Fire NOC for a shop: state lines, trade licences and medical, paint and cracker shops
Updated By Flamekite Editorial DeskFacts checked against official sources on
Quick answer
A shop is a mercantile building in the fire codes: Group F in NBC 2016 and NBCS 2026. Whether yours needs a fire NOC depends on the state. Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim cover every mercantile building and Goa every registered shop, while Delhi starts over 9 m or 3 storeys and Haryana at more than 500 m² on a floor.
What you sell can matter more than the floor area. Paint, thinner, fireworks and LPG bring their own licences under the Petroleum Act and the Explosives Rules. Mumbai lists chemist and paint shops among the licensable trades its fire brigade's codified rules cover, and West Bengal gives a one-storey medicine shop of up to 500 sq ft a 5-year Spot Fire Licence without an inspection.
Free, on WhatsApp. Or set a renewal reminder
Fire NOC for a shop at a glance: 12 facts
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Occupancy in NBC 2016 | Group F mercantile: F-1 shops and markets up to 500 m² covered area, F-2 over 500 m², F-3 underground shopping centres | BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4 |
| Occupancy in NBCS 2026 | F-I shops, stores, departmental stores and markets of any size; F-II underground shopping centres | BIS, SP 7:2026 |
| Self-certification in NBCS 2026 | A shop of up to 500 m² and 15 m (both limits) may be self-certified by a certified, State-approved building professional (Table 7F) | BIS, SP 7:2026 |
| Smallest NBC 2016 row | Ground plus one, up to 500 m² in all: extinguishers, a first-aid hose reel and a 5,000 litre terrace tank; sprinklers only in a basement over 200 m² | NBC 2016, Table 7 |
| Covered at any size | Every mercantile building in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim; every shop registered under the Shops and Establishments Act in Goa | UP Act 16 of 2022 |
| Delhi's line | Mercantile buildings over 9 m, or of 3 or more storeys (Rule 27 as amended on 26 May 2026) | DFS |
| Rajasthan's line | Mercantile 9 m or more, or over 500 m² on any floor; every hazardous building at any size (order of 14 September 2023) | Rajasthan UDH |
| Mumbai trade licence | Chemist and druggist shops, paint shops and fireworks are licensable trades in Schedule M of section 394, and the fire brigade's codified rules cover Schedule M trades | MCGM Schedule M |
| Medical shop licence | Rule 64 and Schedule N of the Drugs Rules ask for adequate premises and a 6 m² dispensing area, not a fire NOC | Drugs Rules 1945 |
| Paint and thinner | No petroleum licence for Class B up to 2,500 litres, or for Class A not meant for sale up to 30 litres (Petroleum Act, sections 7 and 8) | Petroleum Act 1934 |
| Firecracker shop | Form LE-5 from the District Magistrate up to 100 kg of fireworks or 500 kg of chorsa or sparklers; the Controller of Explosives up to 300 kg and 1,200 kg | PESO SOP |
| National code status | NBC 2016 was withdrawn on 30 April 2026; NBCS 2026 is voluntary, and only Assam had written it into its fire law by 24 October 2026 | Assam Act XIII of 2026 |
Shop fire NOC lines in 31 states and UTs: height, area or any size
| Option | When a shop is caught | Below the line, or the small-shop route | Instrument | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | Every mercantile building, any size | Below 15 m and under 500 m²: no qualified agency certificate; the certificate lasts 3 years | Act 16 of 2022, s.26(3); Rules 2024, rules 42 and 44 | UP Rules 2024 |
| Sikkim | Every mercantile building, any size | Under 15 m with floors and a single basement under 500 m²: no agency certificate; 3 years | Act 4 of 2023, s.24(3); Rules 2025 | Sikkim F&ES Rules 2025 |
| Goa | Every shop registered under the Shops and Establishments Act | Decided in 5 days: service 90 inside a village panchayat, service 91 outside | Section 13 notification of 17 December 2014; public services schedule of 2022 | Goa Gazette 2022 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Shops named with no size | No smaller route published | Regulation 6 of 2026, s.29(2) | Gazette of India Extraordinary |
| Lakshadweep | Mercantile named with no size in the Regulation | The Rules add business and mercantile buildings over 1,000 m² | Regulation s.29(2); Rules 2026 | Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026 |
| Assam | Mercantile buildings listed with no size | Up to ground plus one and 500 m² or less is the lowest risk band | Act LIII of 2025, s.20(1) and Schedule I | Assam Act LIII of 2025 |
| Delhi | Over 9 m, or 3 or more storeys | Below both, no shop row in Rule 27; hazardous premises over 100 m² are caught | DFS Rules 2010, Rule 27 as amended on 26 May 2026 | DFS |
| Rajasthan | 9 m or more, or over 500 m² on any floor | Every hazardous building and storage over 250 m² at any height | UDH and LSG order of 14 September 2023, Table 1 | Rajasthan UDH |
| Himachal Pradesh | More than 9 m, or ground plus 2 upper storeys, mezzanine counted | Hazardous stores over 100 m² are a class of their own | Notification of 23 July 2019 under s.9(1) | HP Home notification |
| Manipur | More than 9 m, or ground plus 2 | Hazardous over 100 m²; mixed occupancies over 500 m² | Act 9 of 2026, s.21(5) and s.24(3) | Government of Manipur |
| Nagaland | More than 9 m, or ground plus 2 | Hazardous over 100 m²; mixed above 500 m² | Act 5 of 2023, s.21(1) and s.24(3) | Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Nagaland |
| Chhattisgarh | Above 9 m, or 500 m² built-up; every underground shopping structure | Shops up to 9 m and under 500 m² a floor are low risk: 3 years | Notification of 29 November 2022; validity order of 2025 | Home Department, Chhattisgarh |
| Odisha | 9 m and above, or 500 m² built-up or more | Below 15 m the Deputy Fire Officer issues the certificate, for 2 years | Rules as amended in 2019, rule 9 | Odisha Rules 2019 |
| Haryana | More than 500 m² on any one or more floors | A smaller low-rise shop is not a special building | Act 14 of 2022, s.18(2)(b) | Government of Haryana |
| Chandigarh | More than 500 m² on any floor | A certificate for 5 years since 6 May 2026; Group F fee Rs 14 per m², minimum Rs 6,615 | Haryana Act via S.O. 2264(E) of 6 May 2026; MC Office Order 23 | Gazette of India |
| Bihar | 15 m and above, or more than 500 m² on any floor | Commercial and mercantile fee Rs 8 per m² for the provisional NOC | Fire Service Rules 2021, rule 15; Schedule C | Bihar Rules 2021 |
| Andhra Pradesh | More than 500 m² on any one floor; any building of 24 m or more | Apartments are left out of the area clause; shops are not | Fire Service Act 1999, s.13(1) as amended in 2026 | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Arunachal Pradesh | More than 500 m² on any one floor | Mercantile buildings over 750 m² in aggregate take the fire protection requirements | Building Bye-Laws 2019, bye-law 11.1 | AP Building Bye-Laws 2019 |
| Meghalaya | Commercial use over 500 m² covered, as a special building | Shops up to 500 m² still have a fee row: Rs 6 per m² (F-1) | Building Bye-Laws 2021, A2.59; fee Annexure B2 | Bye-Laws 2021 |
