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The incident on May 25 at the Baby Care facility in Vivek Vihar has once again highlighted the critical importance of Fire No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and compliance with the National Building Code of fire safety that categorises hospitals and nursing homes as institutional buildings...
As per documents accessed by India Today, there are over 1,000 hospitals/nursing homes that have been registered under the Delhi Health Department, however, only 196 hospitals have fire NOCs..
India Today reached out to officials of the Delhi Fire Service, the Delhi Health Department, and the Delhi Medical Association to understand if any regulations hold nursing homes and hospitals accountable for evading fire safety requirements under Fire NOC exemptions..
A senior official from the Delhi Fire Services noted a lack of defined norms by the State Government for private hospitals and nursing homes that don't require an NOC..
The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) filed a petition in the Delhi High Court regarding the fire safety permits for nursing homes built on mixed land use residential plots..
