Union Home Minister Amit Shah will grace the 20th Formation Day inaugural ceremony of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as Chief Guest on October 28, 2024, (Monday) in New Delhi.

The Ministry of Home Affairs said, "India is committed to implement inclusive and proactive actions to mitigate the impact of disasters, in line with the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi’s 10-point agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies."

The theme of this year’s formation day is ‘Empowering Communities for Disaster Risk Reduction Through Awareness for Behavioral Change” to give impetus to awareness generation activities for bringing behavioural changes in the identified segments of the communities living in and around the disaster-prone areas and achieve the goal of disaster risk reduction.

Three Technical sessions centered around the main theme: i) ‘Voices from the communities coping with shift in weather pattern’, ii) ‘Disaster Risk Reduction - Technology for last mile communication’, iii) ‘Slow onset weather events, Awareness on Climate Change and DRR’, will be organized during the event.

The event will see the participation of senior officials from central and state ministries and departments, representatives of international/UN Agencies, bureaucrats, disaster management experts, members of NGOs and key stakeholders working in the disaster management field from around the country.

Apart from the dignitaries, Volunteers of Apada Mitra, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), Bharat Scouts & Guides (BSG), have also been invited to participate in the mega event.