New Delhi: The Indian Government has invited nominations for the “Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar” for excellence in the field of Disaster Management.
The online process of application for the award is presently open. Nominations of Individuals and Institutions can be uploaded at “www.dmawards.ndma.gov.in” up to 31st Aug 2020. These awards are announced on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on 23rd January every year, said the Ministry of Home Affairs in a release.
The Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskaar has been instituted to recognise the excellent work done by the individuals and institutions in the field of disaster management.
In addition to a certificate, these awards carry a cash award of Rs 51 lakhs for an Institution and Rs 5 lakhs for an Individual.
An individual can apply for the award as well as nominate other person or institution. The nominated individual or institution should have worked in any area of disaster management like Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Rescue, Response, Relief, Rehabilitation, Research, Innovation or early warning in India.