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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".
NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India on 23 December 2005. [2] NDMA is responsible for framing policies, laying down guidelines and best-practices for coordinating with the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMA's) to ensure a holistic and distributed approach to disaster management. [3]
The Disaster Management Act was passed by the Lok Sabha on 28 November 2005, and by the Rajya Sabha on 12 December 2005. It received the assent of the President of India on 9 January 2006. The Act calls for the establishment of a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), with the Prime Minister of India as chairperson.
The authority was established under Section 14 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, making it compulsory for each State Government to establish a State Disaster Management Authority. [3] This body comprises the State's Chief Minister, serving as the Chairperson, and a maximum of eight members appointed by the Chief Minister. Furthermore, as ...
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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 ...
On 8 July 2003, Government of Tamil Nadu issued an order (G.O.323) for the constitution of a state disaster management authority (SDMA) under the Department of Revenue.The department was to be headed by the Chief Secretary and would help in preparing, mitigation and response to disasters. [1]
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a force of 16 battalions, organised on para-military lines, and manned by persons on deputation from the para-military forces of India: three Border Security Force, three Central Reserve Police Force, two Central Industrial Security Force, two Indo-Tibetan Border Police, two Sashastra Seema Bal and one of the Assam Rifles.