{"id":4558,"date":"2021-02-06T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T07:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?page_id=4558"},"modified":"2024-01-09T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:58:47","password":"","slug":"national-policy-on-disaster-management-2009","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/docs\/national-policy-on-disaster-management-2009","title":{"rendered":"National Policy On Disaster Management 2009: Approach, Objectives, and Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00;\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">National Policy On Disaster Management 2009: Approach, Objectives, and Issues<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prepare for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/disasters-and-their-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DISASTERS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for any competitive exam, aspirants have to know about National Policy on Disaster Management 2009. It gives an idea of all the important topics for the IAS Exam and the Governance syllabus (GS-III.). National Policy on Disaster Management 2009 terms are important from Disaster Management perspectives in the UPSC exam. IAS aspirants should thoroughly understand their meaning and application, as questions can be asked from this static portion of the IAS Syllabus in both the UPSC Prelims and the UPSC Mains exams. Even these topics are also highly linked with current affairs. Almost every question asked from them is related to current events. So, apart from standard textbooks, you should rely on newspapers and news analyses as well for these sections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">National Policy on Disaster Management 2009: Approach, Objectives and Issues<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrated Resilience: A Holistic Approach to Disaster Management &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A holistic and integrated approach will be evolved towards disaster management with emphasis on building strategic partnerships at various levels. The themes underpinning the policy are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community based DM, including last mile integration of the policy, plans and execution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capacity development in all spheres.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consolidation of past initiatives and best practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperation with agencies at National and International levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi-sectoral synergy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Strategic Framework for Disaster Resilience: National Policy Objectives (2009)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objectives of the National Policy on Disaster Management 2009 are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promoting a culture of prevention, preparedness and resilience at all levels through knowledge, innovation and education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encouraging mitigation measures based on technology, traditional wisdom and environmental sustainability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mainstreaming disaster management into the developmental planning process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishing institutional and techno- legal frameworks to create an enabling regulatory environment and a compliance regime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring efficient mechanism for identification, assessment and monitoring of disaster risks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing contemporary forecasting and early warning systems backed by responsive and fail-safe communication with information technology support.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring efficient response and relief with a caring approach towards the needs of the vulnerable sections of the society.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undertaking reconstruction as an opportunity to build disaster resilient structures and habitat for ensuring safer living.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promoting a productive and proactive partnership with the media for disaster management.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Addressing Gaps: Enhancing the National Policy on Disaster Management (2009):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the issues of National Policy on Disaster Management 2009 are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of updation and outdated in nature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of coordinated and coherent approach in policy formulation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy formulated in 2009, so it does not cover recent and emerging disasters such as cold waves and heat waves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy does not recognize climate refugees which result from <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/climate-change-and-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate change<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/current-developments-regarding-disasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disaster Risk Index and Reduction: Sendai Framework, SDGs\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Policy On Disaster Management 2009: Approach, Objectives, and Issues To prepare for DISASTERS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT for any competitive exam, aspirants have to know about National Policy on Disaster Management 2009. 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