| राष्ट्रीय आपदा मोचन बल | |
 Insignia of NDRF | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 19 January 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Directorate General, NDRF, 6th Floor, NDCC-II Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi - 110001 |
| Motto | "आपदा सेवा सदैव सर्वत्र" |
| Employees | 13,000 personnel[1] |
| Annual budget | ₹1,601.02 crore (equivalent to ₹18 billion or US$220 million in 2023) (2023–24) |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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| Key document | |
| Website | ndrf |
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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is an Indian specialised force constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.[2] : section 44–45 [3][4]
The responsibility of managing disasters in India is that of the state governments. The ‘Nodal Ministry’ in the central government for management of natural disasters is the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).[5]
When 'calamities of severe nature' occur, the Central Government is responsible for providing aid and assistance to the affected state, including deploying, at the State's request, of Armed Forces, Central Paramilitary Forces, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and such communication, air and other assets, as are available and needed.[6]
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is under the National Disaster Management Authority.[7] 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.
The NDRF is led by a Director General and also has several Inspector Generals (IG) and Deputy IGs, who are flag officers and wear badges of rank.[8][9]
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- ^ Parliament of India (23 December 2005). "Disaster Management Act, 2005, [23rd December, 2005.] NO. 53 OF 2005" (PDF). Ministry of Home. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Aroon Purie (28 June 2013). "India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie on Uttarakhand floods". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ NDMA (10 July 2013). "Members Profile". NDMA. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Disaster Management Division (2011). "Disaster Management in India" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Disaster Management Division (2011). "Disaster Management in India" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. pp. 107–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Press Trust of India (8 May 2013). "Govt sanctions two new NDRF battalions". Business Standard India. Business-standard. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence". MHA. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ PTI (30 August 2014). "IPS officer O P Singh appointed new Director General of NDRF". Economic Times. PTI. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.