Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar

The Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) as well as Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority’s Vice Chairman Vinod Sharma received the “Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2022”.

Key Points

• Both were presented award for their excellent work in disaster management.
• GIDM was selected in the Institutional category while, Vinod Sharma was named in individual category.
• They received the award, along with the awardees of 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Who will present the award?

Award was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the investiture ceremony, which was held on January 23, 2022 to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar

This is an annual award, instituted by central government. The award recognises and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by organisations and individuals in India in the field of disaster management. Award is announced on January 23, every year, on the occasion of birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. In case of an institution, the award comprises of a cash prize of Rs 51 lakh as well a certificate while in case of an individual, it contains Rs 5 lakh and a certificate.

Nomination for the award

For the award in 2022, the nominations were started from July 1, 2021 onwards. 243 valid nominations were received this year, from institutions and individuals.

Why was GIDM selected?

The GIDM was established in 2012. Since its establishment, the institution has been working to enhance the disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity in Gujarat. Under strategically designed capacity building programs, GIDM has trained about 12,000 professionals on diverse issues related to multi-hazard risk management and reduction during the pandemic. Some recent initiatives by GIDM include- development of a “user-friendly Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal” and “Mobile App Technology based Advanced Covid-19 Syndromic Surveillance (ACSyS) system”. ACSyS system was developed to complement Covid-19 surveillance efforts.