siting before buying
Keep the fill point, dispensers and vent 50 m from schools, hospitals of 10 or more beds and designated housing, and never under 30 m. Jammu and Kashmir adds 300 m between filling stations.
Take the state fire service's view
In Rajasthan and Gujarat a fire NOC is required in its own right; in Meghalaya the fire department's NOC is an enclosure to the district file.
Apply for the rule 144 NOC
File two copies of the site plan with the District Authority. It collects revenue, police, municipal, NHAI or PWD and fire comments, and must decide within 3 months.
Get PESO's prior approval of plans
Form IX with drawings showing protected works within 100 m, tanks, vents, pumps and fire fighting facilities, a CPCB undertaking and the Rs 2,000 scrutiny fee.
Build to the approved plan
Underground tanks in a pit, vent pipes at least 4 m high, a 1.2 m wall on sides other than the drive way, approved Ex electrical apparatus.
Test, certify and get Form XIV
A competent person or TPIA tests the tanks (rule 126) and signs the certificate of safety (rule 130); then the circle office grants the licence.
Diary the renewals
Form XIV runs to 31 December, at most 3 years; file 30 days early. Renew the state fire certificate on its own clock: generally yearly in Rajasthan, every 2 years in Odisha.

Form XIV, rule 144 and the words a petrol pump file uses

The Petroleum Rules use their own words for a petrol pump and the officers around it. These 10 come from the rules, the 2024 amendment and PESO's SOP.

Service station: Premises specially prepared for fuelling motor vehicles, with any servicing places the licensing authority approves; since 2024 also non-fuelling facilities outside the hazardous areas (rule 2(1)(xxiv)). G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Form XIV: The licence to store petroleum in tanks in connection with a pump outfit for fuelling motor conveyances; granted by PESO's Circle and Sub Circle offices. PESO SOP
Form IX: The application form to import and store petroleum, used for a Form XIV licence and its renewal, amendment and transfer. PESO SOP
District Authority: In a town with a Commissioner of Police, the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Police; anywhere else, the District Magistrate, which includes an Additional District Magistrate. Petroleum Rules 2002
Rule 144 NOC: The District Authority's no-objection certificate for the site, with an endorsed plan, forwarded to PESO with Form IX; accepted for 3 years from issue. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Protected works: Buildings where people live or assemble, docks, timber and coal yards, furnaces and chimneys, public roads and overhead high-tension lines; the plan shows those within 100 m. Petroleum Rules 2002
Class A and Class B: Petroleum with a flash point below 23 °C (petrol) and from 23 °C to below 65 °C; a Form XIV licence states the kilolitres of each. PESO SOP
Competent person or TPIA: An engineer with 5 years' experience in petroleum tanks, or a recognised third party inspection agency, who tests tanks and signs the certificate of safety. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Form G: The Gas Cylinders Rules licence to dispense CNG or compressed bio gas as automotive fuel from a mother, daughter or online station. Gas Cylinders Rules
Form LS-1B: The SMPV Rules licence to store and dispense auto-LPG at an auto-LPG dispensing station, valid to 30 September for at most 10 years (5 until G.S.R. 374(E) of 5 June 2025). G.S.R. 374(E), 2025

The rule 144 district NOC for a petrol pump: 5 departments comment

The 2024 proforma lists 5 views the District Authority considers before it signs. The fire service's view travels in this file even where the state issues no separate fire NOC.

1. Revenue Department
Confirms the applicant's lawful possession of the site and the owner's or leaseholder's authority to develop it for petroleum storage. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
2. Police
Comments on traffic density and the outlet's impact on traffic. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
3. Municipal body or gram panchayat
Comments on conformity with local planning, including schools and hospitals, and any mitigating measures. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
4. NHAI or PWD
Comments on road safety, road alignment and access to the road. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
5. Fire Department
Comments on the access of fire tenders to the site in an emergency and the fire service's preparedness to combat it. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
6. The decision
Within 3 months of the application; a refusal needs written reasons and a hearing, and an appeal lies to the next superior authority within 60 days. Petroleum Rules 2002

CPCB siting rule for new petrol pumps: 50 m, never under 30 m

PESO asks every Form XIV applicant for an undertaking to follow the CPCB guidelines. Their siting paragraph, dated 7 January 2020, is quoted in full by the Kerala High Court.

