Department of Youth Affairs (MoYA&S) had taken up an initiative to create a force of NYKS Youth Volunteers to work in the direction of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The objective of the program is to create a force of NYKS Youth Volunteers as Block level Disaster Response Teams (DRTs) to work in the direction of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and act as “First Responders”.
Initially, the project was executed on a pilot basis during 2019-2020 to create Block level Disaster Response Teams (DRTs) in collaboration with NDRF in 295 blocks. 6-Days Customized Training was imparted to 30 volunteers from each block of 32 multi hazard prone Districts from 28 States/UTs as identified by NDRF.
During the financial year 2020-21, a budgetary provision of Rs. 4.95 Crore for imparting training to 10,000 NYKS Youth Volunteers through NDMA/SDMA/NDRF as the case may be has been made in Annual Action Plan. Detailed guidelines of the programme will be communicated by NYKS, Disaster Management Cell in due course.
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