Overview

• Shah said the post‑2014 policy rests on capacity building, speed, efficiency and accuracy, shifting focus from relief to rescue and prevention.
• Allocations rose from Rs 66,000 crore in 2004–2014 to about Rs 2 lakh crore in 2014–2024, with Rs 1,28,122 crore for SDRF and Rs 54,770 crore for NDRF in 2021–2026.
• The Centre set aside Rs 13,693 crore for NDMF and Rs 32,031 crore for SDMF in 2021–2026, with mitigation projects under NDMF approved for Rs 8,072 crore.
• Average deployment time for Inter‑Ministerial Central Teams fell from 96 days to eight days, with 83 teams sent to states in the past decade.
• Preparedness measures include NCRMP shelters, training of 92,995 officials and volunteers, early‑warning systems in five coastal states, promotion of the SACHET alerts app, and plans being drafted for cloudbursts and landslides; the government also cites a 98% drop in cyclone damage and recent zero‑casualty cyclones.