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La Gazette de L' État de Poudouchéry

The Gazette of Puducherry

PART - II

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No. 69 Poudouchéry

Lundi

Septembre

2025

No.

Puducherry

Monday

15th

September

2025

(24 Bhadra 1947)

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

HOME DEPARTMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 61, Puducherry, dated 10th September 2025)

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, there are four separate categories for the issue of a

‘Fire No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ by the Fire Services Department,

Government of Puducherry presently. First, Fire NOC is requested by

the Puducherry Planning Authority (PPA) before giving Building Plan

Approval to any applicant. Second, after completion of the approved

building, Fire NOC from the Fire Services Department is again required

for obtaining the occupancy certificate from the PPA. Third, Fire NOC

is requested by various licensing authorities under the Clinical

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Establishment Act 2010, Puducherry School Education Act 1987,

Puducherry Municipalities Act 1973, Pondicherry Village and Commune

Panchayats Act 1973 and Factories Act 1948. Fourth, Fire NOC from

the Fire Services Department is required whenever any new industrial

establishment applies through the single window / online platform of

the Industries Department for a new industrial licence.

2. Whereas, there is no Fire Services Act as on date in the Union

territory of Puducherry. There is one Office Memorandum No. Fire-1/

61-CG, dated 04-05-1966 which mandates Commissioners of the Local

Bodies to obtain the NOC from Fire Services Department before issuing

trade licence to any industry or commercial establishment.

3. Whereas, a standard process of issuing NOC is being followed

based on guidelines and in-house practices, including considering and

issuing of Fire NOCs year on year even if, there has been no change /

alteration in the structure or additional infrastructure in the enterprise

premises. Due to the limited number of Fire Services Department

personnel available whose primary responsibility is responding and

attending to fire emergencies, it is increasingly difficult to keep pace

with the enormous work-load related to the large volume of Fire NOCs

to be issued on physical verification.

4. Whereas, the Fire Services Department plays a critical role in

being the first port of call and first responder whenever there is a natural

or man-made disaster of any kind. It is, therefore, nearly impossible to

keep pace with innumerable physical inspection requirements as well as

monitor and ensure timely completion of proper paperwork without

affecting the core functioning of the Department.

5. Whereas, it is now considered imperative to rationalize and

simplify the present procedure with respect to issuing Fire NOC,

including differentiation between an establishment that deals with

hazardous material and one that has nothing to do with hazardous

material in its scope of activity, while ensuring that the fire protocols

are followed in the manner required without impinging on the core

professional duties of the Fire Services Department.

6. Whereas, the rationalization and simplification of the processes

related to Fire Safety Audit as well as issue of Fire NOC for various

purposes will improve the ease of doing business by reducing the

compliance burden on industries and business establishments and,

thereby, create economic and employment opportunities.

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7. Whereas, it has been decided to simplify and rationalize the

regulations allowing for empanelment of third-party qualified agencies

to issue Fire Safety Audit Certificates as well as Fire NOC for certain

types of industries, businesses and buildings.

8. Now, therefore, the Government of Puducherry hereby notifies

the following guidelines and procedures to be followed for Fire Safety

Audit Certificate and Fire NOC.

(A) Classification of various Establishments into the following

three categories based on the assessed risk and hazardous nature:

(i) Category A : A Fire Safety Audit Certificate from any

two of the specified empaneled licensed

agencies shall be displayed on the

premises at all times. Establishments will

be subject to bi-annual inspection by the

Fire Services Department, following the

advance issue of an NOC from the Fire

Services Department.

(ii) Category B : A Fire Safety Audit Certificate from any

two of the specified empaneled licensed

agencies shall be displayed on the

premises at all times. Establishments will

be subject to annual inspection by the Fire

Services Department, following the

advance issue of an NOC from the Fire

Services Department.

(iii) Category C : A self-affidavit with respect to the

observance of the prescribed fire safety

protocol(s) shall be uploaded by the

applicant for the automatic issue of a

Certificate / NOC. A quarter (25 percent) of

such establishments may be inspected by

the Fire Services Department, following

random selection and with the prior

approval of the Secretary to the Government.

