Records reveal Park, Narayana, Marengo Asia and Max without mandatory fire NOCs under Haryana Fire Services Act
Gurugram (Paridhi Dhasmana), 30 August – The city that calls itself a healthcare hub is staring at an ugly truth. A recent RTI reply lays bare an uncomfortable truth: not all of them are playing by the rulebook of safety. It has revealed that several of Gurugram’s leading private hospitals are functioning without the most basic safeguard of patient safety – a fire No Objection Certificate (NOC).
According to information obtained by activist Harinder Dhingra, while Medanta, Fortis, Artemis, Paras and Manipal Hospitals do possess valid fire NOCs, Park Hospital, Narayana Hospital, Marengo Asia Hospital and Max Hospital have none on record. The reply, dated 28 August 2025, was issued by the State Public Information Officer-cum-Fire Station Officer, Gurugram.
Under the Haryana Fire Services Act, 2009, fire NOCs are mandatory. Yet, these institutions – housing thousands of patients daily – appear to have slipped through the cracks.
The scenario is chilling: imagine crowded wards, patients on ventilators, families huddled in waiting areas, and then the sudden crackle of fire – without certified clearance to ensure evacuation. It is not a bureaucratic detail; it is a potential catastrophe in waiting.
“This is not mere negligence – it’s bureaucratic indolence on display, a scathing indictment of public duty,” observers note. The absence of NOCs is not a compliance gap, it is a loaded weapon pointed at patient safety.
The findings also raise sharp questions: How were these hospitals allowed to function without mandatory clearance? Who allowed these hospitals to run without mandatory clearances? Where were the checks? Who shoulders the responsibility if disaster strikes?
MCG and fire authorities cannot afford to let silence smother accountability. MCG must immediately purge these lapses – or be held accountable as the fear, and the outrage, grows unbearable.
For a city that brands itself as a medical hub, Gurugram’s healthcare giants now stand exposed – glossy façades hiding alarming cracks in safety. And if this warning bell isn’t heeded, the next siren we hear might just be a fire alarm.