Word for word

In case of siting criteria for petrol pumps new Retail Outlets shall not be located within a radial distance of 50 meters (from fill point/dispensing units/vent pipe whichever is nearest) from schools, hospitals (10 beds and above) and residential areas designated as per local laws. In case of constraints in providing 50 meters distance, the retail outlet shall implement additional safety measures as prescribed by PESO. In no case the distance between new retail outlet from schools, hospitals (10 beds and above) and residential area designated as per local laws shall be less than 30 meters. No high tension line shall pass over the retail outlet.

CPCB guidelines of 7 January 2020, paragraph H, as extracted in WP(C) No. 12226 of 2025, High Court of Kerala, 18 August 2025 Kerala High Court

The court held that a college is not a school under paragraph H, because CPCB told the National Green Tribunal its expert committee had left colleges out; PESO could not refuse a pump for a college within 30 m. In a 2026 Kerala case reported by LiveLaw, the High Court measured a school's distance from its compound wall, not its building, and upheld a refusal at 25.15 m. Which 'additional safety measures' PESO prescribes between 30 m and 50 m was not found in an official text.

Hazardous zones at a petrol pump: fill point, vent and dispenser

The Fourth Schedule, Part C, sets how far the hazardous area runs around each fitting. Only PESO-approved Ex electrical apparatus may stand inside it (Chapter IV).

	Zone	Extent of the hazardous area
Tank filling point Petroleum Rules 2002	Zone 1	Any pit, sump or box below grade in a zone, and up to 45 cm above grade within 3 m of the fill point
Tank vent, close Petroleum Rules 2002	Zone 1	Within 90 cm of the open end, in all directions
Tank vent, outer Petroleum Rules 2002	Zone 2	From 90 cm to 1.5 m of the open end, in all directions
Dispenser cabinet Petroleum Rules 2002	Zone 1	Inside the cabinet up to 1.2 m above the base, and 45 cm around it
Dispenser, outdoor Petroleum Rules 2002	Zone 2	From 45 cm to 6 m of the cabinet, up to 45 cm above grade
Lubrication or service room Petroleum Rules 2002	Zone 1 in a pit; zone 2	The whole pit; up to 45 cm above the floor in the whole room
Sales, storage or rest room Petroleum Rules 2002	Zone 1	The entire room, if it has any opening within a zone 1 or zone 2 area

Zone 1: vapour is expected in normal operation; zone 2: only on failure, as PESO's SOP describes. Condition 14 of Form XIV bars any light that could ignite vapour within these areas during night fuelling. Two figures in PESO's consolidated text read 'metres' where centimetres are evidently meant; they are left out here.

Petrol pump fire safety checklist from Form XIV: 12 items

These 12 points come from the Petroleum Rules and the Form XIV conditions. A PESO inspector or fire officer can check each one on site.

At least 2 extinguishers (foam or dry chemical) and 2 tins or drums of dry sand at each pump, kerbside or portable (condition 20). Petroleum Rules 2002
Staff conversant with the extinguishers and operations under an experienced, safety-trained supervisor (rules 117 and 118). Petroleum Rules 2002
No smoking, matches or naked light except in places the licensing authority authorises (rule 117). Petroleum Rules 2002
A boundary wall or fence 1.2 m high on all sides other than the drive way (rule 121(2)). Petroleum Rules 2002
Underground tanks only, in a pit packed with sand, earth or clay, or a tested welded tank at least 1.5 m from the boundary (condition 2). Petroleum Rules 2002
A separate vent pipe for each tank, at least 4 m high and 4 m from neighbours and the sales room, with 2 layers of wire gauze (condition 5). Petroleum Rules 2002
Tank earthing with 2 connections, resistance to earth not over 7 ohms, tested at least once every 12 months and recorded (rules 127 and 128). Petroleum Rules 2002
Only Ex electrical apparatus approved by the Chief Controller in the hazardous areas, and the electrical certificate signed by an electrical engineer since 2024 (rules 102 and 114). PESO SOP
No tank filling between sunset and sunrise unless the licence allows it (condition 10). Petroleum Rules 2002
The licence number displayed, and extracts of the rules and conditions posted where they can be seen (rules 133 and 134). Petroleum Rules 2002
The ground kept clean of vegetation, waste and rubbish, and no petroleum let into drains or public roads (rule 119; condition 19). Petroleum Rules 2002
Any fire with death or serious injury reported at once to the nearest Magistrate or police station and to PESO (condition 22). Petroleum Rules 2002