| Gujarat | Ground plus one under 15 m with more than 500 m² in total; every shopping mall | Shops may use a Fire Safety Officer of any grade for renewals | Fire Regulations 2023, Table 1 | Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal |
| Kerala | Over 1,000 m² built-up or over 15 m | 300 to 1,000 m²: an Appendix L self-declaration, copied to the fire station | Municipality Building Rules, rule 5(4), restated in 2025 | KMBR amendment 2025 |
| Telangana | Above 15 m | Mercantile is risk R2, inspected every year once certified | Circular of 5 March 2016 quoting s.13 of the 1999 Act | TSDRFS circular 2016 |
| Karnataka | 21 m or more, any occupancy; Seva Sindhu still lists above 15 m | No shop row found below the high-rise line | Fire Force Act, s.13(3) as amended in 2023 | Government of Karnataka |
| Tamil Nadu | Over 18.30 m; below it, commercial buildings that handle explosives, crackers or similar inflammable goods | Other low-rise shops: no fire NOC on the plan | Combined Development and Building Rules 2019, rule 64(3) | TNCDBR 2019 |
| Tripura | Above 10 m or above 200 m² | Up to both: self-certification for Rs 3,000, a 3-year certificate, then Rs 2,500 a year | Fire Safety Rules 2026, rule 6 | Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura |
| West Bengal | Larger shops and notified markets take the full certificate | Shops up to 9 m and 500 m²: yearly self-certification on Form-9; one-storey shops within the order's stock limits: a 5-year Spot Fire Licence | Notification 1930 of 1 March 2024; Order 1590 of 9 December 2025 | WB notification 1930 |
| Puducherry | Shopping malls are Category A, renewed every 3 years | A non-residential ground plus 1 shop: Category C, a self-uploaded statement and an automatic certificate | G.O.Ms.No.61 of 10 September 2025 | Puducherry G.O. 61 |
| Uttarakhand | Above 12 m and above 500 m² (both), for plan permission | A shop on one floor under 500 m²: extinguishers and an automatic extinguisher on the electrical panel, UPS and DG set | Act as amended in 2022, s.18; order of 6 June 2025, Annexure F | Uttarakhand GO 2025 |
| Jharkhand | A commercial or shopping complex over 10,000 m² built-up, basement included | No smaller shop line found | Fire Service Act 2024 (Act 9 of 2024) | Government of Jharkhand |
| Mizoram | Shops of 300 m² and above have their own installation row | Shops of 30 to 300 m²: an extinguisher only | Amendment Rules of 20 August 2026, fire installation schedule | Mizoram Home Dept |
| Maharashtra (Mumbai) | Trades the Public Health Department licenses under s.394 get a fire compliance on the licence file, tiered by area | Up to 50 m²: a Station Officer inspects and issues; 50 to 500 m²: an ADFO approves | MCGM single-window SOP and FB_10 risk table | Mumbai Fire Brigade |
Getting a shop's fire NOC in 8 steps
Measure the building, not only the shop
Note the building's height, its storeys and the floor area of each floor. Delhi counts 3 storeys, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh more than 500 m² on a floor, Tripura 10 m or 200 m².
Find your state's row and its instrument
Use the table above. Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and Goa catch shops at any size; Kerala and Karnataka only far higher, at 1,000 m² or 21 m.
List what you stock and how much
Petrol, thinner, paint, fireworks and LPG have their own limits: 2,500 litres of Class B petroleum, 100 kg of fireworks on a District Magistrate's licence, and LPG for own use up to 25 cylinders or 200 kg, whichever is less.
Check which licence will ask for the NOC
In Mumbai a section 394 trade meets the fire brigade's codified rules; in Goa no trade licence stays valid without current fire clearance; in Assam a godown or workshop licence waits for the Fire Safety Certificate.
Choose the small-shop route if your state has one
West Bengal's Spot Fire Licence and Form-9 self-certification, Tripura's self-certification, Puducherry's Category C and Kerala's Appendix L all replace the inspection for small shops.
Fit the kit before you file
At the least, ISI-marked extinguishers of the type your stock needs, a 1 m clear passage to the rear exit, wiring in conduit and stock kept 1 m below the ceiling.
File online with plans and papers
Upload the layout, the ownership or rent papers and the trade details; Mumbai's form asks for the entrances, exits, loft, fuel and a named fire marshal. The full lists are on the documents page.
Diary the renewal
Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim certify shops for 3 years, Odisha for 2, Chandigarh and West Bengal's Spot Fire Licence for 5; Mumbai's form FB_01 sets the fire check at each licence renewal.
Mercantile, licensable trade and Spot Fire Licence: the shop words in fire law
The class a fire officer writes on your file decides which line applies. These 10 terms come from the codes, Mumbai's licence rules, the Petroleum Act, PESO and West Bengal's orders.
- Group F mercantile, F-1 to F-3 (NBC 2016)
- Shops, stores and markets for display and sale of goods, wholesale or retail: F-1 up to 500 m² covered area, F-2 above it, F-3 underground shopping centres. BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4
- F-I and F-II (NBCS 2026)
- F-I covers shops, stores, departmental stores and markets of any size, so the 500 m² split is gone; F-II is underground shopping centres. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Highly hazardous mercantile (NBCS 2026, 6.6.2)
- A shop where goods of a highly hazardous nature predominate is treated as Group J hazardous, not as mercantile. BIS, SP 7:2026
- Licensable trade (Mumbai, Schedule M of section 394)
- An article or trade that needs a municipal licence, at any quantity (Part I) or above a free limit (Part II); Part IV lists trades such as keeping a chemist and druggist shop or a paint shop. MCGM Schedule M
- Chemist and druggist shop (Mumbai)
- A shop where pharmaceutical or medical preparations are sold to consumers, on prescription or otherwise. MCGM Schedule M
- Licensed premises (Mumbai)
- Only the rooms, sheds or open space named in the licence; a loft, mezzanine or other room not named is not licensed for that commodity. MCGM Schedule M
- Class A, B and C premises (Mumbai Fire Brigade)
- A low risk: RCC and brick walls; B medium: masonry with timber framing; C high: mostly timber framed with wooden floors. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Petroleum Class A, B and C (Petroleum Act, s.2)
- By flash point: Class A below 23°C, Class B from 23°C to below 65°C, Class C from 65°C to below 93°C. Petroleum Act 1934
- Form LE-5 (Explosives Rules 2008)
- The licence to possess and sell fireworks from a shop, granted after a construction approval of the shop and its safety distances. PESO SOP
- Spot Fire Licence (West Bengal)
- An instant, auto-generated fire licence for one-storey low-hazard shops within set stock and area limits, valid 5 years, with random checks later. WB F&ES order 1590
Spot Fire Licence limits for 14 kinds of small shop in West Bengal
West Bengal's order of 9 December 2025 is the only published table that sets a fire licence by what a shop stocks. Flamekite read these rows off the order's page images; every extinguisher is stored-pressure type.
