Question : Implementation of Civil Defence Act

(a) the status of implementation of the Civil Defence Act, 1968 with focus
on its implementation in border States of the North Eastern Region (NER);

(b) the names of States that have constituted a Civil Defence Corps pursuant to section 4 of the Act and strength of each of the corps thus
constituted, State-wise;

(c) the names of States that have not yet constituted a Civil Defence Corps and reasons for the same;

(d) whether the Government is planning to revise and amend the said Act;
and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)The Civil Defence Act, 1968 extends to the whole of India and includes any measures, not amounting to actual combat, for affording protection to any person, property, place or thing in India or any part of the territory thereof against any hostile attack, whether from air, land, sea or other places, or, for depriving any such attack of the whole or part of its effect,
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whether such measures are taken before, during, at or after the time of such attack, or any measure taken for the purpose of disaster management, before during, at, or after any disaster.
(b) The states that have constituted Civil Defence Corps and the strength of each of the corps is enclosed as Annexure-I
(c) The following States/UTs have not yet constituted a Civil Defence Corps:
1.Arunachal Pradesh 2.Daman & Diu 3.Dadra & Nagar Haveli
4. Lakshdweep 5. Mizoram 6. Puduchery
7. Telangana

The responsibility of setting up Civil Defence set up is that of State Government concerned, which inter alia take necessary action as and when such requirement of establishing a new set-up arises.
(d) No, Madam.
(e) Question does not arise.


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