Fuelling and tanker decanting at a petrol pump: 4 dos, 4 don'ts

Most petrol pump fires start at the nozzle or the decantation pit. These rules come from Form XIV and an MP High Court record of a 2022 decantation fire.

Do

Stop the engine before fuelling, and refuel a hire vehicle licensed for more than 6 passengers only after the passengers get out (condition 15). Petroleum Rules 2002
Fill containers only in the 4 cases allowed: clearing a tank, testing the pump, an approved can up to 25 litres for a vehicle that ran dry, or Class B in approved containers up to 200 litres (condition 16). Petroleum Rules 2002
Keep running vehicles at least 4.5 m from a Class B container being filled and from that pump (condition 16(iv)). Petroleum Rules 2002
Run the tank-truck decantation to the oil company's SOP, with a dedicated unloading hose and non-static material, as HPCL's committee recommended after the Indore fire. MP High Court

Don’t

Don't wipe spilled petrol with a sponge: at Indore on 2 May 2022 that started the fire, and the pump was sealed the next day. MP High Court
Don't keep more than 400 litres in reserve within 6 m when a portable pump stands in for a broken one, and not for more than 1 month (condition 17). Petroleum Rules 2002
Don't move a pump or tank, or replace a tank, without PESO's written sanction (condition 6; rule 146). Petroleum Rules 2002
Don't allow any light within 9 m of barrels while filling an underground tank from them (condition 11). Petroleum Rules 2002

CNG, auto-LPG and LNG stations: which licence each fuel needs

A fuel station adding gas takes a second licence under different rules. Since 5 June 2026 none of the gas licences needs a District Authority NOC.

Petrol and diesel
Form XIV, Petroleum Rules
PESO Controller; rule 144 NOC; Rs 5,000 a year per class up to 50 KL; to 31 December, at most 3 years. G.S.R. 762(E), 2018
CNG or CBG
Form G, Gas Cylinders Rules
Chief Controller; Rs 10,000 in Schedule V as substituted in 2025; to 30 September, at most 10 years. Rule 48's District Authority NOC was omitted on 5 June 2026. G.S.R. 447(E), 2026
Auto-LPG
Form LS-1B, SMPV Rules
Chief Controller or an authorised Controller; same fee as LS-1A; to 30 September, at most 10 years since June 2025. Rule 47's District Authority NOC was omitted on 5 June 2026. G.S.R. 448(E), 2026
LNG
Form LS-1C, SMPV Rules
An LNG dispensing station; a Form XIV licence that is part of it needs no rule 144 NOC since 4 March 2024. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Pump plus gas
Form XIV inside a gas station
Since 4 March 2024, a Form XIV licence that forms part of a CNG station (Form G), auto-LPG station (LS-1B) or LNG station (LS-1C) needs no District Authority NOC (rule 144(6a)). G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Mobile refueller
Form XIX
Rs 2,000 a year (since 2018); 2 buckets of dry sand and 2 extinguishers during refuelling, 9 m clear of protected works. Petroleum Rules 2002

Petrol pump safety rules in numbers

4 m
Minimum height of each tank's vent pipe, and its distance from neighbours and the sales room Petroleum Rules 2002
1.2 m
Height of the boundary wall or fence on sides other than the drive way Petroleum Rules 2002
100 m
Radius of protected works the plan for PESO's prior approval must show PESO SOP
7 ohms
Maximum resistance to earth of a tank, tested every 12 months Petroleum Rules 2002
6 m
Outer edge of the zone 2 hazardous area around an outdoor dispenser Petroleum Rules 2002
6 m
Minimum distance between a CNG dispenser and a petrol or diesel dispenser (Form G, Table II) Gas Cylinders Rules
10 kg
DCP extinguisher at each CNG dispensing unit, compressor and cascade area Gas Cylinders Rules
30 days
Latest a Form XIV renewal can reach PESO before expiry and still keep the licence in force Petroleum Rules 2002

Petrol pump licence and fire NOC fees in the official schedules

These are the fees an Act, rule or order sets. Dealer selection fees, construction and consultants are private costs and are not listed.

