Lok Sabha Question No. 4182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Ten-Point Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4182

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025/ SRAVANA 28, 1947 (SAKA)

TEN-POINT AGENDA ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

†4182. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has proposed any Ten-point Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR);

(b) if so, the main issues mentioned in the said agenda;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps towards implementing the said agenda points; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): Hon'ble Prime  Minister  has  enunciated  ten-point  agenda  on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) during the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) held in New Delhi in November 2016. The  all-inclusive  agenda  presents  a  holistic  approach  to  disaster  risk reduction  and  addresses  a  whole  range  of  issues,  from  community preparedness to use of technology and international cooperation.

## Prime Minister ' s ten-point agenda on DRR is as under:

1. All development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management.
2. Risk coverage must include all, starting from poor households to SMEs to multi-national corporations to nation states.
3. Women ' s leadership and greater involvement should be central to disaster risk management.
4. Invest in risk mapping globally to improve global understanding of Nature and disaster risks.
5. Leverage  technology  to  enhance  the  efficiency  of  disaster  risk management efforts.
6. Develop a network of universities to work on disaster-related issues.
7. Utilise the opportunities provided by social  media  and  mobile technologies for disaster risk reduction.
8. Build  on  local  capacity  and  initiative  to  enhance  disaster  risk reduction.
9. Make use of every opportunity to learn from disasters and, to achieve that, there must be studies on the lessons after every disaster.
10. Bring about greater cohesion in international response to disasters.

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(c) & (d) Since the enunciation of Prime Minister ' s ten-point agenda, the Government has taken many steps towards its implementation. Steps taken by the Government for implementation and follow-up on Prime Minister ' s ten-point agenda are annexed.

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## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

Major steps taken towards the implementation of Prime Minister ' s tenpoint agenda on DRR:

- 1) All  development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management.
- i. National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) has been aligned with the ten-point  agenda  to  bring  together  all  the  sectors,  ministries  and departments  at  Central  and  State  level  as  well  as  district  level functionaries and defines their respective roles and responsibilities in disaster risk reduction.
- ii. In order to ensure that development sectors imbibe the principles of disaster risk management, NDMA has been supporting the development  of  sector  specific  standards,  codes  and  guidelines. NDMA has developed the standardization and upgradation of codes and  bye-laws  of  Seismic  design  of  pipelines,  performance-  based design and seismic design and detailing of new structures for steel buildings.

## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

- iii. The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was launched by Hon'ble Prime  Minister  at  the  United  Nations  Climate  Action Summit, in New York on 23rd September, 2019. So far, 50 countries and  8  other  organizations  have  endorsed  its  charter  and  joined  as Members.
- 2) Risk coverage must include all, starting from poor households to SMEs to multi-national corporations to nation states.

NDMA  is  working  with  Institutions  like  Insurance  Regulatory  and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) and Insurance Institute of India (III) as well as with multilateral institutions like Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Food Programme (WFP) for designing insurance products.

- 3) Women ' s  leadership  and  greater  involvement  should  be  central  to disaster risk management.

## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

- i. Participation  of  women  in  disaster  risk  management  is  increased through  imparting  training  to  women  as  Aapda  Mitra  Volunteers, maintenance  and  management  of  Cyclone  Shelter  Management  & Maintenance Committees (CSMMC) in the country through 50% women participation. Out of 95,888 trained Aapda Mitra volunteer, 18,986 are female.
- ii. Mahila Contingent from Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are also trained and deployed for National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for disaster management.
- 4) Invest  in  risk  mapping  globally  to  improve  global  understanding  of Nature and disaster risks.
- i. NDMA has developed a web-based Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas and Decision Support System (Web-DCRA & DSS tool) for cyclone risk mitigation and response planning. The tool has been successfully used in recent cyclones such as Biparjoy (June, 2023) and Cyclone Michaung (December, 2023).

## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

- ii. Flood Hazard Atlas have been developed by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for flood prone states of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and Uttar Pradesh and for comparatively less flood affected states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
- iii. Building  Material  &  Technology  Promotion  Council  (BMTPC)  has developed  a  digital  atlas  that  captures  the  vulnerability  of  various parts of the country to different hazards. All States and UTs have been sensitized to use this information in project preparation.
- iv. NRSC has prepared a comprehensive dataset of 28,043 glacial lakes in  the  Indian  Himalayan Region and National Centre for Seismology has prepared a seismic micro- zonation of Delhi and has supported seismic micro-zonation of several other cities.
- 5) Leverage  technology  to  enhance  the  efficiency  of  disaster  risk management efforts.

## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

- i. India Meteorological Department  (IMD)  uses  a  suite of quality observations from Satellites, Radars and Conventional & Automatic Weather Stations for monitoring of cyclones developing over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. It includes INSAT 3D, 3DR and SCATSAT satellites, Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) along the coast and coastal Automated  Weather  Stations  (AWS),  High  wind  speed  recorders, Automatic Rain Gauges (ARGs), Meteorological buoys and ships.
- ii. Common  Alerting  Protocol  (CAP)  based  Integrated  Alert  System (SACHET) has been launched to disseminate alerts by State Governments / UT administration. This system has been successfully used in recent disasters. More than 8000 crore SMS alerts have been disseminated so far using CAP.
- iii. Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) Number (112) launched to leverage technology for a swift response to distress calls related to disaster thus mitigating loss of life and property.
- 6) Develop  a  network  of universities to work on disaster-related issues. Indian    Universities    and    Institutions    Network    (IUINDRR)    has

been  established,   under  the  aegis  of  National  Institute  of  Disaster

## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

Management (NIDM), to highlight the role of education, research and training in disaster resilience and to develop model curricula for DRR with its integration at various levels. The IUINDRR provides a platform for interface between academia and policy. It also provides a platform for collaborative development of knowledge products on disaster risk reduction.  So  far,  327  Universities  and  Institutes  have  joined  the network.

- 7) Utilise the opportunities provided by social  media  and  mobile technologies for disaster risk reduction.

A number of new mobile Applications such as Damini, Mausam, Sachet etc. have been developed for timely dissemination of early warnings and alerts to the common people.

- 8) Build  on  local  capacity  and  initiative  to  enhance  disaster  risk reduction.
- i. Aapda Mitra Scheme, having an outlay of Rs. 369.40 Crore, has been launched to train 1,00,000 community volunteers in disaster rescue in 350 multi-hazards disaster prone districts, covering all States/UTs. So far, 95,888 Aapda Mitra volunteers have been trained.

## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

- ii. Central  Government  has  also  launched  'Yuva  A apda  Mitra  S cheme' (YAMS) in the year 2024 -25 to train 237326 volunteers from National Cadet Corps(NCC), National Service Scheme(NSS), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and Bharat Scouts and Guides  (BS&G) in disaster response  covering  315  districts  in  the  country  which  are  prone  to landslide, cyclone, earthquake and floods.
- iii. NDRF regularly  conducts  Mock  Exercises  in  all  36  States  /  UTs  on community  disaster  awareness  in  Floods,  Cyclones,  Earthquake, Landslide & Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) in vulnerable areas with various stakeholders of Disaster Management / Response.  NDRF  also  conducts  School  Safety  Programme  (SSP)  to impart training on disaster response to children in vulnerable schools in all 36 States/UTs of India.
- 9) Make use of every opportunity to learn from disasters and, to achieve that, there must be studies on the lessons after every disaster.
- i. Field  visits  to  document  the  lessons  learned  such  as  Chooralmala (Wayanad) landslide  (2024);  Biparjoy  cyclone  (June  2023);  Balasore train tragedy (2023); Silchar (Assam) flood (2022); Good Practices in COVID response (2022); Gaja cyclone (September 2019); Tamil Nadu Floods (September 2017) have been carried out.

## Annexure to (c) & (d) of LSUQ 4182 for answer on 19.08.2025

- ii. NDMA has issued thirty-eight (38) guidelines for management of hazard specific disaster on various thematic and cross-cutting issues.
- 10) Bring about greater cohesion in international response to disasters.
- i. Government  has  advanced  regional  cooperation  on  disaster  risk management  through  active  engagement  under  multiple  regional organizations, such as Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical & Economic Cooperation  (BIMSTEC)  and  Indian  Ocean  Rim  Association  (IORA). Through these organizations, Government has conducted joint exercises as well as facilitated sharing of good practices in disaster management.
- ii. The  Government  has  been  providing  Humanitarian  Assistance  and Disaster Relief Support to disaster hit countries. Under the spirit of ' Vasudhaiva  Kutumbakam ' , Government of India has extended immediate help to  Turkiye  and  Syria,  hit  by  massive  earthquake  in February,  2023  and  to  Myanmar  hit  by  earthquake  in  July,  2025  by dispatching NDRF and medical teams along with relief materials.

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