After Lucknow Fire, UP Cracks Down On Coaching Institutes, Over 100 Sealed For Safety Violations
After Lucknow Fire, UP Cracks Down On Coaching Institutes, Over 100 Sealed For Safety Violations Published By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 07:27 IST The
After Lucknow Fire, UP Cracks Down On Coaching Institutes, Over 100 Sealed For Safety Violations Published By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 07:27 IST The crackdown gathered pace on Tuesday, with authorities issuing notices and sealing institutes found violating safety norms. Lucknow Fire: Fifteen people were killed and several others were injured in the blaze. Lucknow Coaching Centre Fire: Over 100 coaching institutes were sealed off across Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday over violtaion of safety norms, as the Yogi Adityanath-led government launched a statewide inspection drive to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory norms a day after a devastating fire at a coaching institute in Lucknow’s Aliganj area claimed 15 lives. Joint teams comprising officials from the district administration, police, fire services, development authorities, and electrical safety departments conducted inspections across major cities, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Meerut, Agra and other districts. Officials said more than 100 coaching institutes were found violating regulations and faced action, including sealing of premises. Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay said all district magistrates have been directed to prepare a comprehensive list of coaching institutes operating in their districts and take strict action against those not registered under the Uttar Pradesh Coaching Regulation Act, 2002. “All district magistrates have been directed to conduct a comprehensive survey of all coaching institutes operating in their respective districts and prepare a list.
Strict action, as per rules, is being ensured against institutions that are not registered under the Uttar Pradesh Coaching Regulation Act, 2002," he said as quoted by news agency PTI. Crackdown Across Uttar Pradesh The crackdown gathered pace on Tuesday, with authorities issuing notices and sealing institutes found violating safety norms. In Prayagraj, four coaching institutes, including the Civil Lines branch of Khan Global Studies, were sealed, while officials identified around 50 institutes for similar action. Fire department officials noted that only 15 of the city’s 97 registered coaching institutes had obtained the mandatory fire No-Objection Certificate (NOC). The enforcement wing of the Kanpur Development Authority and fire department officials began inspections of coaching institutes from Monday evening. By Tuesday evening, more than 30 institutes in Kakadeo, the city’s largest educational hub, had been sealed. All were found violating safety norms. The most serious violations were found in building basements, which had been approved only for parking purposes but were illegally converted into classrooms accommodating hundreds of students. Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal said the city had intensified its “Safe Institutions, Safe Kanpur" campaign to ensure compliance with fire and public safety regulations. In Deoria, a coaching centre was sealed after inspectors found no fire extinguishing equipment on the premises, while two libraries were warned and directed to rectify deficiencies. Jaunpur district authorities carried out surprise inspections of coaching centres and libraries, finding several shortcomings in fire safety and electrical systems.
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