Government of India announces Subhash Chandra Bose Awards For Disaster Management 2022

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The Union Home Ministry every year announces Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar on 23 January on the occasion of the birth day of Subhash Chandra Bose which is also celebrated as Prakram Diwas in India .

The Award is given in two categories, Institutional and Individual. It honours institutions and individuals who provide exemplary services in the field of disaster management.

Institutional Category award 2022.

Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM),

The Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GID M) was set up in 2012 with its headquarters at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

It got a cash prize of Rs 51 lakhs and a certificate.

Individual Category award 2022 

Professor Vinod Sharma 

He is a senior professor at the Indian Institute of Public Administration and Vice-Chairman of the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, was the founder co-ordinator of the National Centre of Disaster Management, now known as the National Institute of Disaster Management.

 He received a cash prize of Rs 5 lakhs and a certificate.