Lok Sabha Question No. 3429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Deployment of NDRF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3429

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  JANUARY, 2019/ PAUSHA 11, 1940 (SAKA)

## DEPLOYMENT OF NDRF

†3429.     SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  less  deployment  of  battalions  of  National  Disaster  Response Force (NDRF) has affected the functioning and preparedness of the NDRF in view of the unforeseen disaster occurring in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the details of battalions of National Disaster Response Force functioning at present, location-wise;

(b)  whether  the  amount  spent  on  procurement  and  upgradation  of  the equipments used for disaster response has increased year after year and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to increase the budgetary allocation for this purpose and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether any review has been conducted regarding full preparedness of the National Disaster Response Force in view of the unforeseen disaster occurring in the country and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and

(e) the other steps taken by the Government to deploy the required NDRF personnel to meet the unforeseen disaster occurring in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3429 FOR 01.01.2019

(a): The primary responsibility of undertaking rescue, relief and rehabilitation  measures  in  the  event  of  a  natural  disaster  rests  with  the concerned State Government. The Central Government, wherever required, supplements the efforts of the State Governments by providing logistic and financial support in cases of natural disasters of severe nature and beyond coping capacity of the State resources.

The Ministry of Home Affairs remains in constant touch with the States for providing assistance to States for effective relief & response in the event of a disaster.  The National Disaster Responsive Force (NDRF) is deployed in consultation with the  concerned  State  Government  as  per their requirement.

There  is  no  case  of  less  deployment  of  NDRF.    At  present,  12  NDRF Battalions  and  26  Regional  Response  Centre  (RRCs)  are  in  a  state  of readiness  to  respond  in  the  event  of  a  calamitous  situation,  across  the country.  The location of NDRF Battalions are given at Annexure-A.

(b) & (c): Up-gradation of equipments in NDRF and resultant increase in budget allocation is a continuous process.

Details  of  financial  expenditure  on  procurement  of  equipment  by  NDRF during the last 5 years is given below:

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3429 FOR 01.01.2019

| Financial Year   |   Expenditure (in Rs. crores) |
|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2013-14          |                         22.36 |
| 2014-15          |                         14.47 |
| 2015-16          |                         27.5  |
| 2016-17          |                         26.81 |
| 2017-18          |                         25.4  |
| 2018-19          |                         34.06 |

- (d): Operational preparedness and training of all the NDRF Battalions are regularly monitored and reviewed, in view of unforeseen disasters occurring in the country as detailed below:
- (i) Capacity Building programmes  of  NDRF  as  well  as  of  various stakeholders  including  school  safety  programmes  are  undertaken  to enhance preparedness of the community.
- (ii)  Mock Drills of the Force are conducted regularly including mock drills for various stakeholders such as Indian Railways, State Disaster Management  Authority  (SDMA),  National  Disaster  Management  Authority (NDMA), Multi Accidental Hazardous Industries (MAH) and schools;
- (iii) Improvement in response time of actual deployment during disaster; and

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.3429 FOR 01.01.2019

(iv) Training  and  capacity  building  of  State  Disaster  Response  Forces (SDRF)  and  other  state  personnel  responsible  for  ensuring  response  and relief measures.

(v) International workshop/ field exercise are also undertaken by NDRF to acquaint the Force with the  latest international standards.

(vi) Functioning of NDRF Academy to train NDRF personnel/SDRF personnel in various disaster management courses.

(e) NDRF has 12 Battalions which are deployed at various places in the country  as  per  vulnerability  profile.    Besides,  26  Regional  Response Centres (RRC) are also established for quick and timely response during disasters.

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ANNEXURE-A L.S.US.Q.NO.3429 FOR 01.01.2019 (Annexure-A to the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 3429 for answer on 01.01.2019)

## 12 Battalion HQ Locations

| Name of NDRF BN   | Locations                    |
|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 01 BN             | Guwahati (Assam)             |
| 02 BN             | Haringhata (West Bengal)     |
| 03 BN             | Mundali (Odisha)             |
| 04 BN             | Arakkonam (Tamil Nadu)       |
| 05 BN             | Pune (Maharashtra)           |
| 06 BN             | Vadodara (Gujarat)           |
| 07 BN             | Bathinda (Punjab)            |
| 08 BN             | Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)    |
| 09 BN             | Bihta (Bihar)                |
| 10 BN             | Vijayawada (A.P)             |
| 11 BN             | Varanasi(U.P)                |
| 12 BN             | Doimukh (Arunanchal Pradesh) |

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