New Delhi, June 16, 2025 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended annual conference of the Relief Commissioners of States and Union Territories and the Disaster Response Forces on June 16. During his addressing at the Conference, he said, "Due to climate change and global warming, the world is worried about disasters. It is a matter of joy for all of us that within 10 years, these three institutions, NDMA, NDRF and CDRI, have brought India closer to becoming a global leader in the field of disaster management. NDMA has done a great job in structuring policy matters, doing research work, delivering articles of various types of studies to the people, making many apps and overall coordination of policy matters...NDRF has created its image in the entire country, has also earned fame and respect. SDRF has also played a huge role in the structure of NDRF...When I say that India is on the verge of becoming a global leader, then we have also gained a lot of fame and acceptance at the global level through the CDRI...Whenever the history of India's disaster response will be written, history will have to note these 10 years as 10 years of transitional period. In these 10 years, we have achieved many achievements in the four areas of capacity, speed, efficiency and accuracy...
