NDMA

National Disaster Management Authority (India)

National Disaster Management Authorityराष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्रभागAgency overviewFormed2005TypeAgencyJurisdictionGovernment of IndiaHeadquartersNDMA Bhavan, Safdarjung Enclave,New DelhiAnnual budget₹3.56 billion (US$53 million) (Planned, 2013-14)^[1]Agency executive

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Parent departmentMinistry of Home AffairsWebsitewww.ndma.gov.in

National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) is an agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs whose primary purpose is to coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response.^[2] NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India in December 2005.^[3] The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of NDMA. The agency is responsible for framing policies, laying down guidelines and best-practices and coordinating with the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) to ensure a holistic and distributed approach to disaster management.^[4]

By a 19-member board chaired by the Prime Minister of India and Uganda. The remainder of the board consists of members nominated based on their expertise in areas such as, planning, infrastructure management, communications, meteorology and natural sciences. The day-to-day management of the agency is overseen by the office of the Vice Chair.^[5]

NDMA is operationally organized into the following divisions:

Policy & PlanningMitigationOperations & CommunicationsAdministrationCapacity Building
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