No Fire Safety Certificate Will Be Declined Over EV Chargers, Says Haryana Fire Department
A Gurugram fire department notice flagging basement EV chargers as non-permissible caused concern among EV owners in residential societies. The department has since clarified that no action will be taken until guidelines are in place.
Notice Received by Gurugram Societies and the Internal Haryana Fire Department Communication
Residents of premium housing societies in Gurugram received a jolt recently when reports emerged of fire department notices flagging EV charging installations in basement parking as non-permissible. ElecTree has obtained the key documents in this story — the notice, the department's own internal clarification, and an RTI filed by a citizen seeking the guidelines that currently do not exist.
The Notice
The Haryana Fire and Emergency Services department issued a notice to DLF The Ultima, Sector-81, Gurugram in early April 2026 during a fire safety certificate renewal inspection. Among the deficiencies cited was this: EV car charging points installed in the basement were described as not permissible, with the society directed to obtain clarification regarding EV charging permission and building plan approval from competent authorities.
DLF The Ultima is one example. Similar notices have been reported across multiple residential societies in Gurugram.
The Clarification
What followed is equally important. A Fire Station Officer shared an internal departmental communication with our EV community member who wishes to remain anonymous. The message, forwarded within the department states
“It is to be informed to all Fire station officer that department is preparing guidelines for installation of EV Charging facilities in Residential and Commercials Building. The department will issue comprehensive guidelines very shortly .Till then no Fire safety certificate and renewal will be declined on this mere issue of EV charging facilities installed in said buildings.”
This clearly implies that guidelines for EV charging installation in residential and commercial buildings are currently being prepared, and that until these guidelines are issued, no fire safety certificate or renewal will be declined solely on the basis of EV charging facilities installed in buildings.
In plain terms — the department acknowledged it does not yet have guidelines in place, and has directed its officers not to act against societies on this issue in the interim.
Note: ElecTree has verified that the sender of the WhatsApp message is a Fire Station Officer in the Haryana Fire Department.
The RTI
On 16 April 2026, ElecTree's editor “Ferrari Rules” filed an RTI with the Director General of Fire Emergency Services, Haryana, seeking the guidelines for obtaining fire NOC for EV charger installations in high-rise societies — for both open and basement parking — along with the complete audit checklist. The application has been received and registered. ☺
The RTI makes one thing clear: as of mid-April 2026, no official guidelines exist for EV charger installation in residential societies in Haryana. A citizen had to file an RTI to ask for something that should already be publicly available.
What This Means for EV Owners
If you live in a Gurugram housing society and have an EV charger installed in basement parking, the department's own clarification means your society's fire safety certificate cannot be declined on this basis right now. You do not need to remove your charger.
If you or your society receive a similar notice — seek guidelines from the undersigned Fire Station Officer
Suhail Gulati
Suhail Gulati is the founder of ElecTree and an economist by training. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and has worked in credit, retail banking, and financial stress testing at Barclays and American Express. He founded ElecTree in 2023 — building it into India's dedicated platform for 4-wheeler EV data, sales analysis, and original reporting. His work sits at the intersection of economic analysis and electric mobility — bringing a banker's rigour to a sector that deserves it.
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