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Category A: Comprises establishments such as large hotels and

shopping malls, including all buildings and premises of various

industries, businesses and trades that deal with the storage and

transportation of fire-hazardous materials under the following Acts and

their corresponding Rules :

(i) Explosives Act and Rules

(ii) Petroleum Act and Rules

(iii) Carbide Act and Rules

(iv) Oil Fields Act and Rules

(v) The Arms Act and Rules

(vi) The Major Port Trust Act, 1983

(vii) The Cinematograph Rules, 1948

(viii) Combustible / Inflammable materials being processed or

stored in large quantities of over 100 tons

(ix) Hospitals

(x) School buildings that have more than Ground + 2

floors.

(xi) Residential Apartments having height above 17 m

Category B : Comprises of :

(i) Buildings requiring fire safety arrangements and

protocols prescribed for G + 2 floors and above such

as nursing homes, custodial institutions, penal and

mental institutions, convention halls, marriage halls and

food courts, guest houses and industrial, and

commercial buildings other than those in Category A

and any other building(s) that the Government may

determine from time to time and;

(ii) All school buildings and clinical establishments that are

up to Ground + 2 floors.

Category C: Comprises of Buildings (other than residential) that

are Ground +1 which do not fall under Category A and Category B but,

require fire safety clearance for any other reason, whatsoever, specified

by the Government from time to time.

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(B) Fire NOC for Building Plan approvals : Any person

proposing to construct an industrial or commercial building falling in

the Category A shall apply only to the Puducherry Planning Authority.

The application would be made accessible and available to the Fire Services

Department by the Authority through its online portal. The Competent

Authority from the Fire Services Department shall arrange an inspection

of the site and shall either approve or return the application with remarks

related to deficiencies, if any, related to particular provisions of the

applicable Acts/Regulations within a period 21 calendar days from the

date of automated accessing of the application. If, no response is

furnished to or received by the Puducherry Planning Authority within

the 21-days timeline, then the NOC shall be Auto-generated accordingly.

After generation of the Fire NOC at their end, the building plan approval

may be done by the Planning Authority. In case of Category B & C

establishments, the Building Plan must be attached with the Fire Plan

prepared by licensed agency prior to submission of the building plan

approval application to the Puducherry Planning Authority. No separate

NOC is required from Fire Department for Category B & C establishments.

(i) After completion of Building, the person can apply to

Puducherry Planning Authority for obtaining the

necessary occupancy certificate. In case of Category A

Establishments, the application shall be automatically

forwarded to Fire Services Department through the

online platform of the Authority for the required site

inspection and uploading of NOC / rejection / deficiency

memo within a period of 21 calendar days.

(ii) For Category B Establishments, the application for

occupancy certificate is to be forwarded to the

empaneled Fire Safety Audit Agency chosen by the

applicant and mentioned so in the application itself.

Based on their final building completion report as per

the prescribed fire safety protocols, the occupancy

certificate would be issued by the Planning Authority.

(iii) The Fire NOC shall be valid for a period of 3 years at a

time from the date of issue.

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(D) Fire Safety Protocol for Category C

(i) In the case of Category C Establishments, a self-attested

statement (Annexure-V) declaring compliance with fire

safety protocols shall be uploaded on the Puducherry

Planning Authority portal by the owner / manager,

specifying the protocol being followed on the premises,

including fire safety infrastructure, fire exits, training of

personnel and other notified practices. Upon uploading

of the details, a self-certified ‘fire safety protocol

certificate’ of the owner / manager shall be generated by

the system. The certificate shall have to be compulsorily

and prominently displayed on the premises at all times.

(ii) The updated protocol shall be uploaded every 3 years

on the portal.

(E) Renewal NOC for Category A :

(i) For any new industry, business or trade under Category A,

the operations / business / trade can be started, with

the other required mandatory and / or statutory

approvals, as the case may be, following issuance of

occupancy certificate. No new or separate Fire NOC

would be required again after occupancy certificate is

issued/obtained.