As published

Form XIV licence, each class of petroleumRs 5,000 a yearFor the first 50 KL, plus Rs 50 per further KL; at most Rs 50,000 a year per class. Part A of the First Schedule as substituted by G.S.R. 762(E) of 10 August 2018 (Rs 1,000 in 2002); unchanged by the 2019, 2021 and 2024 amendments G.S.R. 762(E), 2018
Competent person's inspection and certificate (rule 130)Rs 3,000 per stationPlus Rs 1,000 for each underground tank tested under rule 126 (Part B) G.S.R. 762(E), 2018
Prior approval of plans (rule 131)Rs 2,000Rs 400 in 2002, Rs 2,000 since 2018, kept in the 2024 Part C; alteration approval, amendment and transfer are Rs 2,000 each G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
Late Form XIV renewalTwice the feeFor the first year, if the application misses 30 days before expiry or comes within 30 days after it Petroleum Rules 2002
Form G CNG dispensing licenceRs 10,000Rs 5,000 for micro and small enterprises and startups, Rs 2,000 for women entrepreneurs (Schedule V as substituted on 9 June 2025) G.S.R. 386(E) of 2025
Fuel dispenser type approval (PESO)Rs 2,000 per componentPlus Rs 2,000 for the whole assembly PESO SOP
District NOC, MeghalayaNo feeRs 10 court-fee stamp on the identity enclosure; 60 days Meghalaya DM SOP
Gujarat fire certificate, single-storey petrol pumpRs 5,000 + Rs 20 per m²Plan approval Rs 5,000, certificate Rs 20 per m² built-up, renewal Rs 5,000; Rs 7,000 + Rs 30 per m² above one floor Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Rajasthan fire NOCRs 2, 1.50 or 1 per sq ftNagar Nigam, Parishad or Palika; renewal Rs 10,000, 7,500 or 5,000 Rajasthan UDH
Kerala petrol bunk NOCRs 20,000Once in 2 years Kerala Fire and Rescue Services
Punjab fire NOC, petrol pumpRs 50,000High-hazard group in the 2021 schedule Local Govt Punjab

PESO fees are paid by e-payment or the Non-Tax Receipt Portal (rule 13 as amended in 2024). Every state's fire NOC schedule is on the fire NOC fees page.

Penalties for a petrol pump without a licence, NOC or renewal

The Petroleum Act's fines are small, at Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000; the rules add suspension, cancellation and refusal to renew. Rajasthan fines a missing fire NOC.

Offence	Penalty	Law
Storing petroleum without a licence, or breaking the rules or licence conditions	Up to 1 month, a fine up to Rs 1,000, or both; a later offence up to 3 months, Rs 5,000, or both	Section 23, Petroleum Act 1934 Petroleum Act 1934
Contravening the Act, rules or a licence condition	Suspension of up to 3 months, or cancellation; interim suspension without a hearing where danger is imminent	Rule 152, Petroleum Rules 2002 Petroleum Rules 2002
Losing the right to use the site	The rule 144 NOC can be cancelled, and the licence then stands cancelled	Rules 150 and 152(1)(ii) Petroleum Rules 2002
Renewal received more than 30 days after expiry	No renewal; a fresh licence is needed	Rule 148(8) Petroleum Rules 2002
Altering the premises without prior approval	Licence liable to cancellation if premises do not match the approved plan	Form XIV; rule 146 Petroleum Rules 2002
No fire NOC, or equipment missing or not working, Rajasthan	Rs 5,000	Municipalities Act 2009, s.291, applied by the 2023 order Rajasthan UDH
Breaking a Form G CNG licence condition	Liable to cancellation, and punishable as section 9B of the Explosives Act provides	Form G, Gas Cylinders Rules 2016 Gas Cylinders Rules

A draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes up to 3 years or Rs 25 crore for unlicensed activity; it is a draft, reported in the news section below. Every state's fire NOC penalties are on the penalties page.