| Most stock allowed | Floor area | Minimum extinguishers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine shop or store WB F&ES order 1590 | Packing boxes and plastic, 100 kg | Within 500 sq ft | 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 1 water 9 litre |
| Homeopathy medicine shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Ethyl alcohol 50 litres, packing 50 kg | Within 200 sq ft | 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 1 water 9 litre |
| Hardware shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Paint 200 litres; varnish, resin and thinner 50 litres each; spirit 50 litres; jute, cotton and hemp 50 kg each; packing 200 kg | Within 1,000 sq ft | 1 foam 9 litre, 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 1 water 9 litre |
| Paint shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Paint 500 litres, thinner 200 litres, turpentine 50 litres | Within 500 sq ft | 1 foam 9 litre, 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 1 water 9 litre |
| Shop with linseed oil WB F&ES order 1590 | Linseed oil 100 litres | Within 500 sq ft | 1 foam 9 litre, 1 ABC 4.5 kg |
| Garment shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Cotton 1,000 kg, packing 50 kg | Within 500 sq ft | 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 2 water 9 litre |
| Furniture shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Wood 2,000 kg | Within 1,000 sq ft | 1 CO2 4.5 kg, 2 water 9 litre |
| Book shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Paper 500 kg | Within 200 sq ft | 1 CO2 4.5 kg, 2 water 9 litre |
| Electronics shop or repair centre WB F&ES order 1590 | Packing and plastic 50 kg | Within 200 sq ft | 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 1 water 9 litre |
| Tyre shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Rubber 50 kg | Within 200 sq ft | 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 1 water 9 litre |
| Xerox shop WB F&ES order 1590 | Paper 50 kg | Within 200 sq ft | 1 ABC 4.5 kg, 1 water 9 litre |
| Sweet shop WB F&ES order 1590 | LPG 40 kg | Within 500 sq ft | 2 ABC 4.5 kg |
| Car or bike showroom WB F&ES order 1590 | Petrol or diesel 200 litres, lubricant 20 litres | Within 500 sq ft | 1 foam 9 litre, 1 ABC 4.5 kg |
| Hallmark centre WB F&ES order 1590 | Nitric, hydrochloric or sulphuric acid, 20 litres | Within 500 sq ft | 2 ABC 4.5 kg |
Only shops in a single-storey building qualify. Stock within the exempted quantity needs no licence at all, and the portal says so; stock above a row's limit needs the full fire licence. False information leads to prosecution and the licence is terminated. The fire systems a larger shop building needs by height are on the commercial buildings page.
Mumbai's trade licence fire check in the brigade's own words (FB_01)
In Mumbai a shop meets the fire brigade through its section 394 licence, not through a separate building NOC. The brigade's form FB_01 says how a fresh licence is cleared.
Word for word
For Fresh Trade License: Applicants shall comply the Fire Safety Codified Requirements as available on the MCGM Portal as per Major fuel which is used for Trade.
The same form covers renewals. A shop that already holds a Chief Fire Officer's NOC complies with that NOC; one that never had one follows the fresh codified requirements and uploads, with reasons, the items it cannot meet. The inspecting officer may add requirements on the spot. The applicant names the structure, the entrances, the exits other than the entrance, any loft or mezzanine and whether it was approved, a fire safety officer or fire marshal, and the fuel, burners and motor horsepower in use. The brigade's risk table then decides who signs: a Station Officer up to 50 m², an ADFO's approval from 50 to 500 m².
Mumbai fire brigade rules for licensed shops and stores: 14 conditions
The Mumbai Fire Brigade's codified rules for Schedule M trades number 80 conditions, applied trade by trade. These 14 are the ones a shop or store meets most often.
- Lay electric wiring in metal conduit continuously bonded to earth, and switch off after the day's work. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Store nothing within 1 m of electric wiring or installations. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Keep a clear passage at least 1 m wide from the entrance to the rear exit, and cross passages 1 m wide where the floor is over 125 m². Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Build a loft for storage only, of fire-proof material, set back at least 6 ft from the front wall, no more than 5 ft high. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Keep the loft to 1/3 of the carpet area at most, with its front open, and never use it as a workplace or for flammable stock. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Stack goods no higher than 2.25 m, at least 1 m below the ceiling, 15 cm off the walls and 10 cm off the floor. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Stack in lots with 0.75 m between them on either side of the passage, and drums no more than 2 high. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- No mixing, refilling or decanting of commodities on the premises, and no leaking or damaged containers. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Collect trade waste, paper shavings and oily rags in lidded metal bins and clear them daily before closing. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- No smoking, cooking, living or naked light on the premises, with No Smoking boards in Marathi, English and pictures. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Provide an additional exit at the rear where hazardous goods are kept. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Keep one 10 kg dry chemical powder extinguisher and 2 sand buckets, or two and 4 buckets where the trade calls for it. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Keep one 200 litre water drum with 2 buckets for every 100 m² where the brigade asks for water. Mumbai Fire Brigade
- Use only extinguishers, sand buckets and water buckets that carry the ISI mark. Mumbai Fire Brigade
Which licence asks for a shop's fire NOC: 8 cities and states
Most shopkeepers first meet the fire rules through another licence. These are the 8 routes Flamekite found in official texts or labelled reports.
1. Mumbai: the section 394 licence
Chemist and druggist shops, paint shops, fireworks and stocks above the free limits are licensable, and the fire brigade's codified rules for Schedule M trades apply to the premises. MCGM Schedule M
2. Goa: every trade licence
Since 10 December 2025 trade licences stay valid only with current fire clearance, and licensing authorities must verify the NOC before issuing or renewing. DFES Goa circular
3. Goa: shops and establishments
Registered shops and establishments are a fire NOC class since 2018, decided in 5 days by a Station Fire Officer or an Assistant Divisional Officer. Goa Gazette 2022
4. Chennai: the corporation's trade licence
Larger trade licence files go to a committee of Health, Police, Fire and the pollution board. TNSWP
5. Other Tamil Nadu towns
The municipal trade licence lists a NOC from Fire among its documents, if applicable. TNSWP
6. Assam: the District Commissioner's trade licence
Rule 18, as amended on 17 October 2025, lets a warehouse, workshop or place of entertainment be licensed only after the Fire Safety Certificate in Form G. Assam Rules 2025
7. Raipur: the gumasta licence
In June 2026 the fire brigade asked the municipal corporation to issue no gumasta licence without a fire NOC (secondary report). Patrikanews report
8. Mangaluru: firecracker traders
On 5 August 2026 the Karnataka High Court upheld the corporation's condition that cracker traders hold a fire department NOC (secondary report). LiveLawnews report
Paint, petrol, LPG and medicines: the stock that changes a shop's answer
A shop's goods can bring a licence that its size never would. Four laws decide it: the Petroleum Act, the Gas Cylinders Rules, the Drugs Rules and, in Mumbai, Schedule M.
The Petroleum Act, 1934 frees small stocks from a licence by class. Section 7 allows up to 2,500 litres of Class B petroleum at one place, none of it in a receptacle over 1,000 litres, and up to 45,000 litres of Class C. Section 8 allows only 30 litres of Class A, and only if it is not meant for sale, in stoppered containers of at most 1 litre in glass or 25 litres in metal. Many thinners and solvents are Class A, flashing below 23°C, so a shop that sells them falls outside section 8 on the Act's words.
