Bill to amend Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Act, 2025, introduced in Assembly

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription

Minister for Energy Resources and Law C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar on Thursday (September 3, 20266) introduced a Bill in the Assembly to amend the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Act, 2025, seeking to remove references to the National Building Code of India, 2016, in compliance with the recommendations of the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2026.

Mr. Kumar moved the Bill on behalf of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, who holds the portfolio of Fire and Rescue Services. According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Amendment Bill, the Bureau of Indian Standards, through a Gazette notification issued on April 30 this year, had withdrawn the National Building Code of India, 2016.

Further, under one of the priority areas, namely Construction Permit and Building Regulations, of the BRAP, 2026, it has been recommended that fire and building norms be modernised by removing references to the National Building Code from building laws and replacing them with liberalised and modern standards. Based on that recommendation, the State government has decided to make suitable amendments to the parent Act.

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.