(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from Government of Madhya Pradesh for developing Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be sanctioned?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI S. REGUPATHY)
(a)to(c) : Proposals were received in this Ministry from the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
initially for creation of a faculty of Natural Disaster Management in the Disaster
Management Institute (DMI), Bhopal and subsequently for strengthening of the said
faculty and designating the Institute as a “Centre of Excellence†for mitigation and
management of earthquake disaster. Besides, the Government of Madhya Pradesh
also forwarded a proposal for designating DMI, Bhopal as a Regional Training Centre
for imparting training on Incident Command System for disaster management.
Financial assistance for operation of a faculty of disaster management comprising a
Professor, a Research Officer and a Personal Assistant was extended to DMI, Bhopal
since 1996 under a scheme which was operated for the benefit of all the States by the
Ministry of Agriculture till May, 2002 and thereafter continued by the Ministry of Home
Affairs. In August, 2004 the amount of Central assistance for the faculty was enhanced
to cover the expenditure on strengthening of the faculty. The Institute is presently
utilizing the assistance for meeting the expenditure on the salary of one post of Professor
and three posts of Associate/Assistant Professors. In September, 2005, DMI, Bhopal was
also designated by the Ministry of Home Affairs as the Regional Training Centre for
imparting training in Incident Command System and additional assistance is being extended
to it for discharging this responsibility.