Mumbai sets its own free limits in Part II of Schedule M. A combustible liquid with a flash point of 23°C or less is licensable above 10 litres; one between 23°C and 65°C, and kerosene, above 20 litres; one of 65°C and above, above 50 litres. Camphor has a free limit of 5 kg. Above those, the stock is licensable and the fire brigade's codified rules apply to the premises.
LPG follows rule 44 of the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016: no licence for own use of up to 25 cylinders or 200 kg, whichever is less, or for cylinders on a manifold built to IS 6044 Part 1. Goa adds that a shop using more than 50 kg of commercial LPG needs a prior DFES NOC. NBCS 2026 treats any shop where highly hazardous goods predominate as a Group J building, and Delhi catches hazardous premises over 100 m² at any height.
Medical shops are the opposite case. Rule 64 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules licenses a retail chemist on adequate premises, proper storage and a competent person, and Schedule N asks a pharmacy for a dispensing area of at least 6 m² with 2 m² more for each extra pharmacist and a height of 2.5 m. Neither mentions a fire NOC; Schedule M-II asks one only of a nail-polish manufacturing section. A medical shop meets the fire rules through its building's line, its city licence or, in West Bengal, the Spot Fire Licence.
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Class A petroleum, not for sale | No licence up to 30 litres (Petroleum Act, s.8) | Petroleum Act 1934 |
| Class B petroleum | No licence up to 2,500 litres, no receptacle over 1,000 litres (s.7) | Petroleum Act 1934 |
| Class C petroleum | No licence up to 45,000 litres stored under the rules (s.7) | Petroleum Act 1934 |
| LPG for own use | No licence up to 25 cylinders or 200 kg, whichever is less (Gas Cylinders Rules 2016, rule 44) | Gas Cylinders Rules |
| Fireworks from a shop | Form LE-5: District Magistrate up to 100 kg, Controller of Explosives up to 300 kg | PESO SOP |
| Flash point 23°C or less, Mumbai | Licensable above 10 litres (Schedule M, Part II) | MCGM Schedule M |
| Commercial LPG, Goa | Over 50 kg needs a prior DFES NOC and an IS 6044 Part 1 installation | DFES Goa charter |
| Hazardous premises, Delhi | Fire NOC over 100 m² at any height (Rule 27) | DFS |
| Hazardous buildings, Rajasthan | Fire NOC for all, at any size (Table 1) | Rajasthan UDH |
| Pharmacy premises | Dispensing area 6 m² for 1 pharmacist, height 2.5 m; no fire clause (Schedule N) | Drugs Rules 1945 |
Firecracker shops: 5 dos and 5 don'ts under the Explosives Rules and state orders
A permanent cracker shop answers to PESO's licence and the fire service at once. Temporary festival stalls run on separate licences, covered on a later page.
Do
- Take a Form LE-5 licence: the District Magistrate grants it for up to 100 kg of fireworks and 500 kg of chorsa crackers or sparklers held at one time. PESO SOP
- Have the shop's construction plans and a site layout showing the approach road and safety distances ready: rule 101(4) waives prior construction approval for a shop licence, but PESO's guideline still lists Form AE-5, so ask the licensing office which it applies. PESO SOP
- Go to the Controller of Explosives for 100 to 300 kg of fireworks, or 500 to 1,200 kg of chorsa or sparklers. PESO SOP
- In Jammu and Kashmir, ask the District Officer for fire safety recommendations, due in 20 days under SRO-493. J&K Gazette
- In Punjab, budget Rs 10,000 for a cracker shop's fire NOC under the 2021 fee letter. Local Govt Punjab
Don’t
- Don't put a fireworks shop in a basement, a mezzanine or under a dwelling floor, or keep spark-making equipment in it (Andaman and Nicobar). A&N Fire Service portal
- Don't cluster more than 50 temporary fireworks shops, or set the sheds less than 3 m apart or within 50 m of a protected work (Andaman and Nicobar). A&N Fire Service portal
- Don't make, store or sell fireworks in Assam without a certificate: Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, with the stock seized at the owner's cost. Assam Act LIII of 2025
- Don't assume a low building in Tamil Nadu is outside the rules: rule 64(3) brings commercial buildings handling crackers under fire protection at any height. TNCDBR 2019
- Don't trade in Mangaluru without the fire NOC the corporation asks for; the High Court upheld it on 5 August 2026 (secondary report). LiveLawnews report
Does your shop need a fire NOC? 12 cases
Match your shop's state, building and stock to one line. Where a state does not name shops, the line given is its mercantile or commercial row.
If Any shop in Uttar Pradesh
Section 26(3)(ii) names every mercantile building. Below 15 m and 500 m² Rule 42 drops only the qualified agency certificate. Fire NOC UP UP Act 16 of 2022
If A registered shop in Goa
A fire NOC class since 2018, and since December 2025 the trade licence depends on it. Fire NOC Goa DFES Goa charter
If A shop in a Delhi building of 3 or more storeys
Mercantile over 9 m or 3 storeys is a Rule 27 building; mezzanines and stilts count as storeys. Fire NOC Delhi DFS
If A single-floor showroom over 500 m² in Haryana, Chandigarh, Bihar or Andhra Pradesh
More than 500 m² on a floor makes it a special building at any height. Fire NOC Haryana Government of Haryana
If A shop of 9 m or a floor over 500 m² in Rajasthan
Table 1 of the 2023 order catches it; a hazardous store is caught at any size. Fire NOC Rajasthan Rajasthan UDH
If A one-storey medicine shop in West Bengal within 500 sq ft
The Spot Fire Licence: 100 kg of packing allowed, 1 ABC and 1 water extinguisher, 5 years, no inspection. Fire NOC West Bengal WB F&ES order 1590
If A chemist or paint shop in Mumbai
Both are licensable trades in Schedule M of section 394, and the brigade's codified rules set the loft, stacking and extinguisher conditions. Fire NOC Maharashtra Mumbai Fire Brigade
If A ground plus 1 shop in Agartala under 10 m and 200 m²
Self-certification under rule 6 of the 2026 Rules, not the full NOC. Fire NOC Tripura 2026 Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
If A 300 to 1,000 m² shop in Kerala
An Appendix L self-declaration copied to the fire station; the NOC starts over 1,000 m² or 15 m. Fire NOC Kerala KMBR amendment 2025
If A shop in a Bengaluru or Hyderabad building under 15 m
Below Karnataka's 21 m and Telangana's 15 m lines; no city order tying shop trade licences to a fire NOC was found. Fire NOC Karnataka Government of Karnataka
If A shop selling crackers in a Tamil Nadu town
Rule 64(3) puts a commercial building that handles crackers under fire protection rules at any height. Fire NOC Tamil Nadu TNCDBR 2019
If A shop in a building planned to NBCS 2026, up to 500 m² and 15 m
Table 7F accepts self-certification by an approved professional where the state follows the code. National Building Code 2026 BIS, SP 7:2026
Shop fire NOC fees in the official schedules
These are the lines an Act, rule or municipal order sets for shops or mercantile buildings. A consultant's quote is a private price on top.
