National Disaster Management Authority (India)

National Disaster Management Authority
राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्रभाग
Agency overview
Formed 2005
Type Agency
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters NDMA Bhavan, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi
Annual budget INR3.56 billion (US$57 million) (Planned, 2013-14)[1]
Agency executive Narendra Modi, Chairman
Parent department Ministry of Home Affairs
Website www.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 defacto 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]

Organization

The NDMA is governed by a 9 member board chaired by the Prime Minister of India. The remainder of the board consists of members nominated based on their expertise in areas such as policy, 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:

Operations

Capacity Building

NDMA equips and trains other Government officials, institutions and the community in mitigation for and response during a crisis situation or a disaster. It operates the National Institute of Disaster Management, which develops practices, delivers hands-on training and organizes drills for disaster management. It also equips and trains disaster management cells at the state and local levels.[6]

NDMA also collaborates with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy to impart training to administration and police officers in planning and incident response. It monitors and develops guidelines for the local Firefighting Services across the country.[7] It collaborates with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in developing emergency health and ambulance services. Specifically, it focuses on capacity building in dealing with mass casualty at local hospitals.[8]

Programs

NDMA runs various programs for mitigation and responsiveness for specific situations. These include the National Cyclone Risk Management Project,[9] School Safety Project,[10] Decision Support System and others.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Plan Budget". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ↑ "NDMA Vision". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Evolution of NDMA". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Functions and Responsibilities". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  5. ↑ Parliament of India (23 December 2005). "Disaster Management Act, 2005, [23rd December, 2005.] NO. 53 OF 2005" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Capacity Building and Training". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  7. ↑ "Fire Services". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  8. ↑ "Trauma Care". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  9. ↑ "National Cyclone Risk Management Project". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  10. ↑ "School Safety Project". National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2014-10-28.

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