The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Indian Army have launched a joint training initiative to strengthen Civil Defence preparedness in India.
The first phase of the programme aims to train 600 Civil Defence Master Trainers from 12 States and Union Territories including Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, with each region nominating 50 participants. The initiative adopts a structured Master Trainer Model, wherein each master trainer will subsequently instruct 100 Civil Defence Volunteers.