National Disaster Management Authority, abbreviated as NDMA is an agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs whose primary purpose is to coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response. NDMA is operationally organized into the following divisions:

• Policy & Planning

• Mitigation

• Operations & Communications

• Administration

• Capacity Building

Role of disaster management

• Lay down policies on disaster management;

• Approve the National Plan;

• Approve plans prepared by the Ministries or Departments of the Government of India in accordance with the National Plan;

• Lay down guidelines to be followed by the State Authorities in drawing up the State Plan;

• Lay down guidelines to be followed by the different Ministries or Departments of the Government of India for the Purpose of integrating the measures for prevention of disaster or the mitigation of its effects in their development plans and projects;

• Coordinate the enforcement and implementation of the policy and plans for disaster management;

• Recommend provision of funds for the purpose of mitigation;

• Provide such support to other countries affected by major disasters as may be determined by the Central Government;

• Take such other measures for the prevention of disaster, or the mitigation, or preparedness and capacity building for dealing with threatening disaster situations or disasters as it may consider necessary;

• Lay down broad policies and guidelines for the functioning of the National Institute of Disaster Management.