Archive · 15 Sep 2026
MCD Survey Finds Widespread Safety Gaps in Delhi PGs
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi checked 2,453 paying guest buildings.
These buildings were located across all 12 parts of the city covered by the corporation.
Only 31 buildings had a fire safety permission from the Delhi Fire Service.
That is about 1.2 percent of the buildings checked.
Fewer than 30 percent had approved building plans.
Only eight buildings had a structural safety certificate.
The inspection came after a five-storey boys hostel collapsed in Satya Niketan.
Seven people died in that collapse, and the Delhi High Court responded on September 7.
A Municipal Corporation of Delhi survey examined 2,453 paying guest accommodations across all 12 zones.
Only 31 buildings, or 1.2%, had a Delhi Fire Service No Objection Certificate.
Building plans for 726 properties, fewer than 30% surveyed, had been sanctioned.
Just eight buildings had a structural stability certificate, according to collected details.
The survey followed the September 7 Delhi High Court response to the Satya Niketan hostel collapse that killed seven people.
- Who
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi surveyed paying guest accommodations; the Delhi Fire Service and Delhi High Court are also mentioned.
- What
- The survey found major gaps in fire NOCs, sanctioned building plans, and structural stability certificates.
- When
- The survey was conducted after the Delhi High Court’s September 7 response to the collapse; the collapse occurred a week earlier.
- Where
- Across all 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi zones in Delhi, including Satya Niketan, where the hostel collapsed.
- Why
- The survey followed the Delhi High Court’s response after the Satya Niketan building collapse.
- Properties surveyed
- 2,453 paying guest accommodations
- Fire NOCs
- 31 buildings, or 1.2%, had a Delhi Fire Service NOC
- Sanctioned plans
- 726 buildings, fewer than 30%, had sanctioned building plans
- Structural certificates
- Eight buildings had a structural stability certificate
- Coverage
- All 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi zones
- Related incident
- A five-storey boys hostel in Satya Niketan collapsed, killing seven people
- Survey trigger
- The survey followed the Delhi High Court’s response on September 7