Discussion
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the Apex body for Disaster Management in India and is headed by __________.
Answer: C
The NDMA is headed by the Prime Minister.
The National Disaster Management Authority was set up under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, as the apex body for laying down disaster-management policies, plans and guidelines. Section 3 of the Act makes the Prime Minister its chairperson, ex officio. In the same way, each State Disaster Management Authority is chaired by the Chief Minister.
The Union Home Minister and the Union Home Secretary have important roles in the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the nodal ministry for disasters, but neither heads the NDMA. The President has no executive role in it.
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