As published
- Mumbai, trade fire compliance up to 50 m²Rs 8,0702026-27; Rs 16,120 for 50 to 100 m² MCGM BRC 69
- Mumbai, trade fire compliance 100 to 200 m²Rs 32,320Rs 64,430 above 200 m² MCGM BRC 69
- Meghalaya, shops and markets up to 500 m² (F-1)Rs 6 per m²Renewal Rs 1,000; F-2 Rs 7 and Rs 2,000 Meghalaya F&ES
- Bihar, commercial and mercantileRs 8 per m²Provisional NOC; Rs 4 for the final NOC and renewal BFS fee PDF
- Chandigarh, Group F mercantileRs 14 per m², minimum Rs 6,615Office Order 23 of 10 February 2025; the certificate runs 5 years since 6 May 2026 MCC Office Order 23
- Assam, shops under 15 mRs 1,000 or Rs 1,200 a stageUp to or over 500 m²; Rs 1,200 or Rs 1,500 from 15 m Assam fee Annexure A
- West Bengal, markets and shopping complexes (Group C)Rs 8.70 per m²Fire Safety Recommendation stage WBFES
- Punjab, shop up to 15 m on a plot under 200 sq ydRs 20,000A cracker shop Rs 10,000 Local Govt Punjab
- Tripura, self-certified shopRs 3,000Then Rs 2,500 every year Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
- Kerala, shop building NOCMinimum Rs 26,000Rs 12 to Rs 50 per m² by occupancy and height Kerala Fire and Rescue Services
- Odisha, non-residentialRs 2 per m²At the recommendation, the certificate and each renewal OFES FSC service
- Rajasthan, Nagar Nigam areaRs 2 per sq ftRs 1.50 in a Nagar Parishad, Rs 1 in a Nagar Palika Rajasthan UDH
Mumbai's Schedule M licence fee is separate from the fire fee: a chemist and druggist shop pays Rs 475 a year up to 20 m² on the copy read. Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu charge no fire NOC fee. Every state's schedule is on the fire NOC fees page.
Penalties for running a shop without fire compliance
The fire Acts punish the owner or occupier who trades without the NOC or lets the kit lapse; the Petroleum Act adds its own offence for unlicensed stock. These are the amounts the instruments set.
| Offence | Penalty | Law |
|---|---|---|
| No fire NOC, or equipment missing, Rajasthan | Rs 5,000 on the owner or user; Rs 5,000 again for a late renewal | Section 291, Rajasthan Municipalities Act 2009, applied by the 2023 order Rajasthan UDH |
| Breaking the Act's duties, Assam | Fines only: Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 (low risk), Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 (moderate), Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh (high) | Section 26, Act LIII of 2025 Assam Act LIII of 2025 |
| Not complying with a fire precautions notification or direction, Uttar Pradesh | Fine up to Rs 10,000, up to 3 months, or both, plus up to Rs 1,000 a day | Section 36, Act 16 of 2022 UP Act 16 of 2022 |
| Failing to take the precautions required, Delhi | Up to 3 months, a fine up to Rs 1,000, or both, plus Rs 500 a day | Section 49, Delhi Fire Service Act 2007 Caseminestudy |
| Self-declared fire protection found ineffective, Kerala | Rs 100 per m² of built-up area, up to Rs 1,00,000 | KMBR 2019, Appendix L KMBR 2019 |
| Letting fire systems fall 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 |
| Ignoring notified fire precautions, Goa | A penalty up to Rs 10,000, no prison; trade licences suspended or revoked | Section 21, Fire Force Act 1986 as amended in 2025 Goa Ordinance 4 of 2025 |
| Storing petroleum beyond the exempt quantity without a licence | Simple imprisonment up to 1 month, a fine up to Rs 1,000, or both; up to 3 months or Rs 5,000 for a repeat | Section 23, Petroleum Act 1934 Petroleum Act 1934 |
| Breaking the fire safety provisions, West Bengal | 3 years extendable to 5, or Rs 20,000 extendable to Rs 5 lakh, or both | Section 11J, Fire Services Act 1950 Indian Kanoonnews report |
West Bengal also prosecutes a Spot Fire Licence taken on false information and terminates the licence. Every state's fire NOC penalties are on the penalties page.
Where shops fail fire inspections, and the fix
Shop failures cluster in 3 places: the loft, the stock and the way out. These 8 come from the codified rules, state orders and the drives of 2026.
If A loft built over the whole shop, front boarded up
Keep it to 1/3 of the carpet area, 6 ft back from the front wall, open in front and for storage only (Mumbai). Mumbai Fire Brigade
If Cartons stacked to the ceiling
Stop at 2.25 m and 1 m below the ceiling, with 0.75 m between lots. Mumbai Fire Brigade
If The passage to the back door filled with stock
Keep 1 m clear from the entrance to the rear exit at all times. Mumbai Fire Brigade
If Thinner decanted into small bottles for sale
No mixing, refilling or decanting on the premises; sell in the original containers. Mumbai Fire Brigade
If Paint stock above the Spot Fire Licence row
A West Bengal paint shop over 500 litres of paint or 200 litres of thinner needs the full fire licence, not the spot licence. WB F&ES order 1590
If Basement parking turned into shops
Odisha's 2020 relaxation scheme refuses that one deviation; restore the parking. Notification 28550 of 2020
If Shops built into stilt parking under a 17 m building in Punjab
The low-rise relief in section 24(2) holds only while the stilts stay parking. Punjab Gazette
If A gumasta licence taken as fire clearance
Raipur's fire brigade asked in June 2026 that none be issued without a fire NOC; get the NOC first (secondary report). Patrikanews report
Shop fire NOC worked cases: 8 shops
Flamekite's reading of the rules for 8 example shops; the premises are illustrations, the figures are the instruments'.
Case 1
A 40 m² medical shop in Lucknow
Ground floor of a 2-storey market, 8 m.
What applies Uttar Pradesh covers every mercantile building, so a certificate is needed; below 15 m and 500 m² Rule 42 drops the agency certificate. It lasts 3 years and the state charges no fee. UP Rules 2024
Case 2
A 450 sq ft medicine store in Howrah
Single storey, 80 kg of cartons and plastic.
What applies Within the medicine row of 100 kg and 500 sq ft: an instant Spot Fire Licence for 5 years with 1 ABC 4.5 kg and 1 water 9 litre extinguisher. WB F&ES order 1590
Case 3
A 300 sq ft paint shop in Kolkata
Single storey, 600 litres of paint in stock.
What applies Over the paint row's 500 litres, so the spot licence is not open to it: the full fire licence on WBFES. WB F&ES order 1590
Case 4
A 45 m² sweet shop in Dadar with 2 LPG cylinders
Ground floor, licensed by the Public Health Department under section 394.
What applies Up to 50 m² and 1 or 2 cylinders, so a Station Officer inspects and issues the fire compliance; the fee is Rs 8,070 for 2026-27. MCGM BRC 69
Case 5
A ground plus 2 garment shop in Chandni Chowk
Mercantile, about 10 m.
What applies Over 9 m and 3 storeys, so Rule 27 needs a fire safety certificate even though each floor is small. DFS
Case 6
A 650 m² single-storey showroom in Gurugram
One floor, 6 m high.
What applies More than 500 m² on a floor: a special building under section 18(2)(b), whatever the height. Government of Haryana
Case 7
A 180 m² ground plus 1 shop in Battala, Agartala
Mercantile, 7 m, no fuel stored for sale.