(ii) In case of existing industry, business or trade under

Category A, a fresh Fire NOC is to be obtained every

three years, from the date of issue of occupancy certificate

or previous NOC, as the case may be, excluding Schools,

Hospitals and Large Hotels. Schools, Hospitals and

Large Hotels have to renew the Fire NOCs every year.

(F) Renewal NOC for Category B:

(i) For any new industry, business or trade under Category B,

the operations / business / trade can be started, with

the other required mandatory and / or statutory

approvals, as the case may be, following issuance of

occupancy certificate. No new or separate Fire NOC

would be required again after occupancy certificate is

issued/obtained.

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(ii) In case of existing industry, business or trade under

Category B, a fresh Fire NOC is to be obtained every

three years, from the date of issue of occupancy certificate

or previous NOC, as the case may be, excluding

Schools and Hospitals. Schools and Hospitals have to

renew the Fire NOCs every year.

(G) General Conditions :

(i) The Fire NOC / Fire Safety Certificate / Fire Safety

Protocol shall be compulsorily displayed along with a

QR Code at a prominent place on the premises at all

times for information / viewing of any visitor to the

premises. The display of QR Code will help in providing

authentic information on the fire safety protocols being

followed at the premises.

(ii) Fire Drills: All the respective categories (A, B & C) shall

arrange for a Fire drill to be conducted once a year under

the supervision of Fire Services Department on a

specified date / month to promote awareness on the

protocol to be followed during a fire or other emergency,

among all those occupying or using the building either

for residential or non-residential purposes.

(iii) Standards for fire installations: For Categories A & B,

the quality and standards of the fire safety equipment

and installation procedures prescribed / specified in the

National Building Code shall be ad hered to. All Fire

extinguishers shall be as per the standards specified in

IS 2190:2010 and the date of latest refill / service shall

be displayed prominently.

(iv) A floor-wise Fire plan of the entire premises shall be

prepared and made readily available for Categories

A and B. The same will be required to be uploaded on

the Puducherry Planning Authority portal and displayed

collectively at the premises and independently on each

floor prominently.

(v) Right to Inspection: Fire Services Department shall

reserve and exercise the right to cause inspection at any

time and any premise for all the A, B & C Establishment

categories.

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(H) Temporary Licence(s):

Any person proposing to apply for a temporary licence shall

apply before the authority concerned, viz : the Municipality and

Revenue Department. The application would be made accessible

and available to the Fire Services Department by the Authority

through its online portal. Upon accessing the application online,

the temporary licence will be processed and issued by the Fire

Services Department for events of smaller duration; such as live

shows, exhibitions, carnivals, festivals, functions, etc., where

inflammable / hazardous materials may be used, stored or dealt

with (specifying the number of days, weeks, or months but,

necessarily less than a year). Such Temporary Licence shall be

considered and issued for the entire venue or site of the event

and not for each individual stall. While submitting the

application for a temporary licence online through the given

portal, the application and plan for the entire composite site

shall be submitted by the event organizer. A Fire NOC for this

type of event will be given following a site inspection, which

may be conducted within a period of 7 calendar days of

forwarding to and accessing of the online application by the

Fire Services Department.

(I) Online process:

All the processes detailed above ranging from applications,

provision for empanelment of fire safety audit agencies, issue

of Fire NOC, uploading of fire safety certificate, requisite

documents and protocols shall be done through online portals

and mechanisms. The simplified online processes shall be

initiated and made available to the public immediately on release

of Government Orders.

10. The guidelines and procedures for empanelment of Fire Safety

Audit Agencies is provided in the Annexures.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

Dr. SHARAT CHAUHAN

Chief Secretary to Government.

