Lok Sabha Question No. 1739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Training for Firefighters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1739

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  10 TH   FEBRUARY,  2026/  MAGHA  21,  1947 (SAKA)

TRAINING FOR FIREFIGHTERS

1739. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced any scheme for expansion, modernization and strengthening of fire services at National and State levels, with details of the funding pattern and present status;
- (b)  whether  any  scheme  exists  for  capacity  building  and  training  of firefighters,  including  NDRF  and  SDRF  personnel,  with  funds  allocated, released and utilized and number of personnel trained during the last five years, year-wise and State/SDRF-wise;
- (c) the total number of sanctioned firefighter posts in the country, existing vacancies, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any policy for rehabilitation of  fire  victims  and  if  so,  the  total  compensation  paid  and  number  of beneficiaries; and
- (e) the steps being taken to improve continuous compliance, monitoring and disaster preparedness at State and local levels?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): Recognizing the need for expansion and modernisation of fire services  in  the  States,  Fifteenth  Finance  Commission  recommended  a provision  of  Rs. 5000  crore for strengthening  the fire services at a state

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level .  Therefore,  Central  Government  has  launched  the  'Scheme  for Expansion and Modernisation of Fire Services in the States' on 04.07.2023.

Under  the  Scheme,  the  concerned  State  Governments  shall  have  to contribute  25%  (except  for  North-Eastern  and  Himalayan  (NEH)  States which shall contribute 10%) of the total cost of the projects / proposals from their respective States resources. Under the Scheme, the States are undertaking expansion of Fire Services by setting up of new fire stations, strengthening  of  state  training  centres  and  capacity  building  of  the firefighter, volunteers and community and modernisation of Fire Services by procuring modern firefightning equipment and strengthening of state headquarters and urban fire stations. Under the Scheme, 5% of the total allocation  of  fund  have  been  earmarked  for  the  Strengthening of  State Training Centre and   Capacity Building.

Central Government has approved the proposals of all twentyeight (28) states for financial assistance for their projects on expansion and  modernisation  of  fire  services  in  the  respective  States  under  the Scheme. As on 31.01.2026, a total of Rs.1798.20 crore has been released

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to the States. The State-wise details of the funds approved and released by the Central Government under the Scheme are at Annexure.

National Fire Service College (NFSC), Nagpur conducts regular training in advanced techniques of firefightning and rescue etc. for Sub Fire Officers, Station Officers and Divisional Officers. The College also conducts a fouryear  B.Tech  degree  program  in  science  of  Fire  Engineering  which  is recognized  by  AICTE  and  affiliated  to  R.T.M  Nagpur  University.  NFSC, Nagpur has trained 4049 Fire Services Officers and produced 329 B.Tech Engineers during last five years.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Nagpur also conducts a course on 'Auxiliary Fire Fighting Course' for personnel of the Armed Forces, civil defence  trainers  and  Homeguards,  paramilitary  organizations,  state  / municipal fire services and industrial safety personnel.

(c) to (e) :  Fire  Service  is  a  State  subject  and  has  been  included  as  a Municipal function in the XII Schedule of the Constitution of India under Article 243 (W). The Central Government does not maintain any State-wise

data related to sanctioning of firefighters posts, vacancies etc. It is the primary responsibility of the State Governments to take necessary steps required for rehabilitation of fire victims in the area of their jurisdictions.

Disaster preparedness is a continuous process. Government of India with its continuous efforts has significantly improved its preparedness to deal with disaster calamities. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 provides the need for mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into development planning.  There  have  been  significant  improvements  in  multi-hazard monitoring and preparedness in recent years.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1739 FOR 10.02.2026

## State-wise details of the approved financial outlay and released under the Scheme

(Rupees in crores)

|   Sl. No | List of States    |   Approved |   Central Share |   State Share |   Fund released |
|----------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |     252.86 |          189.65 |         63.21 |          132.76 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |      63.95 |           57.56 |          6.39 |           34.54 |
|        3 | Assam             |     107.47 |           96.74 |         10.73 |           29.02 |
|        4 | Bihar             |     340.9  |          255.68 |         85.22 |           76.7  |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      |     147.75 |          110.81 |         36.94 |           33.24 |
|        6 | Goa               |      42.16 |           31.5  |         10.66 |           31.5  |
|        7 | Gujarat           |     339.18 |          254.13 |         85.05 |           76.24 |
|        8 | Haryana           |     117.19 |           87.47 |         29.72 |           26.24 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh  |      65.33 |           58.8  |          6.53 |           41.16 |
|       10 | Jharkhand         |     147.97 |          110.98 |         36.99 |           33.29 |
|       11 | Karnataka         |     329.9  |          247.43 |         82.47 |           74.23 |
|       12 | Kerala            |     162.25 |          121.07 |         41.18 |           36.32 |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh    |     397.54 |          297.15 |        100.39 |           89.15 |
|       14 | Maharashtra       |     614.09 |          460.3  |        153.79 |          138.09 |
|       15 | Manipur           |      45    |           40.5  |          4.5  |           28.35 |
|       16 | Meghalaya         |      44.37 |           39.94 |          4.43 |           11.98 |
|       17 | Mizoram           |      40    |           36    |          4    |           25.2  |
|       18 | Nagaland          |      40.05 |           36.05 |          4    |           36.05 |
|       19 | Odisha            |     200.38 |          150.29 |         50.09 |          105.2  |
|       20 | Punjab            |     131.56 |           98.67 |         32.89 |           29.6  |
|       21 | Rajasthan         |     388.94 |          291.71 |         97.23 |           87.51 |
|       22 | Sikkim            |      32.25 |           29.03 |          3.22 |           20.32 |
|       23 | Tamil Nadu        |     373.27 |          279.95 |         93.32 |          195.97 |
|       24 | Telangana         |     190.14 |          142.61 |         47.53 |           99.83 |
|       25 | Tripura           |      42.36 |           38.12 |          4.24 |           26.69 |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh     |     768.67 |          576.5  |        192.17 |          172.95 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand       |      78.89 |           71    |          7.89 |           21.3  |
|       28 | West Bengal       |     376.76 |          282.57 |         94.19 |           84.77 |

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