What applies Under 10 m and 200 m²: self-certification for Rs 3,000, a 3-year certificate on Form E, then Rs 2,500 a year. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
Case 8
A cracker shop holding 150 kg of fireworks
Permanent shop in a district town.
What applies Over the District Magistrate's 100 kg, so the Form LE-5 licence comes from the Controller of Explosives, who grants up to 300 kg. PESO SOP
Shop fire rules in numbers
500 m²
Where NBC 2016 splits F-1 from F-2, and Haryana's line on any floor BIS, NBC 2016 Part 4
15 m
Height up to which NBCS 2026 lets a shop of 500 m² self-certify BIS, SP 7:2026
9 m
Delhi's line for mercantile buildings, or 3 storeys DFS
2.25 m
Highest stack Mumbai's brigade allows in a licensed shop Mumbai Fire Brigade
30 litres
Class A petroleum, not for sale, kept without a licence Petroleum Act 1934
2,500 litres
Class B petroleum kept without a licence Petroleum Act 1934
100 kg
Fireworks a District Magistrate's LE-5 licence covers PESO SOP
5 years
Life of West Bengal's Spot Fire Licence WB F&ES order 1590
Shop fire rules, dated: 1934 to 2026
Sixteen dated steps behind what a shopkeeper owes today.
6 September 1934
The Petroleum Act is passed; sections 7 and 8 set the stocks a shop may keep without a licence. Petroleum Act 1934
29 December 2008
The Explosives Rules, 2008 are notified (G.S.R. 907(E)), with Form LE-5 for fireworks shops. PESO SOP
17 December 2014
Goa's section 13 notification lists 11 classes of premises for the fire NOC. DFES Goa charter
9 January 2019
The Explosives Rules are amended by G.S.R. 17(E). PESO SOP
23 July 2019
Himachal Pradesh lists mercantile buildings over 9 m or ground plus 2 for fire precautions. HP Home notification
14 September 2023
Rajasthan's order sets the 9 m or 500 m² mercantile line and covers every hazardous building. Rajasthan UDH
18 January 2024
Uttar Pradesh's Rules give shops a 3-year certificate and spare small ones the agency certificate. UP Rules 2024
1 March 2024
West Bengal moves shops up to 9 m and 500 m² to yearly self-certification. WB notification 1930
18 May 2025
The Gulzar Houz fire in Hyderabad kills 17 in a building with shops on the ground floor (news). Wikipedianews report
6 June 2025
Uttarakhand sets a low-rise fire kit for shops on one floor under 500 m². Uttarakhand GO 2025
17 October 2025
Assam's amended rule 18 ties trade licences for godowns and workshops to the Fire Safety Certificate. Assam Rules 2025
9 December 2025
West Bengal opens the instant Spot Fire Licence for medicine, hardware, paint and 30 other small premises. WB F&ES order 1590
10 December 2025
Goa makes every trade licence depend on current fire clearance. DFES Goa circular
30 April 2026
NBC 2016 is withdrawn; NBCS 2026 merges F-1 and F-2 into F-I. Gazette of India
26 May 2026
Delhi's amended Rule 27 is gazetted, keeping mercantile at over 9 m or 3 storeys. DFS
2 June 2026
Tripura's Fire Safety Rules let shops up to 10 m and 200 m² self-certify. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura
Market fires and shop drives reported, 2025 to 2026
From news reports, not yet an official source.
No fire service publishes a count of shops holding a fire NOC. These reports, all secondary, show a fatal or large market fire followed by a committee, a commission or a drive.
18 May 2025
Wikipedia records 17 dead, 8 of them children, in a 3-storey Gulzar Houz building near Charminar with shops on the ground floor; a short circuit in a pearl shop's display cabinet was suspected. Wikipedianews report
21 May 2025
News On AIR reports Telangana forming a six-member committee, from the GHMC Commissioner to the Director General of Fire Services, to find the cause and recommend measures. Its report was not found. News On AIRnews report
4 January 2026
PropNewsTime reports Ludhiana giving commercial buildings, industry, schools and coaching centres 30 days to get a fire NOC. PropNewsTimenews report
20 February 2026
The Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills cites rising fires in homes, shops, schools and offices and orders audits in all establishments. DC East Khasi Hills
5 June 2026
Patrika reports Raipur's fire brigade asking the corporation to stop gumasta licences for shops without a fire NOC. Patrikanews report
24 July 2026
Patna Press reports more than 200 Patna City premises audited in 10 days, with notices giving 7 to 15 days to add tanks, pipelines and extinguishers. Patna Pressnews report
4 August 2026
S.S. Rana reports NDMC's notification of 23 February 2026: an existing establishment with valid FSSAI or GST registration needs no separate health trade licence, but other clearances still apply. S.S. Rana and Co.news report
22 September 2026
ThePrint reports the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission, after the 17 September fire at Purohitji ka Katla in Jaipur, seeking action taken against commercial complexes without fire NOCs; the complex allegedly had none. ThePrintnews report
Shop fire NOC myths, checked against the rules
You may have read
A small shop never needs a fire NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim cover every mercantile building at any size, and Goa every shop registered under the Shops and Establishments Act. UP Act 16 of 2022
You may have read
A drug licence for a medical shop needs a fire NOC.
Myth
What the sources say
Rule 64 and Schedule N of the Drugs Rules ask for adequate premises, storage and a 6 m² dispensing area; no fire NOC is among them. Drugs Rules 1945
You may have read
A shop and establishment registration is fire clearance.
Myth
What the sources say
In Goa a registered shop must also hold a DFES NOC, decided in 5 days; the registration does not replace it. Goa Gazette 2022
You may have read
Any shop can keep 30 litres of thinner without a licence.
Myth
What the sources say
Section 8 of the Petroleum Act frees 30 litres of Class A only when it is not meant for sale. Petroleum Act 1934
You may have read
One extinguisher is enough for any shop.
Myth
What the sources say
West Bengal's hardware and paint rows need a foam, an ABC and a water extinguisher, and Mumbai's rules ask some trades for two 10 kg powder units. WB F&ES order 1590
You may have read
A loft doubles the selling floor.
Myth
What the sources say
Mumbai allows a storage-only loft of at most 1/3 of the carpet area, and a loft not named in the licence is not licensed premises. Mumbai Fire Brigade
Where a shopkeeper applies for the fire NOC or licence
These 7 official portals took shop and mercantile fire applications on 25 October 2026.
Mumbai
MCGM portal: trade fire compliance
Fire compliance for section 394 trades, routed by area to a Station Officer, an ADFO or a DFO Mumbai Fire Brigade
portal.mcgm.gov.inGoa
Goa Online
Fire NOC for registered shops and establishments, services 90 and 91 Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Goa
goaonline.gov.inWest Bengal
WB e-District
Spot Fire Licence and yearly Form-9 self-certification for small shops WB notification 1930
edistrict.wb.gov.inWest Bengal
WBFES: Grant of Fire License
The full fire licence for shops storing hazardous goods above the spot limits WBFES
wbfes.gov.in/Grant_of_Fire_LicenseUttar Pradesh
UP Fire and Emergency Services portal
Fire safety certificates for every mercantile building, free of charge Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services
upfireservice.gov.in/upfireRajasthan
Rajasthan LSG online: fire service
Fire NOC and renewal from the urban body Local Self Government Department, Rajasthan
lsgonline.rajasthan.gov.in/fire_service.aspxNational
PESO
Form LE-5 licences for fireworks shops and petroleum storage licences PESO SOP
peso.gov.in
What Flamekite could not confirm about shop fire rules
Gaps on 25 October 2026. Where no authority has said it, this page does not guess.
