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With reference to disaster management, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and institutional structure in India, consider the following statements:
- 1. The Prime Minister is the chairperson of the 'National Disaster Management Authority' (NDMA) constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and this body promotes a 'proactive and prevention-oriented' approach instead of a 'reactive' approach to disaster management.
- 2. Under the global targets of the 'Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030)', a goal has been set to substantially reduce global human mortality by 2030, along with significantly reducing infrastructure damage and economic loss caused by disasters.
- 3. Community training schemes like 'Aapda Mitra' and 'Aapda Sakhi' are being run at the rural level by the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) to reduce disaster risk, aiming to train local volunteers to deal with disasters like floods and lightning.
- 4. One hundred percent of the funding for the 'State Disaster Response Fund' (SDRF), used for relief operations after any disaster in India, is provided solely by state governments from their internal resources, with no financial participation from the central government.
Which of the above statements is/are completely correct?
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Statements 1, 2, and 3 are completely correct. The NDMA has been constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, headed by the Prime Minister, and works on a proactive approach. The Sendai Framework (2015-2030) is a global agreement for disaster risk reduction. Schemes like 'Aapda Mitra' are run by BSDDMA in Bihar. Statement 4 is incorrect because the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) has a fixed funding ratio between the central and state governments (75:25 for general states and 90:10 for northeastern and hilly states), rather than being 100% state-funded.
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