The Union authorities has authorized a 40 per cent hardship and threat allowance for NDRF rescuers, maintaining in thoughts the robust operations undertaken by them, Union House Minister Amit Shah introduced on Saturday.
He mentioned this whereas welcoming a 35-member expedition workforce of the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power (NDRF) that not too long ago scaled the 21,625-foot-high Mt Manirang in Himachal Pradesh.
“The federal government has authorized a 40 per cent threat and hardship allowance for NDRF personnel solely yesterday. This has been an extended pending demand… All of the 16,000 personnel of the power will profit from this,” Shah mentioned after welcoming the expedition named ‘Vijay’.
Officers mentioned this allowance can be granted over and above salaries. Particular forces just like the Nationwide Safety Guard (NSG) and the Particular Safety Group (SPG) get a 25 per cent hardship allowance owing to the particular constitution of their duties.
That is the second mountaineering expedition undertaken by the federal contingency power. The workforce was flagged off on June 1 from right here. Mt Manirang is positioned alongside the border of Kinnaur and Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh.
Shah mentioned the federal government has additionally determined to make sports activities a “tradition” for the assorted Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and particular organisations just like the NDRF. It has been determined that at the very least one workforce from these forces will mandatorily take part in worldwide and nationwide tournaments, he added.
“A committee underneath the chairmanship of the director of the Intelligence Bureau has been constituted and a roadmap has been ready. We’ll quickly current a brand new mannequin,” the minister mentioned.
Shah additionally underlined that forces just like the NDRF ought to make sure that the coverage of “zero casualty” throughout disasters is adopted and no lives are misplaced throughout calamities.
“Now we have come a great distance… The federal government underneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been engaged on the idea of zero casualties throughout disasters for the final 10 years,” he mentioned.
Shah mentioned his authorities has allotted greater funds for capability constructing and coaching of the NDRF and state catastrophe response forces by allocating Rs 2 lakh crore throughout 2014-24 as in comparison with Rs 66,000 crore throughout 2004-14.
He complimented the NDRF workforce for the profitable expedition, saying such workouts will increase the power’s capabilities and morale and it will likely be capable of do higher throughout disasters and accident operations.
Shah cautioned the rescuers that they need to not relaxation on their laurels however hold bettering.
The NDRF was raised in 2006 as a federal contingency and catastrophe response power and at current, has a energy of greater than 18,000 women and men rescuers deployed throughout the nation as a part of 16 battalions and 28 RRCs.
It undertakes operations to mitigate and fight man-made and pure disasters like earthquakes, floods and prepare accidents amongst others.