Where petrol pump approvals fail, and the fix

Most refusals and cancellations turn on who signs, how distance is measured and what was changed after approval. These 7 come from the rules and 3 High Court records.

If The District Magistrate signs or cancels the NOC in a police commissionerate city
File with the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Police; the MP High Court quashed an Indore DM's 2022 cancellation for want of jurisdiction. MP High Court
If A district authority cancels the NOC after a fire
Rule 150 allows cancellation only where the right to the site ends; safety lapses go to PESO under rule 152, as the MP High Court held. MP High Court
If PESO refuses because a college is within 30 m
The CPCB rule names schools, hospitals of 10 or more beds and designated housing; the Kerala High Court set such a refusal aside in 2025. Kerala High Court
If A school's distance measured to its building, not its wall
The Kerala High Court treated the school and its compound as one unit in 2026; measure to the compound wall. LiveLawnews report
If A drawing that leaves out a neighbouring boundary
PESO told the Kerala High Court an approval was obtained without showing a college wall; show every protected work within 100 m. Kerala High Court
If An NOC more than 3 years old when the licence is sought
PESO accepts a rule 144 NOC only within 3 years of its issue; apply again. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
If Renewal sent after expiry
Within 30 days after expiry it costs twice the fee; later, there is no renewal at all. Petroleum Rules 2002

Does your petrol pump or CNG station need a fire NOC? 10 cases

Every petrol pump needs Form XIV and, unless it sits in a gas station, the rule 144 NOC. Whether the state also issues a fire NOC depends on the state.

If A new petrol pump in Jaipur, Kota or Udaipur
Yes: Table 1 of the 2023 order lists all petrol pumps, renewed generally every year. Fire NOC Rajasthan Rajasthan UDH
If A highway petrol pump in Gujarat
Yes: petrol pumps sit in the hazardous storage and handling row; fees from Rs 5,000 plus Rs 20 per m². Fire NOC Gujarat Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
If A retail outlet in Cuttack or Puri
Yes: an Assistant Fire Officer issues it, valid 2 years. Fire NOC Odisha Order 50908 of 2019
If A filling station in Jammu or Srinagar
Yes: class C3 needs a fire NOC, and S.O. 304 keeps it 30 m from the nearest house, school or health centre. Fire NOC Jammu and Kashmir J&K H&UDD
If A fuel outlet in Agartala
Yes, and never by self-certification, whatever its size. Fire NOC Tripura 2026 Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
If A petrol pump in Gwalior or Bhopal
The e-Nagar Palika Fire and Explosive route, with the LOI and the SDM's land diversion order. Fire NOC MP MP e-Nagar Palika manual
If A petrol bunk in Kochi
A petrol bunk NOC under the Petroleum Act at Rs 20,000, paid once in 2 years under the 2024 fee order. Fire NOC Kerala Kerala Fire and Rescue Services
If A pump outside Shillong
The fire department's NOC is an enclosure to the District Magistrate's NOC, decided in 60 days. Fire NOC Meghalaya Meghalaya DM SOP
If A CNG station anywhere in India
Form G from PESO with no District Authority NOC since 5 June 2026; the state's fire rules still apply. G.S.R. 447(E), 2026
If A pump in Indore, a commissionerate city
The rule 144 NOC is the Commissioner of Police's, not the District Magistrate's. MP High Court

Petrol pump licence and NOC worked cases: 6 sites

Flamekite's reading of the rules for 6 example outlets; the sites are illustrations, the figures are the instruments'.

