15th June 2021

Topic: Organisation

Important for Prelims

What is the news?

• CM Himachal : Today, 14th Battalion NDRF Commander Baljinder Singh ji visited and informed about various activities of the battalion.

About NDRF:

• The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is an Indian specialized force constituted “for the purpose of special response to a threatening disaster situation or disaster” under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

Responsibility:

• NDRF has conducted relief, rescue, evacuation operations during all the major natural or man-made disasters in the country, including floods, cyclones, earthquakes, landslides, structure collapses, and even some cases of retrieval or radiological materials.

Chairperson & Head:

• The “Apex Body for Disaster Management”[citation needed] in India is the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
• The Chairman of the NDMA is the Prime Minister.
• The head of the NDRF is designated as Director General. The Director Generals of NDRF are IPS officers on deputation from Indian police organizations. Director General is a three-star officer.

Composition:

• National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a force of 12 battalions, organized on para-military lines, and manned by persons on deputation from the para-military forces of India: three Border Security Force, three Central Reserve Police Force, two Central Industrial Security Force, two Indo-Tibetan Border Police and two Sashastra Seema Bal. The total strength of each battalion is approximately 1149.