<Tr> <Th> Parent department </Th> <Td> Ministry of Home Affairs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ndma.gov.in </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India in may 30 2005 . The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of it . The agency is responsible for framing policies, laying down guidelines and best - practices and coordinating with the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) to ensure a holistic and distributed approach to disaster management . </P> <P> By a 9 - member board chaired by the Prime Minister of India . The remainder of the board consists of members nominated based on their expertise in areas such as, planning, infrastructure management, communications, meteorology and natural sciences . The day - to - day management of the agency is overseen by the office of the Vice Chair . </P>

Agencies in india responsible for warning natural disasters