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ANNEXURE - I

GUIDELINES FOR EMPANELMENT OF LICENSED AGENCIES

FOR THIRD PARTY AUDIT AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE

PREVENTION AND PROTECTION MEASURES

(1) Licensed Agency to carry out work of providing fire prevention

and life safety measures and Fire Auditing.— (1) No person other than

a Licensed Agency shall carry out the work of providing fire prevention

and life safety measures or performing such other related activities

required to be carried out in any place or building or part thereof.

(2) No Licensed Agency or any other person claiming to be such

Licensed Agency shall give an Audit Certificate regarding the compliance

of the fire prevention and life safety measures or maintenance thereof

in good repair and efficient condition, without there being actual such

compliance or maintenance.

(2) Power to grant licence to act as Licensed Agency.— (i) A committee

headed by the Secretary to the Government, Fire Services Department,

Divisional Fire Officer and an Inspector of Factories nominated by the

Secretary (Labour) may approve any person or association of persons,

as the Committee thinks fit, as an approved Agency for the purpose(s)

of conducting Fire Audit and installation of Fire Prevention and

Protection Systems.

(ii) Any person intending to have or renew such licence shall

apply to the Divisional Fire Service Officer in the prescribed form and

in the prescribed manner.

(iii) On receipt of such application, the abovesaid Committee,

may, after holding such inquiry as it deems fit, either grant the licence

in the prescribed form for initial period of three years or renew the same

for a like period or, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order refuse

to grant or renew the licence.

(iv) Where the above Committee has reason to believe that any

person to whom a licence has been granted and who has failed to

comply with the conditions of the licence or is unfit by reason of

incompetency, misconduct, false reporting or any other grave reasons,

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the Divisional Fire Officer, Puducherry may, after giving to the person a

reasonable opportunity to show cause and for reasons to be recorded

in writing, by order, suspend or cancel the licence.

(3) Eligibility to act as Licensed Agency.— No person shall be

eligible to apply for grant of licence to act as Licensed Agency; and shall

be granted a licence to act as a Licensed Agency, unless he possesses-

(a) At least any of the following qualifications, namely:-

(i) A Degree or Advanced Diploma or Diploma in Fire

Engineering awarded by the National Fire Service

College, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India,

(ii) Fellow of Fire Engineering of the Institution of Fire

Engineers (U.K.) or M.I. Fire (U.K.) or A.M.I.F.E. India,

Graduate, Ship Examination of the Institution of Fire

Engineers (U.K.) or the Institution of Fire Engineers

(India); and

(iii) 3 years post qualification experience in a Fire Service

established under law in a position not less than the

rank of a Station Fire Officer or equivalent: or in the

field of Fire Protection and Engineering including

design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of

Fire Safety Systems viz., automatic sprinkler system,

automatic detection and alarm system, fire hydrant

systems, manually operated fire alarm systems, wet riser/

down comer system, fire pumps, smoke management

systems, etc.

(b) (i) A Degree or Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical or

Chemical or Civil Engineering from a Re c o gn i z e d

University; and

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(ii) Experience in executing fire prevention and fire

protection systems in high rise buildings / non-highrise

buildings / industries as laid down in the National

Building Code of India, 2016 or the code published by

the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA, USA)

2008, as amended from time to time; or

In case of (b) above, has in his employment for the purpose of

execution and supervision of the work relating to fire protection and

life safety measures in a building or a project, an officer or supervisory

officer holding any of the qualifications mentioned in b (i), so, however,

that a degree or diploma in Fire Engineering or any other qualifications

in relation to fire protection, prevention and safety measures specified

therein shall be an essential qualification.

specified by the Department of Fire Services with prior approval of the

Government of Puducherry.

(d) Has, during the period of 3 years immediately preceding the

year of making the application, executed work(s) in relation to fire

prevention and fire protection systems in high rise buildings / industries

and non-highrise buildings / industries.

(e) Has adequate machinery, tools and other requisite equipment

in relation to fire prevention and fire protection systems; and

(f) Has not been black-listed by any Government Department or

Organization or any other State at the time of or following empanelment

by the Fire Services Department, Government of Puducherry.