Case 1
A town pump with 20 KL of petrol and 40 KL of diesel
2 underground tanks, 4 pumps.
What applies Each class is under 50 KL, so Form XIV costs Rs 5,000 + Rs 5,000 = Rs 10,000 a year, or Rs 30,000 for a 3-year renewal (Flamekite's arithmetic). 4 pumps need at least 8 extinguishers and 8 sand drums. G.S.R. 762(E), 2018
Case 2
A highway pump with 30 KL of petrol and 120 KL of diesel
3 tanks on a national highway.
What applies Petrol Rs 5,000; diesel Rs 5,000 + 70 x Rs 50 = Rs 8,500; Rs 13,500 a year in all (Flamekite's arithmetic). NHAI comments in the rule 144 file. G.S.R. 762(E), 2018
Case 3
A new pump 40 m from a primary school
Fill point and vent measured to the school's compound wall.
What applies Inside 50 m but over 30 m: possible only with the additional safety measures PESO prescribes. Under 30 m it is barred. Kerala High Court
Case 4
A pump in Ahmedabad with a 120 m² sales building
Single storey under 15 m.
What applies Plan approval Rs 5,000, certificate 120 x Rs 20 = Rs 2,400, renewal Rs 5,000 (Flamekite's arithmetic, on built-up area). Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
Case 5
A pump in a Jaipur Nagar Nigam area, 1,500 sq ft built-up
A sales room and office of 1,500 sq ft gross built-up area.
What applies 1,500 x Rs 2 = Rs 3,000 for the NOC, renewed generally every year at Rs 10,000 (Flamekite's arithmetic). Rajasthan UDH
Case 6
An existing pump adding a CNG dispenser
Mother-station gas, a compressor and cascade on site.
What applies Form G with no District Authority NOC since 5 June 2026; the CNG dispenser stays 6 m from petrol and diesel dispensers, and each CNG unit gets a 10 kg DCP. Gas Cylinders Rules

Petrol pump rules, dated: 1934 to 2026

Fourteen dated steps that shaped what a petrol pump owes today.

1934
The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act 30 of 1934) sets classes A, B and C and, in section 23, fines of Rs 1,000 and Rs 5,000. Petroleum Act 1934
13 March 2002
The Petroleum Rules, 2002 (G.S.R. 204(E)) replace the 1976 Rules, with Form XIV and the rule 144 NOC. Petroleum Rules 2002
28 October 2011
Uttarakhand notifies the petrol pump NOC recommendation as a 15-day service. UFES charter
22 November 2016
The Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 bring Form G for CNG stations. Gas Cylinders Rules
6 March 2019
Odisha lists retail outlets as a fire-risk class in rule 9(1)(e). Odisha Rules 2019
7 January 2020
CPCB sets the 50 m and 30 m siting criteria for new retail outlets. Kerala High Court
2 May 2022
A decantation fire at an Indore pump; the outlet is sealed on 3 May. MP High Court
8 September 2022
The MP High Court quashes the NOC cancellation: no jurisdiction in a commissionerate city, and rule 150 is only about the site. MP High Court
14 September 2023
Rajasthan's UDH order lists every petrol pump in Table 1. Rajasthan UDH
13 December 2023
Gujarat's Fire Regulations put petrol pumps in the hazardous fee row. Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal
4 March 2024
G.S.R. 154(E): fire department comments in the NOC proforma, no NOC for Form XIV in gas stations, Rs 2,000 plan fee. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
18 August 2025
The Kerala High Court holds that colleges are outside the CPCB distance rule. Kerala High Court
1 December 2025
Jammu and Kashmir's S.O. 304 sets 30 m and 300 m siting rules for filling stations. J&K H&UDD
5 June 2026
G.S.R. 447(E) and 448(E) omit the District Authority NOC for CNG and auto-LPG licences. G.S.R. 447(E), 2026

Petrol pump law changes and court rulings in the news, 2025 to 2026

From news reports, not yet an official source.

Two drafts were open for comment in autumn 2026. Neither was law on 25 October 2026, and Flamekite did not find MoPNG's own notice of the draft Bill.

25 December 2025
Outlook Business (PTI) reports India's fuel stations crossed 1,00,266 at the end of November 2025 on PPAC data, up from 50,451 in 2015; IOC runs 41,664. Outlook Businessnews report
9 January 2026
LiveLaw reports the Kerala High Court upheld an ADM's refusal of a rule 144 NOC where a school's compound wall was 25.15 m away; the oil company had already obtained the fire department's NOC. LiveLawnews report
3 September 2026
TeamLease RegTech reports draft Petroleum (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 781(E)) that add a definition of District Fire Officer; the Gazette text was not found. TeamLease RegTechnews report
30 September 2026
Outlook Business reports MoPNG's draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026: up to 3 years or Rs 25 crore for unlicensed activity, and civil penalties up to Rs 2.5 crore for licence breaches. Outlook Businessnews report

