MGSIPA

Introduction

Aapda Mitra is a centrally-sponsored scheme by the NDMA aiming to impart training to community volunteers in disaster response in the most affected districts identified across the country on the basis of past disasters.
It aims to provide the community volunteers with the skills that they would need to respond to their community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster thereby enabling them to undertake basic relief and rescue tasks during emergency situations.
Under the scheme, standardised training modules is developed at the national level and MGSIPA identified at the Punjab level which will impart training to the selected volunteers from the 11 vulnerable districts.

Need/Rationale for the Scheme

In case of any disaster or emergency, before any government machinery & support reaches or outside help gets galvanized, it is the Community which has to respond immediately. As the Community plays the role of First Responder, it is critical that there is adequate awareness and preparedness at the Community level especially amongst people residing in the most vulnerable areas of the country.
The impact of volunteers in disaster response can be tremendous, as the extent of damage – in terms of economic and human loss – is greatly influenced by the initial response to a disaster. Over the years, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF) and other State responders have successfully contributed towards saving of lives and securing of assets in disaster situations in India.
As such, there lies a critical need to train the volunteers from Civil Defence, Home Guards, Youths and members of the communities etc. so that they are able to assist the community and the concerned agencies in rescue and relief operations.
As part of such capacity building measures, MGSIPA has been entrusted by the Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Government of Punjab for the training of 3,200 community volunteers of 11 highly vulnerable districts of the State of Punjab by March 2023 under the “Up-scaling of Aapda Mitra Scheme”.
This training will provide the community volunteers with basic skills that they need for responding to the community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster. The trained volunteers assist in saving lives using the basic techniques of disaster response, coordination and management.

Faculty Profile

Col. Dalbir Singh GM Training, Project & Consultant Head of Disaster Management	Prof. Jog Singh Bhatia Senior Consultant, Aapda Mitra, MGSIPA
Mr.Yogesh Uniyal Trainer cum Counselor	Mr.Ankur Sharma Trainer cum Counselor

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Disaster Trainer MGSIPA	Miss Gulshan Hira District Resource Person MGSIPA
Mr. Onkar Singh Disaster Management and First Aid	Miss Diwanshi Dogra Disaster Management and First Aid

Mr.Navneet Sharma Resource person of MGSIPA	Mr.Dikshant Disaster Management and First Aid
Miss Puneetpal Kaur Disaster Management and First Aid	Mr.Rajan Sharma Disaster Management and First Aid

Mr.Ankit Disaster Management and First Aid	Mr.Rajbir Singh Disaster Management and First Aid
Mr.Yogesh Disaster Management and First Aid	Miss Kavya Sharma Disaster Management and First Aid

Mr.Sudesh Bedi Disaster Management and First Aid	Miss Vinny Singh Disaster Management and First Aid
Miss Nidhi Dhiman Disaster Management and First Aid	Mr.Sunil Kumar Disaster Management and First Aid

Dr. Nimmi Professor,Deptt of Law Panjabi University, Patiala	Sh. Gurmeet Singh Sekhon Cluster Coordinator NRLM Sri Muktsar Sahib
Sh. Harvinder Singh District manager (CSC) Chandigarh	Sh. Pawan Kumar Resource person SIRD Fazilka

Sh. Gurdev Singh Resource Person SIRD Ferozpur	Sh. Balraj Singh Resource person SIRD Ferozepur
Sh.Gurjap Singh Retd S.I education cell Patiala	Sh. Kaka Ram Verma DTS(R) Red Cross Retd Patiala

Sh. Lakhbir Singh Guest Faculty MGSIPA	Dr. Avneet Randhawa Medical Officer and Branch Incharge ESI Samana Deptt. of Health, Patiala
Ms. Babita Rani Student of Disaster Management Punjabi University, Patiala	Ms. Kirandeep Kaur Student of Disaster Management Punjabi Universtity, Patiala

Sh. Kamaljeet Singh Motivational speaker Counselor and Reiki healer Psychologist & Trainer, Patiala	Ms. Neelam Sharma Community Facilitator cum Programme Coordinator PMIDC Ludhiana
Ms. Sunita Sharma Community Facilitator cum Programm Coordinator PMIDC	Prof. Sunita Sharma Communication & Entreprenurial Skills Trainer self-employed, Ludhiana

Dr. Narinder Singh Sandhu Profession: Rural Development Professional, Psychological Counsellor Public Policy Planner, Patiala	Sh. Gopal Singh Makkar Secretary Red Cross DRCS MS, Muktsar Sahib
Sh. Ashok Kumar Vocational Teacher GSSS Suketri, Panchkula	Dr. Narinderjit Singh Brar Assistant Professor Govt Brijindra College Faridkot

Sh. Amrinder Singh Fireman,Fire And Rescue Services Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh	Dr. Shaveta Thakur HOD Physics RMK Arya Mahila Pathankot
Ms. Ekta Jasrotia Lectrure Physics RMK Arya Mahila Pathankot	Sh. Arvinder Ex ITBP / NDRF training Master Instructor

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Aim

To provide the community volunteers with the basic skills they will require for responding to their community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster. These trained volunteers can assist in saving lives using the basic techniques of disaster response, coordination and management.

Objectives

▪ To train 3,200 able-bodied volunteers in disaster response at the taluka/block level in the selected 11 districts of State of Punjab. The trained volunteers will be called as “Aapda Mitra”.
▪ To develop/ improve the standardized training modules for the set of trainings under the scheme.
▪ To train the volunteers in life saving skills of disaster response, coordination and assistance, and protective equipment and emergency responder kit.
▪ To disseminate training and education tools developed under the project to more number of disaster prone districts in subsequent phases of the scheme.