Consider the following statements regarding the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) : I. It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. II. It was constituted in 2006. III. It is responsible for preparing the National Plan for Disaster Management. Which of the above statements are correct ?
I and II only
Statement I is correct. Although the National Disaster Response Force is raised for disaster response, it is a specialised force drawn from the central armed police forces and functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, with operational direction from the NDMA.
Statement II is correct. The NDRF was constituted in 2006 under Section 44 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, initially with eight battalions drawn from the BSF, CRPF, CISF and ITBP.
Statement III is incorrect. Preparing the National Plan for Disaster Management is the statutory duty of the National Disaster Management Authority under Section 11 of the Act, not of the NDRF, whose role is rescue, relief and response on the ground.
Since only the first two descriptions hold, the answer is I and II only.
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