Question
Download Solution PDFAs on 1st February 2023, who among the following is the Chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Narendra Modi.
Key Points
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
- NDMA is the apex statutory body for disaster management in India.
- The NDMA was formally constituted on 27th September 2006, by the Disaster Management Act, of 2005.
- Composition: Prime Minister as its Chairperson and nine other members, and one such member to be designated as Vice-Chairperson.
- Mandate: Its primary purpose is to coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response.
- It is also the apex body to lay down policies, plans, and guidelines for Disaster Management to ensure a timely and effective response to disasters.
- Vision: To build a safer and disaster-resilient India with a holistic, proactive, technology-driven, and sustainable development strategy that involves all stakeholders and fosters a culture of prevention, preparedness, and mitigation.
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