Srinagar 24th Nov: Director General, J&K IMPARD, Mr Saurabh Bhagat, (IAS) today chaired the valedictory function of three-day Training Course on “Mainstreaming Disaster Management”. This short duration Training Course began here on November 22 and concluded today the 24th of November, 2021. The Training Course was coordinated by Dr. G. M. Dar, Associate Professor.While speaking on the occasion, Shri Saurabh Bhagat, Director General, highlighted the importance of Disaster Preparedness. He said that in a country like India where disasters like floods, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, traffic accidents, etc., are a common occurrence, remaining prepared to mitigate the effects of disasters once they strike is very important. Since Disaster Preparedness is a multi-sectoral approach, it is important to sensitize the relevant Departments of the Union Government and State/UT Governments in time. And this process of sensitization to disasters starts with the Department of Education. It was in this backdrop, that the present Training Course on “Mainstreaming Disaster Management” was organised by J&K IMPARD for Education Department of the UT Government. The Director General informed the participants that such Disaster Sensitization Programmes would be organised by J&K IMPARD for other Departments also. The Director General further said that J&K IMPARD intends to conduct training for Aafda Mitre . Aafda Mitre are the volunteers who respond to disasters at short notice and are the first to reach a disaster hit place.The Director General also informed the participants that J&K IMPARD would also continue to organise training course on other subjects as well such as Civil Services Regulation; General Financial Rules(GFR)-2017; Government e-Marketplace (GeM); Employees’ Conduct Rules; Classification, Control, & Appeal Rules; Computer Basics; e-Office & e-Procurement; and demography and geography of the UT of J&K.
