The Narendra Modi government 3.0 has been proactively involved in improving India’s disaster management infrastructure and response.
The Modi Cabinet has approved Rs 12,554 crore under the ‘National Disaster Mitigation Fund,’ ‘National Disaster Response Fund,’ ‘State Disaster Mitigation Fund,’ and ‘State Disaster Response Fund’ for states for urban flood management, firefighting services, glacial lake outburst, flood mitigation, and other disaster mitigation efforts.
The Union Home Ministry has also sanctioned Rs 890.69 crore to five states to help them in expansion and strengthening of their fire services under the Scheme for Expansion and Modernisation of Fire Services.
The Central government has also approved ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra Scheme’ as an extension of the existing ‘Upscaling of Aapda Mitra Scheme’ with an outlay of Rs 470.50 crore.
Meanwhile, the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS 2.0) has also been implemented in states/union territories. The ERSS works with a single emergency number 112 for all emergency signals from the citizens through voice call or SMS.
The Modi government has also introduced the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
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