India, June 16 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that the central government will conduct inter-state disaster management mock drills annually. The announcement was made at the relief commissioners and Disaster Response Forces Conference held in the national Capital.

Addressing officials and personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi, Shah emphasised the government's commitment to integrating the Start-Up India initiative with the advancement of disaster relief technologies.

"The current decade will be considered as the transformative decade for India in disaster response. We made strides in the last de...