Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earned the trust of 140 crore people across the country within a short span of 20 years.

 

The Home Minister said this while addressing the President’s Colour award ceremony of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Ghaziabad. Mr Shah said that wherever a disaster has occurred or is about to occur across the country, the people breathe a sigh of relief when NDRF personnel reach the spot. He said that for any force, receiving the President’s Colours honour is a matter of immense pride. Mr Shah added that the President has simultaneously acknowledged the disaster relief work of the NDRF, the SDRF, the Panchayat, the state machinery, the NCC, the NSS, and the thousands of ‘aapada’ mitra engaged in service.

 

The Home Minister underlined that wherever the NDRF personnel have gone around the world, they have earned both love and the trust of people. Mr Shah also said that the twenty years of NDRF are not just 20 years of proud achievements but they have truly earned this honour from the President through their dedication and commitment to their duties.