Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Lucknow Hospitals Ordered to Improve Fire Safety Standards
The city's hospitals now have to follow fire safety rules.
The government wants to make sure hospitals are safe from fires.
This means hospitals need fire safety systems, certificates, and emergency exits.
Hospital staff will learn about fire safety and practice drills.
Doctors must always be available.
They'll also work on providing health services to all citizens including senior citizens and pregnant women.
The government will make sure there are enough staff, health services, and that people get their needed medicines.
All of this is to keep people safe and healthy.
Divisional Commissioner ordered Lucknow hospitals to adhere to fire and electrical safety norms.
Hospitals must possess valid safety certificates and emergency exits.
Mandatory fire safety training and mock drills for all hospital staff are required.
Full-time night OPDs and maternity services must be available.
Inspections will be conducted on Jan Aushadhi Kendras.
- Who
- Divisional Commissioner Roshan Jacob
- What
- Hospitals must comply with fire safety regulations, including drills and inspections.
- When
- The directives were issued during a review meeting on Wednesday.
- Where
- Lucknow hospitals
- Why
- To ensure safety and compliance with fire and electrical safety norms.
- Mandate
- Fire safety compliance in all hospitals
- Issued by
- Divisional Commissioner Roshan Jacob
- Key Requirements
- Fire safety systems, certificates, emergency exits and staff training
- Additional measures
- Health ATM operation and screening camps.
- Senior Citizen ID Status
- 37,113 issued out of 142,967 eligible