Brief Note on Operation of Scheme of Natural Disaster Management Program
1. Name of the Scheme: Natural Disaster Management Program.
2. Type of Scheme: Central Sector
3. Year of inception: 1992-93
Approved by Department Sanctioning Committee in December. 1993
4. Pattern of assistance : 100 per cent by Government of India.
5. Objective:
- To focus on disaster preparedness with emphasis on mitigation measures.
- To increase level of awareness of community about disasters, prepare them adequately to face the crisis situation
6. Activities
Human Resources Development,
Documentation of major events,
Operation of Faculty on NDM in State level training States.
Operation of National Centre of Disaster Management.
Public education and community awareness program
7. Eight Plan Outlay & Expenditure
2. Progress of expenditure: (Rs. in lakh)
|
Year |
Allocation |
Expenditure |
Percentage |
|
1992-93 |
20.00 |
17.00 |
85% |
|
1993-94 |
110.00 |
23.00 |
20.91% |
|
1994-95 |
110.00 |
48.00 |
43.64% |
|
1995-96 |
200.00 |
120.00 |
60% |
|
1996-97 |
200.00 |
123.00 |
61.5% |
8. Ninth Plan Outlay & Expenditure
|
Year |
Allocation |
Expenditure |
Percentage |
|
1997-98 |
220.00 |
191.00 |
86.82% |
|
1998-99 |
210.00 |
189.00 |
90% |
|
1999-00 |
325.00 |
316.08 |
97% |
|
2000-2001 |
500.00 |
69.95 |
13.390% |
9. Achievements
(i). Setting up of a National Centre for Disaster Management in the Indian Institute of Public Administration in 1995.
(ii). Setting up of separate Disaster Management Faculties in State Administrative Training Institutes in 18 out of 25 States. These Sates are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir. Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram Orissa, Punjab. Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
(iii). Documentation of major events like UP. and Maharashtra earthquakes, research studies On land slides in Kerala, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh, Research study on Drought in Rajasthan.
(iv) Preparation of source book for use of trainees of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration,
(v). Organised/sponsored about 100 training Programs/workshops on various aspects of Natural Disaster Management
(vi) Public education and community awareness campaign through newspapers, postal stationery, audio-visual media and observation of World Disaster Reduction Day annually.
10. Increase in activities
The occurrences of major natural disasters like Maharashtra earthquake of 1993 and cyclone of Andhra Pradesh in 1996 and Orissa in 1999 have been instrumental in generating a lot of concern among the various agencies of Government. non-governmental organisations and the public at large about the adverse impact of natural disasters. This has increased the tempo of activities under the Plan Scheme as many institutions /organisations States are showing interest in the field of disaster reduction activities. Keeping in view the magnitude and frequencies of natural disasters visiting various parts of the country annually; there is need to provide substantial budget provision in the Annual Plan to commensurate with the requirements of a vast country like ours in order to embark upon such activities in a big way in the context of fast developing scientific and technological advancements in the world.
11. Thrust Areas
- Public education and community participation campaign,
- Information Technology,
- building up data base,
- involvement of NGOs, strengthening of State faculties on NDM,
- regional cooperation on sharing of experience,
- expertise and technology in various fields of natural disaster
- preparedness and mitigation.
STATUS POSITION ON EFC MEMO ON NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN FORMATION SYSTEM SUBMITTED BY NRSA.
Name of the Proposal :
Natural Disaster Management Information Support Services through Space Technology (NDM) – ISS.
Proposal received from : NRSA, Hyderabad
Activities covered : -
Drought monitoring
Drought early warning
Drought damage assessment
Flood monitoring and inundation
Cyclone impact, mapping dam-age assessment
R & D support to operation a services
Data base creation and data integration services
Amount proposed for 9th Five Year Plan : Rs 2.05 crore
Present status :
Draft EFC Memo was sent to Planning Commission for their comments/views. Based on these observations necessary action is being taken to finalise the EEC Memo. Thereafter it will be circulated to all concerned Ministries before convening the meeting of EFC.
N.D.M. Division
Proposal of convergence/merger of Scheme
A meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Member (SP). Planning Commission on 17th April, 2000 on this subject. It was decided that the two schemes on NDM i.e Natural Disaster Management Programs and Natural Disaster Management Information Service through Space Technology, may be merged under the main heading of Natural Disaster Management with 2 separate components.