(4) Application to be made for Licensed Agency, manner of making

it and fees in respect thereof.— (1) Every application for Licence to act

as Licensed Agency for the purpose shall be in the prescribed format at

Annexure II.

(2) Such application may be submitted online to Divisional Fire

Officer, Puducherry.

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(3) Every such application shall be accompanied by the

following fees:-

(i) Registration fee of

25,000

(ii) documents as may be specified by the Fire Services

Department, Government of Puducherry and which shall include

the following, namely:

(a) Solvency certificate for an appropriate amount as

specified and shown above.

(b) Attested copy of deed of partnership and power of

attorney or articles of memorandum of association or

affidavit on stamp paper in case the individual is the

sole proprietor of the firm;

Income-tax practitioner in the prescribed form in case

of private works;

(d) Certificate regarding full-time appointment of at least

one person possessing any of the qualifications

specified in 3(1).

(e) Attested passport size photographs of partners or

directors or individual proprietor and also of the officer

or officers referred to in item (h);

(f) Attested copy of GST Registration Certificate;

(g) Affidavit on appropriate stamp paper, stating that his

or her firm is not black-listed by the Government or any

Semi-Government Organization; and

(5) License to act as Licensed Agency.— The Licence to act as a

Licensed Agency shall be granted in the prescribed Format at Annexure III

and shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(1) The Licence shall be

(i) Non-transferable.

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(ii) Valid for three years from the date of issue, unless

suspended or cancelled earlier.

(iii) Renewable, if so desired and found fit, before expiry of

the Licence for a like period of three years.

(2) Changes, if any, in respect of the Partners, Directors or

Members; or Address of the office of the Licensed Agency; or

black-listing by any Government or other agency shall be forthwith

reported to the Authority issuing the Licence.

(3) The Licensed Agency shall always keep the work previously

executed, or being executed by it open for inspection by the Divisional

Fire Service Officer or any fire Officer authorized by Divisional Fire

Service Officer.

(6) Renewal of Licence.— An application for renewal of a Licence

granted shall be accompanied by a fee equal to Registration charges as

specified and also required documents as mentioned in Clause (ii) of

sub para (3) of para 4.

(7) Notice to show cause why licence be not suspended or

cancelled.— Where any person to whom the Licence has been granted

fails to comply with the conditions of the Licence, or is unfit by reason

of incompetency, misconduct, false reporting or any other grave reason,

a notice to show cause as to why the Licence granted to him to act as

Licensed Agency should not be suspended or cancelled, would be given

to such person in the prescribed Format enclosed at Annexure IV.

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ANNEXURE - II

FORM

APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO ACT AS LICENSED AGENCY

To :

Sub : Grant or renewal of Licence to act as Licensed Agency

for the purposes of conducting third party fire safety

audit and Fire NOC.

Sir,

The undersigned hereby applies for grant of or renewal of Licence

to act as a Licensed Agency for undertaking and executing the work of

providing installation of equipment’s and maintenance of fire prevention

and Life safety measures in any place, building or port thereof.

The particulars regarding the Agency are given below:–

Full Name of the Applicant

(in capital letters) .

Whether Licensed Agency will

be a Proprietary Concern or an

Association of persons such

as a Firm or Company, etc.,

Registration No. of Firm or

Company (Copies of Registration

Certificate, Article of Association

relevant appended) or another

document.

Address

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If the Licensed Agency is:-

(a) A concern, name of the

proprietor, qualification

and address.

(b) A firm or company, names,

qualifications and addresses

of each of the partners, or as

the case may be, Directors.

Office address from where the

Agency will act as a Licensed

Agency:

Class for which Licence is

applied for:-

Personnel with the Agency: -

(a) Supervisory staff names

qualifications and address

of each.

(b) Other employee’s names,

qualifications and address

of each.

Details of work with regard to :

Fire Prevention and life safety

measures, if any, undertaken

and executed previously.

(a) Name or nature of work

(b) Approximate cost of work

or still in progress and

remains to be executed.

