Laws and sections by number or title, due dates, pages, and updates.
The Employees State Insurance Corporation requires all regional offices, hospitals, and medical colleges to enforce strict fire safety compliance and submit an action taken report. All field units must identify and rectify electrical faults, renew mandatory fire safety certificates, conduct mock drills, and maintain fire-fighting equipment under valid maintenance contracts. Units must submit the action taken report to headquarters within fifteen days. Units must also submit subsequent reports on a regular quarterly basis.
What you must do
Key dates
Who is affected
Ask about this circular
W-11/12/1/MISC/2023-PMD | I/3407563/2025 [Image omitted. See the official document.]
W-11/12/1/MISC/2023-PMD
24-12-2025
To,
All Addl. Commissioners / Regional Directors, Regional Offices All Medical Superintendents, ESIC Hospitals / Model Hospitals / Super Specialty Hospitals All Deans, ESIC Medical / Dental / Paramedical Colleges All Directors / Joint Directors (I/c) / Deputy Directors (I/c), Sub-Regional Offices Directors (Medical), Delhi / Noida
Subject: - Strict Compliance with Fire Safety Measures in all ESI Establishments.
Reference: -
(1) This office even Letter dated 15.10.2025 and 08.05.2025
(2) Previous instructions issued by ESIC Hqrs vide letter dated: 24.01.2025, 05.06.2024, 31.05.2024, 19.01.2024, 26.06.2023, 12.08.2021, 15.06.2021, 24.05.2021, 10.05.2021, 13.08.2019, 01.08.2019, 08.04.2019, 01.01.2019 and 28.12.2018 regarding Fire safety compliances.
(3) Comprehensive Guidelines for adherence to compliances in respect of Fire Safety vide letter dated 29.02.2024
Sir/Madam,
This is a gentle reminder to refer to this office letters dated 15.10.2025 and 08.05.2025, along with earlier instructions and comprehensive guidelines issued from time to time regarding mandatory fire safety and electrical safety compliances in all ESI establishments.
In light of the recent tragic fire incident on 5th October 2025 at SMS Hospital, Jaipur, and recalling the unfortunate ESIC Hospital Andheri fire incident of 17th December 2018, all field units are requested to ensure that the directions already issued by Headquarters are being implemented.
As also conveyed earlier, it is essential to:
It has been observed that the Action Taken Reports from several field units are still awaited. Therefore, All units are once again requested to submit the Action Taken Report, along with the compliance status, to ESIC Headquarters within 15 days, as per Annexure-A. Regional Offices are requested to compile reports from all ESIC-owned buildings, including State run hospitals, and forward the consolidated information to Headquarters.
Subsequently, the report should be submitted on a regular quarterly basis. Ensuring full fire safety compliance is essential to safeguard the lives of patients, staff, and visitors across all ESI establishments.
Encl.: - As above
Your Faithfully, Digitally signed by Sanjay Jain Date: 24-12-2025 Chief Engineer(I/c)
Copy to: - (1) PPS to DG- for information Please. (2) All Zonal Medical Commissioners - for information, coordination and proper monitoring including of ESIS Hospitals. (3) All Zonal Insurance Commissioners (Hqrs. /All Zones) for information, coordination and proper monitoring. (4) All EE/AEE/AE/JEs posted in Regional Offices/Hospitals/Medical Colleges for kind information with strict direction for taking immediate action in respect of Fire Safety Compliances as above as per extant instructions issued by HQ. and submit consolidated action taken report in respect of all ESIC/ESIC hospital & Colleges in the region. (5) Website Content Manager, Hqrs office for uploading on ESIC website.
Chief Engineer(I/c)
W-11/12/1/MISC/2023-PMD | I/3407563/2025
