diff --git a/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/fault_policy.json b/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/fault_policy.json
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+{
+    "chassis": [
+        {
+            "name": "Cisco-8102-C64",
+            "faults": [
+                {
+                    "type" : "CUSTOM_EVPROFILE_CHANGE",
+                    "severity" : "MAJOR",
+                    "action" : ["syslog"]
+                },
+                {
+                    "type" : "TEMPERATURE_EXCEEDED",
+                    "severity" : "CRITICAL",
+                    "action" : ["syslog", "obfl", "reload"]
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "FANS MISSING",
+                    "severity": "CRITICAL",
+                    "action" : ["syslog", "obfl", "shutdown"]
+                },
+		{
+                    "type": "EVENTS_MONITORING",
+                    "severity": "WARNING",
+                    "action" : ["syslog"]
+                }
+             ]
+	}
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/faultmgrd b/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/faultmgrd
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import re
+import yaml
+import argparse
+import json
+
+import redis
+from sonic_py_common import daemon_base, logger
+from swsscommon import swsscommon
+
+import sys
+import syslog
+import time
+import threading
+from enum import Enum
+import subprocess
+import uuid
+
+#####################################
+## Host microservice fault_manager ##
+#####################################
+SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER = 'faultMgrd'
+helper_logger = logger.Logger(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+SELECT_TIMEOUT  = 1000
+json_data = {}
+
+##############################################################################
+# Purpose:
+#########
+# Have a generic Fault Management (FM) infrastructure which can get/fetch all
+# live system events (e.g. faults) and process them against the fault-action
+# policy file to determine the right set of system-level action(s) needed. 
+# Then, perform those action(s).
+#
+# SONiC system's present state:
+##############################
+# 1. FDR (Fault Detector and Reporter) can publish events (faults) via event 
+#    framework's event_publish() based on specific sonic-events*.yang file.
+#    source location: /usr/local/yang-models/
+# 2. In absence of eventDB at event-framework, events' consumer to listen to
+#    live streaming of events over ZMQ, and then parse them in real-time.
+# In near future: 
+################
+# a. #1 above would have a generic event SCHEMA yang file sonic-event.yang
+#    for FDRs to publish their events via event-framework
+# b. #2 would have eventDB to capture live events. This FM service can then 
+#    subscriber to eventDB to get all those live events and then parse them
+#    to take needed action(s)
+# Plan (this workflow):
+######################
+# - Due to #2, fault_publisher (faultpubd) service populate events as 
+#   EVENT_TABLE entry in host's STATE redisDB
+# - FM subscribes to EVENT_TABLE of host's STATE DB to get the events.
+# - Process them on SET and DEL EVENT_TABLE operations
+#   a) Parse them against sonic-event.yang file and formulate a local unique
+#      event (fault) entry for each notified EVENT_TABLE entry
+#   b) This entry contains entire fault payload (id, type, severity, cause,
+#      operation etc.)
+#   c) Parse the fault entry against the fault-action policy file to assess
+#      action(s) needed i.e. perform lookup for fault type and severity in
+#      policy file.
+#   d) Once a match is found, take the action(s) as specified by the match
+#############################################################################
+
+class faultManager():
+    # Interval to run this microservice
+    FM_INTERVAL = 15
+    # Policy file defining fault policies and their respective actions
+    FM_POLICY_FILE = '/usr/share/sonic/platform/fault_policy.json'
+
+    state_db = None
+
+    def determine_fault_action_policies(self):
+        global json_data
+        try:
+            # Load, parse fault_policy json file
+            helper_logger.log_notice("Populating data from JSON file:{}".format(json_data))
+            with open('./fault_policy.json', 'r') as f:
+                json_data = json.load(f)
+                helper_logger.log_notice("Populated data from JSON file:{}".format(json_data))
+                for entry in json_data['chassis']:
+                    helper_logger.log_notice("chassis entry fetched: {}".format(entry))
+                    for fault_entry in entry['faults']:
+                        helper_logger.log_notice("fault entry fetched: {}".format(fault_entry))
+        #TODO: correct this error name
+        except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError as exc:
+            helper_logger.log_notice('issue with opening JSON policy file or parsing its contents: {}'.format(exc))
+
+    def __init__(self, id):
+        """
+        Initializer of faultManager microservice(process)
+        """
+        super(faultManager, self).__init__()
+
+        self.stop_event = threading.Event()
+
+        # Fault-Action policies
+        self.determine_fault_action_policies()
+
+    def stop_fault_manager_algorithm(self):
+        '''
+        Stop fault manager algorithm
+        '''
+        self._algorithm_running = False
+
+    def stop(self):
+        '''
+        Stop fault manager instance
+        '''
+        self.stop_fault_manager_algorithm()
+        self._running = False
+
+    def deinitialize(self):
+        '''
+        Destroy fault manager instance
+        '''
+        self.stop()
+        self.state_db = None
+
+
+    def map_dict_fvm(self, s, d):
+        for k, v in s.items():
+                d[k] = v
+
+    def analyze_db_events(self, event_obj, cnt):
+
+        # Get events from EVENT_TABLE of stateDB and analyze them.
