Overview

• Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response streams satellite data in real time to rescue agencies while the upgraded NDEM Lite2.0 centralizes emergency information for rapid coordination.
• States and union territories have been ordered to develop detailed district disaster management plans within 90 days to ensure swift local action.
• Budget allocations for disaster response have tripled over the past decade, raising NDRF funding from ₹28,000 crore to ₹84,000 crore and SDRF funding from ₹38,000 crore to ₹1.44 lakh crore.
• Annual inter-state disaster drills will become mandatory and the government plans to involve Start-up India in developing new relief technologies.
• Adopting a proactive, integrated approach has achieved zero-casualty outcomes in crises such as Gujarat’s Cyclone Biparjoy.