Ndma: Is responsible for framing policies

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. NDMA is a government agency that lays down policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management in India. It also provides information on related topics such as citizenship, visa, internal security, Jammu and Kashmir, and narcotics. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister of India, is the apex body for Disaster Management in India. Setting up of NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management Act, 2005. NDMA is mandated to lay down the policies, plans and guidelines for Disaster Management. Head of the Department Name Telephone Email Id Shri Rajendra Singh, Member & Head of the Department