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

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

1. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
BY
AMIT JHA, IAS
JOINT SECRETARY, NDMA

2. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

3. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
HISTORY OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
1
High Powered Committee set up in August 1999
HISTORY OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
1
.
High Powered Committee set up in August 1999
.
2. Until 2001 –Responsibility with Agriculture Ministry,
3. Transferred to Ministry of Home Affairs in June 2002. 4
National Disaster Management Authority established
4
.
National Disaster Management Authority established
.
5. Disaster Management Act passed in December 2005.

4. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
OBJECTS OF THE DM ACT OBJECTS OF THE DM ACT
The Government of India through an Act of the Parliament have didd
t
t
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l
i tit ti l
hi
f
d
ec
id
e
d
t
opu
t
inp
lace,necessar
y
ins
tit
u
ti
ona
l
mec
h
an
isms
f
or
drawing up and monitoring the implementation of disaster
management plans,ensuring measures by various wings of Government
for
prevention
of
and
mitigating
the
effects
of
Government
for
prevention
of
and
mitigating
the
effects
of
disastersandforundertakingaholistic,coordinatedandprompt responsetoanydisastersituation.

5. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
SALIENT FEATURES OF DM ACT 2005

6. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
SALIENT FEATURES
DM ACT
SC
SALIENT FEATURES
–
DM ACT
DM
S
TRU
C
TURE
ƒNDMAsetupastheApexBodywithHon’blePMasChairperson. ƒNationalExecutiveCommittee(NEC)-ExecutiveCommitteeofNDMA.
At the Centre
ƒCentral Ministries will Continue with Nodal Responsibilities.
State Level
ƒ
SDMA
at
State
Level
headed
by
Chief
Minister
ƒ
SDMA
at
State
Level
,
headed
by
Chief
Minister
.
ƒState Executive Committee (SEC), headed by Chief Secretary, will
coordinate and monitor implementation of National Policy, National Plan
and StatePlan.

7. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
SALIENT FEATURES –DM ACT
District Level
ƒ
DDMA
headed
by
District
Magistrate
ƒ
DDMA
headed
by
District
Magistrate
.
ƒChairpersonofZilaParishadas Co-Chairperson–interfacebetweenGovt.
andPublic.
SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
ƒNational Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
N ti l I tit t f Di t M t (NIDM)
ƒ
N
a
ti
ona
l I
ns
tit
u
t
e

o
f Di
sas
t
er
M
ana
g
emen
t (NIDM)
.
APPROACH
ƒParadi
g
m Shift from Response Centric to a Holistic and Inte
g
rated
Approach.
ƒBackedb
y
–
InstitutionalFrameworkandLe
g
al
A
uthorit
y
.
ƒSupported by Financial Mechanism,Creation of new Funds, i.e., Response
Fd
d
Miti ti
Fd
t
Nti l
St t
d
Di t i t
ll
F
un
d
an
d
Mitig
a
ti
on
F
un
d
a
t
N
a
ti
ona
l,
St
a
t
ean
d
Di
s
t
r
ic
t
leve
ls.

8. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
MANDATE
, VISION
A
ND STRATEG
Y
,

9. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
MANDATE
1
Lay
down Policy and Guidelines
MANDATE
1
.
Lay
down Policy and Guidelines
.
2. Approve National Disaster Management (DM) Plan and DM Plans of Ministries &
Departments. Departments.
3. Coordinate enforcement and implementation of Disaster policy and plans. 4
Take
Measures for
Prevention Mitigation Preparedness and Capacity Building
4
.
Take
Measures for
Prevention
, Mitigation
, Preparedness and Capacity Building
.
5. Lay down broad policies and guidelines for functioning of the National Institute of
Disaster Mana
g
ement.
g
6. Exercise general superintendence, direction and control of National Disaster
response Force.

10. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
VISION VISION
To build a Safe and Disaster Resilient Indiaby developin
g
a holistic, proactive, multi-disaster and
technology
-driven strate
gy
throu
g
hacultureo
f
gy
gy
g
prevention, mitigation, preparedness and efficient response response
.

11. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
STRATEGY STRATEGY
STRATEGY ƒA multi-dimensional Strategy, focusing on – ƒPre-disaster Phase:
1. Prevention.
2. Mitigation.
3. Preparedness. 4. Capacity Building and Awareness. 5
Community Based Disaster Management
5
.
Community Based Disaster Management
.
ƒPost-disaster Phase:
6
.Prom
p
t and Efficient Res
p
onse
–
Proactive.
6
p
p
7. Reconstruction to build back better.

12. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL POLICY OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL POLICY
•Promotingacultureofprevention, preparedness and
mitigation.
•Establishinginstitutionalandtechno-legal frameworks.
Mi t i
di t
t
it
th
•
M
a
ins
t
ream
in
g
di
sas
t
ermana
g
emen
t
in
t
o
th
e
developmental planningprocess.
•
Developing
contemporary
forecasting
and
early
warning
Developing
contemporary
forecasting
and
early
warning
systems.
•Ensuringefficientresponseandrelief through dedicated
DecisionSupport S
y
stem.
•Undertakingreconstructiontobuildback better.
Caring
Approach
•
Caring
Approach
.

13. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
CORPORATE SECTOR IN DISASTER
MANAGEMENT

14. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
ROLE OF CORPORATE SECTOR ROLE OF CORPORATE SECTOR
The
contribution
of
the
Corporate
Sector
has
been
notable
•
The
contribution
of
the
Corporate
Sector
has
been
notable
especially in the aftermath of the devastating Super- Cyclone
in
Orissa
in
1999
and
the
Bhuj
Earthquake
in
2001
.
Cyclone
in
Orissa
in
1999
and
the
Bhuj
Earthquake
in
2001
.
•During Kosi Floods and Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
Floods
in
2008
&
2009
respectively
the
Corporate
Sector
Floods
in
2008
&
2009
respectively
,
the
Corporate
Sector
cameforwardinprovidingreliefinabigway.
•
As
an
inalienable
part
of
its
Corporate
Social
•
As
an
inalienable
part
of
its
Corporate
Social
Responsibility (CSR), the Corporate Sector can play an
essential role in leadin
g
and su
pp
ortin
g
the communit
y
in
g
pp g
y
comprehensive risk management activities and in mobilizinghumanandfinancialresources.

15. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
POTENTIAL AREAS FOR POTENTIAL AREAS FOR
CORPORATE SECTOR
•Common inventory (public-private-public) of disaster
response
resources
so
that
one
could
easily
find
a
response
resources
so
that
one
could
easily
find
a
machineoraspecialistintheaftermathofadisaster. Alternating
and
cost
effective
technologies
for
hazard
•
Alternating
and
cost
-
effective
technologies
for
hazard
-
resistanthousingandinfrastructure.
Rh
d
dl t
i
hd
ti
d
•
R
esearc
h
an
d
d
eve
lopmen
t
in
h
azar
d
preven
ti
on an
d
mitigation. Sti
d
lii
t diti l
d
idi
•
S
uppor
ti
n
g
an
d
popu
lar
iz
in
g
t
ra
diti
ona
l
an
d
in
dig
enous
disaster mitigation methods which are time tested and
effective effective
.

16. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
POTENTIAL AREAS FOR POTENTIAL AREAS FOR
CORPORATE SECTOR
•Corporate Sector can also play a useful role before the
crisis
by
supporting
disaster
prevention
and
preparedness
crisis
by
supporting
disaster
prevention
and
preparedness
activities, by filling gaps between emergency relief and
lon
g
-termdevelo
p
ment
p
ro
g
rammes.
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•Initiateandsupport initiativesaimedatdisasterprevention
or
preparedness
so
that
communities
regularly
hit
by
or
preparedness
so
that
communities
regularly
hit
by
floods, earthquakes and other disasters can develop
disaster plans, raise public awareness about disaster
preparedness, and train local disaster response teams for thenextemergency.

17. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
INITIATIVES TAKEN BY NDMA INITIATIVES TAKEN BY NDMA
•IdentifiedareasofprioritieswhereCorporatescanprovide
assistance for disaster management and how they can
dovetail their commitments/ assistance to meet the
iti
ex
is
ti
n
g
g
aps.
•Developed an Institutional framework for coordinating the
it
f
h
it
rece
ip
t
o
f
suc
h
ass
is
t
ance.
•Developmentofmulti-partnerforatodiscusstheseissues
f
andtakethea
g
enda
f
orward.
•NDMA also taken up with State Governments to make
adequate precautions in the re
g
ulator
y
framework to
ensure that all projects undertaken by the Private Sector
are
made
disaster
resilient
are
made
disaster
resilient
.

18. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
INITIATIVES TAKEN BY NDMA INITIATIVES TAKEN BY NDMA
•WrittentoimportantCentralMinistries,StateGovernments,
PSUsandPrivateSectorGroups.
•Conducted National Level Conferences with various
Corporate Houses on how to develop partnerships in
disastermanagementnotonlyforreliefmeasuresbutalso
i
iti ti
d
d
inm
itig
a
ti
onan
d
prepare
d
ness.
•Developed scoping exercise on the involvement of the
C
S
C
orporate
S
ectorinDisasterMana
g
ement–incoordination
withIIMAhmedabad.

19. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
INITIATIVES TAKEN BY NDMA INITIATIVES TAKEN BY NDMA
•Developing an institutional framework in the Corporate Sector, State
Governments
District
Level
NDMA
and
Ministries
for
coordinating
the
Governments
,
District
Level
,
NDMA
and
Ministries
for
coordinating
the
activities of theCorporate Sector in DM andmobilization of assistance,
andtocontinuethisengagementandtaketheagendaforward. •PlanningbytheGovernmentthroughtheSDMPandDDMP to factor
in–Assistanceofresourcesandinventory,CSRandPPPactivities.
•Plannin
g
b
y
Corporate bodies for identification and matchin
g
o
f
areas,
priorities, sectors, in which corporate sector can initiate projects and
schemes,as
p
arto
f
theirCSR,or
p
artnerwith
g
overnmentthrou
g
hPPP
p
p
g
g
initiatives, or provide assistance for disaster management – dovetail theircommitments/assistancetomeettheexistinggaps. E
th t
it
d
ff
it
di t
t
l
•
E
nsure
th
a
t
on-s
it
ean
d
o
ff
-s
it
e
di
sas
t
er mana
g
emen
t
p
lans are
developedbyindustries,compliancetobeensured.
•
Conduct
mock
drills
on
a
regular
basis
in
collaboration
with
the
•
Conduct
mock
drills
on
a
regular
basis
in
collaboration
with
the
corporateunits.

20. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
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