Petrol pump NOC myths, checked against the rules

You may have read
The PESO licence is the fire NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
Form XIV licenses the storage. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir also require a state fire NOC, and the district NOC records the fire service's comments since 2024. G.S.R. 154(E), 2024
You may have read
The District Magistrate always signs the petrol pump NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
In a town with a Commissioner of Police, the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Police is the District Authority under rule 2. Petroleum Rules 2002
You may have read
A pump must be 50 m from any college or institution.
Myth
What the sources say
The CPCB rule names schools, hospitals of 10 or more beds and designated residential areas; the Kerala High Court held colleges are not covered. Kerala High Court
You may have read
A new CNG station needs the District Magistrate's NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
Rule 48 of the Gas Cylinders Rules, which required it, was omitted on 5 June 2026. G.S.R. 447(E), 2026
You may have read
A Form XIV licence lasts for ever once granted.
Myth
What the sources say
It runs to 31 December of the final year, at most 3 years, and cannot be renewed more than 30 days after expiry. Petroleum Rules 2002
You may have read
After a fire the district can cancel a pump's NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
Rule 150 allows it only where the right to the site ends; the MP High Court quashed a 2022 cancellation made for a safety lapse. MP High Court

Where a petrol pump owner applies online

These 7 official portals took petrol pump licences, gas station licences or state fire applications on 25 October 2026.

All India
PESO online licensing
Form XIV, Form G and LS-1B applications, renewals and status (login) PESO online
online.peso.gov.in/PesoOnline
All India
National Single Window System: PESO
PESO approvals filed through the national single window; helpline 1800-233-9011 NSWS
www.nsws.gov.in/portal/peso
Gujarat
GujFireSafety CoP
Fire safety plan and certificate for petrol pumps through an Advance or Specialist FSO Gujarat FSCOP
fscop.gujfiresafetycop.in
Madhya Pradesh
e-Nagar Palika
Fire and Explosive category for fuel filling centres MP e-Nagar Palika
enagarpalika.mp.gov.in/home
Rajasthan
Rajasthan LSG online: fire service
Fire NOC registration and certificate verification Local Self Government Department, Rajasthan
lsgonline.rajasthan.gov.in/fire_service.aspx
Assam
Sewa Setu Assam
Form VII for petroleum products premises Sewa Setu Assam
sewasetu.assam.gov.in
Meghalaya
Invest Meghalaya single window
The District Magistrate's petroleum NOC, with the fire department NOC enclosed Meghalaya DM SOP
invest.meghalaya.gov.in

PESO offices that issue petrol pump licences

Form XIV is granted by PESO's circle and sub-circle offices. These 8 addresses are as PESO publishes them; the full list of sub-circles is on its contact page.

Chief Controller of Explosives, Head Office PESO contacts
PESO headquarters
Address
A Block, CGO Complex, Fifth floor, Seminary Hills, Nagpur 440006
Phone
(0712) 2510248
Website
peso.gov.in/web/index.php/en/contact-us
North Circle, Faridabad PESO contacts
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
Address
Hall No 502 and 507, Level-5, Block B, Old CGO Complex, NH IV, Faridabad 121001
Phone
(0129) 2410730
South Circle, Chennai PESO contacts
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
Address
A and D Wing, Block 1-8, Second Floor, Shastri Bhavan, 26 Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600006
Phone
(044) 28281023
East Circle, Kolkata PESO contacts
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
Address
8th floor, 2nd MSO Building, 234/1 A.J.C. Bose Road, Nizam Palace, Kolkata 700020
Phone
(033) 22480427
West Circle, Navi Mumbai PESO contacts
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
Address
A-1 and A-2 Wing, 5th Floor, C.G.O. Complex, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614
Phone
(022) 27575946
Central Circle, Agra PESO contacts
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
Address
A-Wing, 2nd Floor, Kendralaya, 63/4 Sanjay Place, Agra 282002
Phone
(0562) 2523266
Bhopal Circle Office PESO contacts
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
Address
E-7/77, IInd floor, Lala Lajpatrai Society, Near 12 No. Bus Stop, Arera Colony, Bhopal 462016
Phone
0755-2445270
Hyderabad Circle Office PESO contacts
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives
Address
Room No. 602, 6th floor, C.G.O. Towers, Kavadiguda, Secunderabad 500080
Phone
(040) 27540359

What Flamekite could not confirm about petrol pump rules

Six questions a petrol pump owner asks that no official text we read on 25 October 2026 answers.

