National Disaster Management Authority      
Govt. of India

Maj Gen (Dr) JK Bansal, VSM, Chikitsa Ratan is the Member National Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of India, having status of Union Minister of State. Prior to this he served in Army Medical Corps and Defence Research & Development Organization. He is a medical doctor with specialization in Thyroid diseases.

He is the pioneer of Radiation Disaster Medical Management centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi. He established NBC Mitigation Division and NBC Training Centre at Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior.

He underwent extensive professional training in Nuclear Biological Chemical mitigation and environmental health in Australia, Canada, Japan, Sweden, Holland & Russia. He attended Fifth International Basic Course on CW assistance and protection conducted by Serbian Armed Forces - NBC Training Centre Krusevac, Serbia and gained ground experience.

He has got wide experience for NBC protection, detection, decontamination and medical management. He visited many countries like Holland, Sweden, USA, Japan, Australia to share his experience in the field of NBC, occupational health and thyroid. He visited Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna Moscow, where he gained practical experience and got himself acquainted and updated about Nuclear Disaster Management.

He delivered many invited lectures and demonstrations during various NBC training courses. Recently he presented Indian Perspective on Bioterrorism Prevention & Response during Interpol Workshop on “Bioterrorism Prevention”. He contributed significantly during Natural Disasters like Tsunami, Gujarat Earthquake and Orissa Super cyclone.

For his outstanding contribution and distinguishes services His Excellency President of India decorated him with Vishist Sewa Medal (VSM). He was awarded Chiktisa Ratan by Delhi Medical Association for his outstanding contribution in training medical doctors for CBRN disaster casualties management

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