A civil defence mock drill is a simulation exercise designed to assess response preparedness to emergencies such as war, missile strikes, or aerial attacks. The Civil Defence Rules, 1968, framed under Section 9 of the Civil Defence Act, 1968, provide the legal framework for India’s civil protection efforts during wartime emergencies such as air raids, missile attacks, or invasions. Participants in the mock drill will include District Controllers, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), various district authorities, civil defence wardens, home guards, cadets from the National Cadet Corps (NCC),volunteers from the National Service Scheme (NSS), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) members, and school and college students.