Delhi Civil Defence Sikkim Issue – Free PDF Download

The Advertisement

• On 20 May, the Delhi government put out an advertisement for recruitment of civil defence volunteers, which incorrectly referred to the people of Sikkim as a separate category from Indian citizens.
• While listing the criteria for those who want to join, the ad classified Sikkim among foreign nations.
• The ad said – “Eligibility – have to be citizen of India, subject of Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim, or resident of Delhi’’.

A citizens’ emergency force.

• Civil Defence measures are designed to deal with immediate emergency conditions, protect the public and restore vital services and facilities that have been destroyed or damaged by disaster.
• Civil defence includes any measures, not amounting to actual combat, for affording protection to any person, property, place or thing in India or any part of the territory thereof against any hostile attack
• The Civil Defence Act, 1968 was passed by Parliament in May 1968.

Role

• The objectives of Civil Defence are to save the life, to minimize loss of property, to maintain continuity of production and to keep high up the morale of the people.
• During times of war and emergencies, the Civil Defence organization has the vital role of guarding the hinterland, supporting the Armed forces, mobilizing the citizens and helping civil administration.
• The concept of Civil Defence over the years has shifted from management of damage against conventional weapons to also include threat perceptions against Nuclear weapons, Biological & Chemical Warfare and natural and man-made disasters.

• The Delhi govt suspended a senior officer of Directorate of Civil Defence (headquarters), hours after the Sikkim government objected to the ad.

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