National Disaster Management Authority (policy oversight)

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The National Disaster Management Authority (policy oversight) is India’s apex body responsible for formulating and guiding national policies, plans, and guidelines for effective disaster risk management and response.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster management authority ⓘ
government agency ⓘ
alignedWith Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction principles ⓘ
beneficiary population of India ⓘ
coordinatesWith central ministries and departments of the Government of India ⓘ
district disaster management authorities through state mechanisms ⓘ
state disaster management authorities in India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
engagesWith international and regional disaster management organizations ⓘ
focus evidence-based disaster risk management policies ⓘ
multi-stakeholder coordination in disaster management ⓘ
technology use in disaster early warning and response ⓘ
governs national-level disaster management framework in India ⓘ
headquartersLocation New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
issues National Disaster Management Plan guidelines ⓘ
thematic guidelines for specific hazards ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of India ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalBasis Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
mandate coordinate disaster management efforts across ministries and states ⓘ
promote a holistic and integrated approach to disaster management ⓘ
objective enhance resilience of communities to disasters in India ⓘ
minimize economic and infrastructure losses due to disasters in India ⓘ
minimize loss of life due to disasters in India ⓘ
parentOrganization Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India ⓘ
policyArea capacity building for disaster management ⓘ
climate-related disaster management ⓘ
disaster risk reduction ⓘ
emergency response coordination ⓘ
public awareness on disaster preparedness ⓘ
primaryFunction formulation of national disaster management guidelines ⓘ
formulation of national disaster management plans ⓘ
formulation of national disaster management policies ⓘ
guidance of disaster response in India ⓘ
guidance of disaster risk management in India ⓘ
responsibility disaster mitigation policy ⓘ
disaster recovery and reconstruction policy ⓘ
post-disaster response policy ⓘ
pre-disaster preparedness policy ⓘ
role apex body for disaster management in India ⓘ
scope multi-hazard disaster risk reduction ⓘ
national-level disaster management policy ⓘ
sector public safety and emergency management ⓘ
typeOfBody policy-making and oversight body ⓘ
worksOn mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development planning ⓘ
strengthening institutional mechanisms for disaster management in India ⓘ

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MHA → oversees → National Disaster Management Authority (policy oversight) ⓘ