Hyderabad and Bengaluru
Trade licence fire conditions
No GHMC or Greater Bengaluru order tying a shop's trade licence to a fire NOC was found; only blogs claim one. TSDRFS circular 2016
Delhi
NDMC's 2026 notification
The 23 February 2026 notification on health trade licences is known only from a law firm's summary; its official text was not found. S.S. Rana and Co.news report
Mumbai
The date of Schedule M's fees
The fee schedule read is undated, its rates headed as an increase on 2005; the Act's Schedule M itself was not read. MCGM Schedule M
National
The Explosives Rules text
LE-5 limits come from PESO's SOP, which says the gazetted Rules prevail; the Rules and the temporary festival licence route were not read for this page. PESO SOP
National
Drugs Rules after 2016
Rule 64 and Schedule N were read as amended to 31 December 2016; later amendments were not checked for a fire clause. Drugs Rules 1945
National
Extinguisher numbers by floor area
IS 2190 sets how many extinguishers a shop needs by area; the standard is sold by BIS and was not read, so only state orders' numbers are shown. BIS standards database
Hyderabad
The Gulzar Houz committee report
No final report or government order from the 2025 committee was found by 25 October 2026. News On AIRnews report
Questions about fire NOCs for shops
Is fire NOC required for a shop?
- It depends on the state and the building. Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim need one for every mercantile building, and Goa for every registered shop. Delhi starts over 9 m or 3 storeys, Haryana at more than 500 m² on a floor, Kerala over 1,000 m² or 15 m.
Is fire NOC required for a medical shop?
- Not for the drug licence: rule 64 and Schedule N of the Drugs Rules ask for adequate premises and storage, not a fire NOC. The building's own line still applies, and in West Bengal a one-storey medicine shop of up to 500 sq ft can take a 5-year Spot Fire Licence.
Do I need a fire NOC for a shop licence?
- In some places. Mumbai applies its fire brigade's codified rules to section 394 trades, Goa keeps trade licences valid only with current fire clearance, and Chennai sends larger trade licence files to a committee that includes the fire service.
Does a small shop need a fire NOC?
- Often not a full one. Tripura lets shops up to 10 m and 200 m² self-certify, West Bengal up to 9 m and 500 m², and Kerala takes a self-declaration from 300 to 1,000 m². Uttar Pradesh still certifies small shops, without the agency certificate.
How many fire extinguishers does a shop need?
- IS 2190 sets the number by area and hazard. State orders give examples: West Bengal asks a small medicine shop for 1 ABC 4.5 kg and 1 water 9 litre unit, a paint shop for a foam unit as well, and Mumbai's brigade some trades for one or two 10 kg powder units.
Does a firecracker shop need a licence?
- Yes, a Form LE-5 licence under the Explosives Rules: from the District Magistrate for up to 100 kg of fireworks or 500 kg of chorsa or sparklers, from the Controller of Explosives up to 300 kg. Several states and cities also want the fire service's NOC.
Can a hardware or paint shop store thinner without a licence?
- Only small amounts. The Petroleum Act frees up to 2,500 litres of Class B, but only 30 litres of Class A and only if it is not for sale. Mumbai makes liquids flashing at 23°C or less licensable above 10 litres.
What is the fire NOC fee for a shop?
- Mumbai charges Rs 8,070 to Rs 64,430 for 2026-27 by area, Chandigarh Rs 14 per m² with a Rs 6,615 minimum, Meghalaya Rs 6 per m² up to 500 m², and Tripura Rs 3,000 to self-certify. Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu charge nothing.
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 for commercial buildingsShop and office buildings, with the NBC 2016 and NBCS 2026 fire systems by height.
- Fire NOC feesEvery published state fee schedule compared.
- Fire NOC validityHow long a certificate lasts in each state.
- Documents required for fire NOCState checklists, Mumbai's trade bond and drawing rules.
- Fire NOC penaltiesWhat each state's law sets for running without fire compliance.
- Fire NOC for restaurantsWhen a shop becomes an eating house: seats, kitchens and LPG.
Words on this page, explained
Keep exploring
Fire NOC for other commercial buildings
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, Part 4, Table 7: business (E) and mercantile (F) rows and Notes 4, 6, 10 to 12, 14 and 16, printed pages 46, 47 and 51 (read off the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Petroleum Act, 1934 as amended (consolidated copy hosted by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity): The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act 30 of 1934): section 2 classes A, B and C, sections 7 and 8 (storage without a licence) and section 23 (penalties) (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Licence Department: Schedule of licence fees and rules appended to Schedule M (section 394): Parts I to IV, free limits for combustible liquids, chemist and druggist shops, paint shops and fireworks, and definitions (undated copy) (opens in a new tab)
- Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II Section 3(i), No. 804, 22 November 2016 (copy hosted by Aleph India): Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 (G.S.R. 1081(E)): rules 43 and 44, licence for possession and the exemptions, including LPG cylinders connected to a manifold under IS 6044 Part 1 (opens in a new tab)
Show all 83 sourcesShow fewer
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Goa: Citizen's Charter, December 2024: 17 fire stations, 3 zones, 1,106 posts, the section 13 notification 3/5/97-HD(G) Part/3934 of 17 December 2014 with Annexures I and II, the 2018 Annexure III on shacks and guest houses, and the 2009 fee rules (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)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (CDSCO consolidated copy, amended to 31 December 2016): The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945: rule 64 (conditions for retail and wholesale sale licences), Schedule N (pharmacy premises) and Schedule M-II (nail polish section: fire brigade NOC) (opens in a new tab)
- Mumbai Fire Brigade, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai: FB_01: information an applicant needs for fire safety compliance of a trade under section 394, and the general guidelines for fresh and renewal trade licences (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)
- 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)
- Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO): Guidelines for issuing licences, approvals and certificates under the Explosives Rules, 2008: Form LE-5, possession and sale of fireworks from a shop (limits, licensing authorities, rules 101 and 105 procedure) (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)
- Mumbai Fire Brigade, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai: Revised codified rules from fire risk point of view for the articles and trade activities in Schedule M to section 394 and under section 390 of the MMC Act: premises classes A to C and conditions 1 to 80 (undated, signed by the Chief Fire Officer) (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Government of West Bengal: Order No. 1590/FES-99/101/2025, 9 December 2025: Spot Fire Licence, auto-generated, valid 5 years, for very small low-hazard premises (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Goa: Circular DFES/FP/CIRCULAR/25-26/268, 10 December 2025: Fire and Life Safety Guidelines for all Occupancies (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)
- Guidance Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Single Window Portal: Trade License from Greater Chennai Corporation: committee of Health, Police, Fire and TNPCB (opens in a new tab)
- Guidance Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Single Window Portal: Trade License from the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration: NOC from Fire among the documents (opens in a new tab)
- Home and Political Department, Government of Assam: Assam Fire and Emergency Services (Amendment) Rules, 2025, notification No. HMB.699902/23 signed 17 October 2025: rules 2(xa), 18, 18A to 18D and Form G (opens in a new tab)
- Jammu and Kashmir Government Gazette (Extraordinary), General Administration Department: SRO-493 of 6 December 2017 under the J&K Public Services Guarantee Act, 2011: fire reports in 10 days, fire safety recommendations in 20 days (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 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)
