Special Cabinet Sub-Committee interim report proposes relaxation of fire safety, building safety rules for private schools
A special cabinet sub-committee in Karnataka has recommended relaxing fire and building safety regulations for private schools established before 2018. The proposal suggests exempting older buildings from certain modern infrastructure requirements while maintaining mandatory fire safety equipment.
Why it matters
The proposal balances the practical challenges faced by older educational institutions with the necessity of maintaining student safety standards.
The Special Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by Puttanna, MLC, has recommended to the government that buildings within 15 metres, including the basement, of educational institutions established before 2017-18 should be exempted from requirements such as sprinkler, 5,000/10,000 litre overhead tank or sump, 450 LPM (litres per minute) and alternative power supply system.
However, in view of the safety of children, fire extinguisher, sand buckets and other equipment should be installed compulsorily, the committee said.
It has been recommended that the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) should ensure that all government and private aided/unaided educational institutions that started before 2018 should have fire extinguishers.
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