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(Note : Original or attested

copies of Certificate of Verification

of above details by the officers

under whom works are carried

out are attached).

10.

Technical qualifications and

experience of the proprietor or

partners or directors and dealing

technical officers or employees

of the applicant.

11.

Workshop machinery, tools and

plant owned by the applicant.

(Location and site of workshops

and full details to be given).

12.

Whether enlisted with any other

Department or Organization in

any other State. If so, in which

category.

(a) Has the applicant or his

partners or directors been

black-listed in the past by

any Government Department /

Organization / Other State?

(b) Has the applicant applied

for registration elsewhere

in his name or in the names

of partner, director or firm

or company? If so, whether

the application is rejected?

Give particulars.

13.

Whether the applicant has

produced up to date Income-tax

certificate.

14.

Amount of solvency certificate,

which the applicant has held or

produced.

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15.

A fee of

25,000 remitted

herewith by Demand Draft No.

Dt : Drawn Bank

16.

If, the application is for renewal

of the existing licence, the

details in respect of the licence

and the period of its validity

(copy of the licence appended).

17.

Whether, the licence to act as

Licensed Agency granted any

time previously has been

suspended or cancelled, and

if so,reasons therefor.

I / We certify that, I / We have not been and will not get myself or

ourselves registered as contractor in the department under more than

one name.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully.

(APPLICANT)

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ANNEXURE - III

LICENCE TO ACT AS LICENSED AGENCY

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

To :

.................................................

Sub. : Fire Services Department - Grant of / Renewal of licence

to act as licensed agency for the purposes of conducting

third party fire safety audit and fire NOC - Reg.

Ref. : 1. G.O. Ms. No. 61, dated 10-09-2025 of Home (Fire

Services Department), Government of Puducherry.

2. Application, dated .................... of M/s. .....................

3. Committee Report, dated ..............................

With reference to your application dated second cited, it is informed

that your application of M/s. ................................ for the purposes of

carrying out work of providing fire prevention and life safety measures

and Fire Auditing is approved as per the recommendations of the

Departmental Committee.

2. The licence bearing a Licence No. ........................................,

dated ............................. shall be valid for three years from the date of

issue unless suspended or cancelled earlier. Other conditions are as

stipulated under the Government Order first cited.

3. This is for your information.

Yours sincerely,

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ANNEXURE – IV

FORM

Notice to show cause as to why licence granted or renewed to act as

a Licensed Agency be not suspended or cancelled

To :

.................................................

Where a Licence to act as a Licensed Agency for the purposes of

carrying out work of providing fire prevention and life safety measures

and Fire Auditing, bearing a Licence No. ............................., dated

................................ has been granted or renewed in the name of

...................................; and the licence so granted or renewed was subject

to the conditions of licence.

Whereas it is noticed that you are guilty of the following acts,

namely:-

(1)

(2)

(3)

And whereas these acts amount to ..............................................

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred on me I, hereby

call upon you to show cause in writing so as to reach the undersigned

by ............................... on ................................... as to why the licence so

granted or renewed in your favour should not be suspended or cancelled.

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ANNEXURE – V

Online format for self-certified Fire Safety Protocol for Category C

Buildings (New and Renewal)

(i)

Applicant Information

(a) Applicant Name

(b) Residing Address

(ii)

Building details to which Fire Licence is requested

(a) Building Address

(b) Occupancy / Business

(d) Number of Basement floor, if any

(e) Plinth Area

(f)

Height of the building

(iii)

List of enclosures

(a) Building Completion report / occupancy certificate (for new

buildings)

(b) Proposed Fire Plan:

the existing infrastructure (for Renewal):

(d) Proof of servicing or refilling of fire extinguishers and testing

of functionality of equipment by authorized agencies (for

Renewal);

Certified that the information and documents furnished are true to

the best of my knowledge.

Signature of the Applicant.

Date:

Place:

online publication at “https://styandptg.py.gov.in”

Published by the Director, Government Press, Puducherry.