National Security Day 2022: 4th March

National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) is observed every year on 4th March in India in the honor of the Indian Security Forces. The day aims to raise public awareness of all safety principles, including road safety, workplace safety, human health safety, and environmental safety. The year 2022 marks 51st NSD.

First National Security Day (NSD) was held in 1972. It was on this day in 1966 that National Security Council (NSC) of India was established by Ministry of Labour. National Security Week 2022 is also being celebrated from 4th to 10th March 2022

NSC: apex agency that looks into political, economic, energy and strategic security concerns