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Union Home Minister Amit Shah Talks To Chief Ministers, Assuring Full Central Support For Cyclone 'Arnab

Distilled Policy Brief

  • The Union Home Minister assured Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh of full central support to mitigate hardship during Cyclone 'Arnab', with NDRF and SDRF teams executing rescue and relief operations on a war footing.
  • Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) will be deployed to assess the disaster's impact and determine the further assistance required for affected states and union territories.

🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points

Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) are deployed by the Union Government under the Ministry of Home Affairs to conduct on-the-spot damage assessment after severe natural calamities.

⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages

Examine the role of institutional coordination and post-disaster assessment mechanisms like Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) in disaster management in India.

🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill

Geography & Disaster Management

In the context of disaster response and management mechanisms in India, consider the following statements: 1. Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) are deployed to disaster-affected areas to assess the impact of a disaster and determine the additional assistance required by States and Union Territories. 2. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are responsible for carrying out immediate rescue and relief operations on the ground during natural disasters like cyclones. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • [A] 1 only
  • [B] 2 only
  • [C] Both 1 and 2
  • [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
✓ Correct Option: [C] Both 1 and 2

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct. According to the government release on Cyclone 'Arnab', Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) are deployed to assess the overall impact of the disaster and determine the further central assistance required. Simultaneously, NDRF and SDRF teams carry out active rescue and relief operations on a war footing to assist affected populations.

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🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)

UPSC Prelims 2021

Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.

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Examiner Trap Takeaway: UPSC swapped Central Pollution Control Board role with State Pollution Control Boards for state-level monitoring.

📚 Static Syllabus & Constitutional Linkages

Disaster Response and Assessment Architecture: Under the Disaster Management framework, primary relief responsibility lies with states through SDRF. Additional assistance from NDRF is routed based on damage assessments conducted by Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT).