Agency overview | |
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Formed | 23 December 2005 |
Type | Agency |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | NDMA Bhavan, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi |
Annual budget | ₹3.56 billion (US$43 million) (Planned, 2013–14)[1] |
Agency executive | |
Parent department | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Website | www |
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] 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]