+        # Map each event against each of the fault policy.
+        # Once a match is found, take the needed action(s).
+
+        global json_data
+
+        # Connect to redis state DB
+        self.state_db = daemon_base.db_connect("STATE_DB")
+        # Subscribe to EVENT_TABLE notifications in state DB 
+        sel = swsscommon.Select()
+        sst = swsscommon.SubscriberStateTable(self.state_db, 'EVENT_TABLE')
+        sst.db_name = self.state_db
+        sst.table_name = 'EVENT_TABLE'
+        sel.addSelectable(sst)
+
+        # Listen indefinitely for changes to the EVENT_TABLE in state DB
+        event_entry_cache = {}
+        while True:
+            # Use timeout to prevent ignoring the signals to be handled here
+            # in signal handler() (e.g. SIGTERM for graceful shutdown)
+            (state, c) = sel.select(SELECT_TIMEOUT)
+
+            if state == swsscommon.Select.TIMEOUT:
+                # Do not flood log when select times out
+                continue
+            if state != swsscommon.Select.OBJECT:
+                helper_logger.log_notice("sel.select() did not return swsscommon.Select.OBJECT")
+                continue
+
+            # pop the data updates
+            (key, op, fvp) = sst.pop()
+            if not key:
+                break
+            fvp = dict(fvp) if fvp is not None else {}
+            helper_logger.log_notice("$$$ {} handle_event_table_updates() : op={} DB:{} Table:{} fvp {}".format(
+                                                      key, op, sst.db_name, sst.table_name, fvp))
+
+            if 'id' not in fvp:
+                helper_logger.log_notice("alert - id field not found in received event_table entry!, setting to key in EVENT_TABLE|{}".format(key))
+                fvp['id'] = key
+            helper_logger.log_notice("event id:fvp[{}]".format(fvp['id']))
+            #fvp['key'] = key
+            fvp['op'] = op
+            if op == swsscommon.SET_COMMAND:
+                # save the received event_table entry, along with DB operation
+                event_entry_cache[key] = fvp
+                helper_logger.log_notice("event_entry_cache[{}]".format(event_entry_cache[key]))
+                helper_logger.log_notice("event_entry_cache after adding the new event_table entry with key:{} {}".format((key), event_entry_cache))
+                helper_logger.log_notice('Map state DB EVENT_TABLE|{} fault entry to FM action...'.format(key))
+                self.map_db_event_to_action(key, event_entry_cache, json_data)
+            elif op == swsscommon.DEL_COMMAND:
+                # remove the received event_table entry from the local cache
+                del event_entry_cache[key]
+                helper_logger.log_notice("event_entry_cache after del of tuple with key:{} {}".format((key), event_entry_cache))
+                # Alternate way:
+                # deltuple = event_entry_cache.pop(key, "No key found")
+                # helper_logger.log_notice("tuple removed: {}".format(deltuple))
+
+    def map_db_event_to_action(self, key, event_entry_cache, json_data):
+        # processing fault event received in event_entry
+        '''
+        Retrieve fault data from the event_entry and parse them against fault_policy JSON file
+        '''
+        try:
+            helper_logger.log_notice("Parse event_entry with key:{} {}".format(key, event_entry_cache[key]))
+            event_entry = {}
+            event_entry = event_entry_cache[key]
+            helper_logger.log_notice("Populated event_entry with key:{} {}".format(key, event_entry))
+
+            # Perform lookup for the received event(fault) match in fault_action_policy_info dictionary.
+            # Iterate through the fault_action_policy_info dictionary to find a match  for the received event (fault).
+            # This dictionary is derived from fault_action_policy_info json file.
