National Disaster Response Force

National Disaster Response Force
राष्ट्रीय आपदा मोचन बल
Insignia of National Disaster Response Force
Agency overview
Formed19 January 2006 (19 January 2006)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersDirectorate General, NDRF, 6th Floor, NDCC-II Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi - 110001
Motto"आपदा सेवा सदैव सर्वत्र"
Employees13,000 personnel
Annual budget₹1,601.02 crore (US$189.4 million) (2023–24)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Shri Piyush Anand, IPS, Director General
Parent departmentMinistry of Home Affairs
Child agencies
  • Karnataka State Disaster Response Force
  • Maharashtra State Disaster Response Force
  • Telangana State Disaster Response Force
  • Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response Force
Key document
Websitendrf.gov.in

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a specialized force in India, tasked with the responsibility of responding to natural and man-made disasters. It operates under the National Disaster Management Authority of Ministry of Home Affairs and was established in 2006 with the aim of strengthening disaster management capabilities in the country

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).

The force also helps in coordinating the response to a disaster that has occurred and that overwhelms the resources of state authorities.

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.

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