OISD-STD-225 (petroleum retail outlets, October 2010 edition, as OISD listed it on 24 October 2026) could not be read: oisd.gov.in failed with a certificate error on 25 October 2026 and was not bypassed, so no OISD clause is quoted here. We also found no official text of the 'additional safety measures' PESO prescribes for a pump between 30 m and 50 m of a school, and did not read the CPCB guideline PDF itself, only its paragraph H as the Kerala High Court quotes it.

PESO's consolidated text of the Petroleum Rules predates at least one amendment: the 2024 amendment refers to a Form XIV condition 24 that the copy does not print, so a numbered condition here may have moved. Whether Form G's Rs 10,000 is charged once or for each year of the licence is not stated in the Schedule V row we read, and the SMPV fee for an auto-LPG licence after its 2025 amendments was not read; the June 2026 draft Third Amendment to the Gas Cylinders Rules, which touches CNG stations, was not read either.

We found no petrol-pump-specific fire NOC line for Telangana, Karnataka, Delhi, Haryana, Bihar or West Bengal, or Maharashtra beyond Pune, and Punjab's fee schedule after 2021 was not readable. The draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and draft rules G.S.R. 781(E) of 3 September 2026 are known only from news summaries; what the proposed District Fire Officer would do was not confirmed.

Questions about fire NOCs for petrol pumps

Is a fire NOC mandatory for a petrol pump?: Every petrol pump needs a PESO Form XIV licence and, outside gas stations, the District Authority's rule 144 NOC, which records fire department comments since March 2024. A separate state fire NOC is required in Rajasthan for all pumps, and in Gujarat, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura and Lakshadweep as listed premises.
Who gives the NOC for a petrol pump?: The District Authority under rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002: the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Police in a commissionerate town, the District Magistrate or an Additional District Magistrate elsewhere. It must decide within 3 months, and PESO accepts the NOC for 3 years.
How much is the PESO licence fee for a petrol pump?: Form XIV costs Rs 5,000 a year for each class of petroleum up to 50 KL, plus Rs 50 for every further KL, capped at Rs 50,000 a year per class (Part A of the First Schedule since 10 August 2018). Plan approval is Rs 2,000, and a late renewal costs twice the fee.
How far must a petrol pump be from a school?: Under CPCB's guidelines of 7 January 2020, a new outlet's fill point, dispensers and vent should be 50 m from schools, hospitals of 10 or more beds and designated residential areas; with PESO's added safety measures it may be closer, but never under 30 m. Kerala's High Court measures to the school's compound wall.
How many fire extinguishers does a petrol pump need?: Form XIV condition 20 asks for at least 2 foam or dry chemical extinguishers and 2 tins or drums of dry sand for each pump. A CNG station adds a 10 kg DCP at each dispenser, compressor and cascade area, and a 4.5 kg CO2 per 25 m² of electrical room.
How long is a petrol pump licence valid?: A Form XIV licence runs to 31 December of the year it is granted or renewed for, at most 3 years. Apply at least 30 days before expiry to keep it in force; within 30 days after expiry it costs twice the fee, and later it cannot be renewed.
Does a CNG station need a district NOC?: No, since 5 June 2026: G.S.R. 447(E) omitted rule 48 of the Gas Cylinders Rules. A Form XIV licence inside a CNG, auto-LPG or LNG station has needed no rule 144 NOC since 4 March 2024. State fire rules still apply.
Can the district cancel a petrol pump NOC after a fire?: Under rule 150 the District Authority or State Government may cancel the NOC only if the licensee loses the right to use the site. The MP High Court quashed a 2022 cancellation made after a fire; safety breaches are for PESO, which can suspend for up to 3 months or cancel.

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Fire NOC validityHow long a certificate lasts in each state.
Documents required for fire NOCState checklists and drawing rules.
Fire NOC penaltiesWhat each state's law sets for running without fire compliance.

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