- 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)
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (copy of Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 43): Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 (G.O. Ms. No. 18, MAWS, 4 February 2019): rules 2(58), 7, 20, 39, 64 and Annexure IX (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Haryana (PRS copy): Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022 (Act 14 of 2022) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Tripura: Tripura Fire Safety Rules, 2026 (Tripura Gazette, 2 June 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala (Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 3808): Kerala Municipality Building (Amendment) Rules, 2025 (G.O.(P) No.53/2025/LSGD, S.R.O. No.1240/2025, 29 October 2025) and Kerala Panchayat Building (Amendment) Rules, 2025 (G.O.(P) No.54/2025/LSGD): rule 5(4) restated, rules 35 and 36 (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)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade: Revised schedule of fees for the year 2026-27, BRC No. 69 dated 30.03.2026 (rows 1 to 6 and 28 read off the page images) (opens in a new tab)
- Fire and Emergency Services, Meghalaya: Annexure B2 to notification HPL.179/2017/85: mercantile, industrial, storage and hazardous buildings (opens in a new tab)
- Bihar Fire Service: Fire NOC and Audit portal: Schedule C, prescribed rate of fee for NOC, renewal, fire audit and fire consultation (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)
- 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)
- West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services: Issuance of Fire Safety Recommendation: document requirement with drawing scales (opens in a new tab)
- Kerala Fire and Rescue Services: Fee structure, G.O.(Ms)No.272/2024/Home (opens in a new tab)
- Odisha Fire and Emergency Service: Service details: Fire Safety Certificate on Form-III (fee Rs 1 or Rs 2 per m² through IFMS; 9 documents) (opens in a new tab)
- Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala (Kerala Gazette copies): Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 2019 (G.O.(P) No.77/2019/LSGD, S.R.O. No.828/2019, 8 November 2019) with the Amendment Rules, 2020 (G.O.(P) No.57/2020/LSGD, S.R.O. No.639/2020): rule 5(4) items 12 and 13, rules 28, 29, 35, 80 and 81, Appendix L (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 Goa, Official Gazette Series I No. 36 (Extraordinary), 9 December 2025 (PRS Legislative Research copy): The Goa Jan Vishwas (Laws Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. 4 of 2025), promulgated 2 December 2025: Schedule I item 3 amends sections 20 and 21 of the Goa Fire Force Act, 1986 (opens in a new tab)
- Home Department, Government of Odisha: Notification No. 28550/CD of 28 August 2020: one-time relaxation scheme for buildings that functioned before the 2017 Rules (opens in a new tab)
- Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), copy hosted by PRS Legislative Research: Punjab Govt. Gazette (Extra), 26 November 2024: the Punjab Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2024 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2024), Notification No. 12-Leg./2024 of 27 October 2024 (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)
- Government of Himachal Pradesh, Department of Home (copy hosted by the Department of Fire Services): Notification No. Home-F(A)3-1/2019-I, 23 July 2019, under section 9(1) of the HP Fire Fighting Services Act, 1984: 17 classes of premises and 20 fire precautions, English and Hindi texts (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Government of West Bengal: Notification 1930/FES/O/MISC-08/2023, 1 March 2024: 12 occupancies moved to yearly self-certification (with forwarding letter 1961 of 5 March 2024) (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)
- Deputy Commissioner and DDMA, East Khasi Hills: Press release DC EKH 73, 20 February 2026: comprehensive fire safety audits across all establishments; apply for a Fire Clearance Certificate or NOC (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade: Fire SOP, single window: online trade NOC under section 394 of the MMC Act (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Goa: Ease of Doing Business: online fire NOC on Goa Online (FES91, FES92, FES93), annual self-declaration (opens in a new tab)
- West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services: Grant of Fire License: eligibility, documents and fee basis (opens in a new tab)
- Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services: UP Fire Service online portal (applications and NOC verification) (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)
- 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)
- Bureau of Indian Standards, Know Your Standards database: Status records read 25 October 2026 for IS 2189, IS 2190, IS 15683, IS 16018, IS 3844, IS 13039, IS 15105, IS 15301, IS 9668, IS 12349, IS 3614, IS 2175 and IS 11360 (current or withdrawn, with dates) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Sikkim, Sikkim Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 466, 17 December 2025: The Sikkim Fire and Emergency Services Rules, 2025: Home Department notification No. 99/Home/2025, 17 December 2025, under section 63 of Act 4 of 2023, with Schedules I to V and Forms A1 to A20 (opens in a new tab)
- Gazette of India Extraordinary (CG-DL-E-02062026-273069): Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Fire and Emergency Service Regulation, 2026 (No. 6 of 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 42, 3 September 2026: Lakshadweep Fire and Emergency Services Rules, 2026 (Rule 12: 5-year fire safety certificate) (opens in a new tab)
- Government of 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)
- 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)
- Home Department, Government of Odisha: Odisha Fire Prevention and Fire Safety (Amendment) Rules, 2019, notification No. 10573/H of 6 March 2019: rule 9(1) classes, rules 10, 13(3) and 22(5) (opens in a new tab)
- Gazette of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (copy hosted by TaxHeal): S.O. 2264(E) of 6 May 2026: the Haryana Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2022 extended to the Union territory of Chandigarh, with modifications (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Government of Jharkhand (PRS copy): Jharkhand Fire Service Act, 2024 (Act 9 of 2024) (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)
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Fire Brigade: FB_10: risk table assigning the NOC officer by floor area and LPG cylinders (opens in a new tab)
- Casemine (secondary copy of the Act text): Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007: sections 29, 31, 37, 44, 49, 52 and 54 (opens in a new tab)
- Patrika: Raipur fire brigade asks the municipal corporation to stop gumasta licences without a fire NOC (5 June 2026, Hindi) (opens in a new tab)
- LiveLaw: Mangaluru Mahanagara Palike v. Maya Traders, Writ Appeal No. 694 of 2025, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 281 (5 August 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Indian Kanoon (legal database copy of the 1996 text): West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950: sections 2(ha), 2(hb), 11C to 11K and 38B (copy predates the 2018 and 2022 amendments) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia: 2025 Gulzar Houz fire (18 May 2025): 17 dead in a Hyderabad building with shops on the ground floor (opens in a new tab)
- News On AIR (All India Radio): Telangana Govt forms high-level panel to probe Gulzar House fire in Hyderabad (21 May 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- PropNewsTime: Ludhiana authorities give 30 days to secure fire safety NOC (updated 4 January 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Patna Press, 24 July 2026: Fire audits conducted at over 200 locations in Patna City; notices issued over safety lapses (opens in a new tab)
- S.S. Rana and Co.: Khan Market's fire NOC dispute: how the Delhi High Court balanced safety and structural limits (4 August 2026), with the NDMC notification of 23 February 2026 on health trade licences (opens in a new tab)
- ThePrint (PTI): Rajasthan SHRC directs Jaipur admin to ensure adequate fire hydrants, water availability across city (22 September 2026) (opens in a new tab)