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National Disaster Management Authority (India), abbreviated as NDMA, is an apex Body of Government of India, with a mandate to lay down policies for disaster management. NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India on 23 December 2005. [ 2 ]
The NDMA which was initially established on 30 May 2005 by an executive order, was constituted under Section-3(1) of the Disaster Management Act, on 27 September 2006. [5] The NDMA is responsible for "laying down the policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management" and to ensure "timely and effective response to disaster".
The NDMA which was initially established on 30 May 2005 by an executive order, was constituted under Section-3(1) of the Disaster Management Act, on 27 September 2005. The NDMA is responsible for "laying down the policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management" and to ensure very timely and effective response to disaster".
The department was to be headed by the Chief Secretary and would help in preparing, mitigation and response to disasters. [1] In December 2005, Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, 2005 which mandated the creation of state disaster management agencies with the chief minister of the state as the chairperson. [ 2 ]
[5] [12] NDMA was also given the task of preparing CDRI's memorandum and by-laws. [11] Design competitions for the CDRI logo and tagline were also organized on the MyGov.in portal with cash prizes of ₹ 1 lakh (equivalent to ₹ 1.2 lakh or US$1,400 in 2023) and ₹ 50,000 (equivalent to ₹ 62,000 or US$720 in 2023) respectively. [13] [14]
The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is an office of India's Ministry of Earth Sciences. [1] The office monitors earthquakes and conducts seismological research. Specifically, it provides earthquake surveillance and hazard reports to governmental agencies. It consists of various divisions: Earthquake Monitoring & Services
According to section 20(1) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, [3] there is a provision for the establishment of a State Executive Committee (SEC). This committee, led by the Chief Secretary of the state, is tasked with the coordination and oversight of the implementation of the National Policy, the National Plan, and the State Plan as ...
The National Disaster Management Act of 2005 granted the institute statutory organisation status. The Act holds the institute responsible for "planning and promoting training and research in the area of disaster management, documentation and development of national level information base relating to disaster management policies, prevention ...