National Disaster Management Plan

NDMP review workshop

Question: On which year did the first National Disaster Management Plan started by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
(a) June 2014
(b) July, 2015
(c) May, 2015
(d) June 2016
Ans :(d)
Related facts:-

  • On 12-13 April, 2017; an advisory workshop was organized to review the National Disaster Management Plan (NPMP) in New Delhi.
  • This workshop was inaugurated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijiju.
  • It was Organized by the National Disaster Management Authority
  • In this workshop, all stakeholders discussed the plan and suggested for improvement in it.
  • It is significant that in June 2016, the first National Disaster Management Plan was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • The goal of this scheme is to enable India to withstand disaster and minimize loss of life and property.
  • Recently, India has linked this national scheme to the Sendai Framework.
  • This framework was adopted in the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction organized in Sendai, Japan in March 2015.
  • Under this scheme, a blueprint for disaster management will be prepared in the entire country.
  • For its implementation Panchayat, urban local body, all government and non-governmental organizations, civil society and weak community will be included.

Related Links:-
http://ndma.gov.in/en/news/1566-press-release-ndma-to-review-national-disaster-management-plan.htm
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161022
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx?relid=60442
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/MBEREL.aspx?relid=160911
https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/852075963106119680