+            match = False
+            for entry in json_data['chassis']:
+                for fault_entry in entry['faults']:
+                    if ((fault_entry['type'] ==  event_entry['type-id']) and (fault_entry['severity'] == event_entry['severity'])):
+                        match = True
+                        helper_logger.log_notice("Keys matched at fault_seq_id: {}".format(fault_entry))
+                        helper_logger.log_notice("Fault type:{}, cause:{}, severity:{}, occured@:{}"
+                            .format(event_entry['type-id'], event_entry['text'], event_entry['severity'], event_entry['time-created']))
+                        helper_logger.log_notice("Action(s) to be taken: {}".format(fault_entry['action']))
+                        for action in fault_entry['action']:
+                            #if (action == 'syslog'):
+                                # Already logged above so no further action 
+                            if (action == 'obfl'):
+                                helper_logger.log_notice("log to OBFL: Fault type:{}, cause:{}, severity:{}, occured@:{}"
+                                    .format(event_entry['type-id'], event_entry['text'], event_entry['severity'], event_entry['time-created']))
+                                # TBA (To Be Added) once obfl filesystem support is in place
+                            if (action == 'reboot'):
+                                helper_logger.log_notice("Initiate system reboot with cause: {}".format(event_entry['text']))
+                                os.system('reboot -r "{}"'.format(event_entry['text']))
+                                helper_logger.log_notice("Due to system reboot action request, shutting down FM service")
+                                self.deinitialize()
+                                sys.exit(1)
+                        break
+            if not match:
+                helper_logger.log_notice("No match found in fault-policy JSON file for the received fault!")
+        except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError as exc:
+            helper_logger.log_notice('state DB currently unavailable: {}'.format(exc))
+
+
+    def map_event_to_action(self, cnt):
+        # Initialising event consumer object
+        event_consume = threading.Event()
+
+        # Start events' consumer thread to consume events from eventDB
+        thread_consume = threading.Thread(target=self.analyze_db_events, args=(event_consume, cnt))
+        thread_consume.start()
+        helper_logger.log_notice("analyze_db_events thread started")
+        event_consume.wait(1)
+        event_consume.clear()
+        helper_logger.log_notice("event_consume clear call is through")
+
+    def start_fault_manager_algorithm(self, cnt):
+        '''
+        Start fault management algorithm
+        '''
+        self._algorithm_running = True
+        helper_logger.log_notice("Entered start_fault_manager_algorithm...")
+        if self._algorithm_running:
+            try:
+                helper_logger.log_notice("Initiating FM algorithm sub-tasks")
+                helper_logger.log_notice("Task1: spawning map_event_to_action THREAD")
+                self.map_event_to_action(cnt)
+                helper_logger.log_notice("Task2: main THREAD returned to its NORMAL course")
+            except:
+                self.stop_fault_manager_algorithm()
+                raise
+
+    # primary logic to run fault management service
+    def run(self, cnt):
+        """
+        Run main logic of this fault management service
+        :return:
+        """
+        try:
+            if self:
+                helper_logger.log_notice("FM start_fault_manager_algorithm starting up...")
+                self.start_fault_manager_algorithm(cnt)
+                return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            helper_logger.log_error('Caught exception while executing FM run_policy() - {}'.format(repr(e)))
+            return False
+
+def main():
+   
+    helper_logger.log_notice("FM (Fault Management) service starting up...")
+
+    parser=argparse.ArgumentParser(
+                description="Check events published, receive and parse them")
+    parser.add_argument('-n', "--cnt", default=0, type=int,
+                help="count of events to receive")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Instantiate an object of class faultManager
+    fault_mgr = faultManager(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER)
+
+    if not fault_mgr.run(args.cnt):
+        helper_logger.log_notice("Shutting down FM service with exit code ...")
+        fault_mgr.deinitialize()
+        helper_logger.log_notice("FM service exiting")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/sonic-host-services-data.faultmgrd.service b/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/sonic-host-services-data.faultmgrd.service
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+++ b/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/sonic-host-services-data.faultmgrd.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Fault Manager daemon
+Requires=updategraph.service
+After=updategraph.service
+BindsTo=sonic.target
+After=sonic.target
+After=database-chassis.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/faultmgrd
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=30
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sonic.target
diff --git a/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/sonic-host-services-data.faultmgrd.timer b/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/sonic-host-services-data.faultmgrd.timer
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index 000000000..dfd76ec72
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+++ b/sonic-faultmgrd/scripts/sonic-host-services-data.faultmgrd.timer
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+[Unit]
+Description=Delays faultmgrd daemon until SONiC, other services have started
+PartOf=faultmgrd.service
+
+[Timer]
+OnUnitActiveSec=0 sec
+OnBootSec=1min 30 sec
+Unit=hostcfgd.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target sonic.target