Office Memorandum No. 1816/2026/RADMD of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Kerala dated 18th April, 2026 on the safety of a school building [C1N-MZH]

No. 1816/2026/RADMD

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, dated the 18th April, 2026

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The safety of a school building by owners of a school building under the Kerala Fire Force Act, 1962, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Kerala on the manner in which the safety of a school building by owners of a school building is to be regulated under the Kerala Fire Force Act, 1962.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a school building carrying on the safety of a school building shall make an application in Form C to the State Authority within sixty days, accompanied by a fee of one thousand rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the safety of a school building is undertaken, and the State Authority shall dispose of it within sixty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Kerala.

(Secretary to Government)