(Free e-Book) NATIONAL POLICY ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(Free e-Book) NATIONAL POLICY ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Table of Content:
1 Preamble 1
- The Context
- Disaster Risks in India
- Paradigm Shift in Disaster Management (DM)
2 Approach and Objectives
- Vision
- Disaster Management (DM)
- Approach
- Objectives
3 Institutional and Legal Arrangements
- Disaster Management Act, 2005
- Institutional Framework under the Act
- National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
- National Executive Committee (NEC)
- State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA)
- District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)
- Local Authorities
- National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
- National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
- Mitigation Reserves
- Existing Institutional Arrangements
- Cabinet Committee on Management of Natural Calamities (CCMNC) and the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)
- High-Level Committee (HLC)
- Central Government
- Role of Central Ministries and Departments
- National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)
- State Governments
- District Administration
- Management of Disasters Impacting more than one State
- Other Important Institutional Arrangements
- Armed Forces
- Central Paramilitary Forces
- State Police Forces and Fire Services
- Civil Defence and Home Guards
- State Disaster Response Force (SDRF)
- Role of National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS) and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS)
- International Cooperation
4 Financial Arrangements
- Approach
- DM to be in-built in Developmental Plans
- National Disaster Response and Mitigation Funds
- Responsibilities of the Central Ministries and Departments
- State and District Level Arrangements
- Mitigation Projects
- Techno-Financial Regime
5 Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness 17
- Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
- Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Mapping
- Increasing Trend of Disasters in Urban Areas
- Critical Infrastructure
- Environmentally Sustainable Development
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Preparedness
- Role of Central Ministries and Departments, and States
- Forecasting and Early Warning Systems
- Communications and Information Technology (IT) Support
- Strengthening of the Emergency Operations Centres
- Medical Preparedness and Mass Casualty Management
- Training, Simulation and Mock Drills
- Partnerships for Mitigation and Preparedness
- Community Based Disaster Preparedness
- Stakeholders’ Participation
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Public-Private
- Partnership (PPP)
- Media Partnership
6 Techno-Legal Regime
- Techno-Legal Regime
- Revision of Municipal Regulations
- Land Use Planning
- Safe Construction Practices
- Compliance Regime
- Enforcement
7 Response
- Approach
- Role of the NEC
- Role of the Nodal and Other Central Ministries and Departments
- Role of State, District and Local Authorities
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Levels of Disasters
- Incident Command System (ICS)
- First and Other Key Responders
- Medical Response
- Animal Care
- Information and Media Partnership
8 Relief and Rehabilitation
- Approach
- Setting up of Temporary Relief Camps
- Management of Relief Supplies
- Review of Standards of Relief
- Temporary Livelihood Options and Socio-Economic Rehabilitation
- Provision of Intermediate Shelters
9 Reconstruction and Recovery
- Approach
- Owner Driven Reconstruction
- Speedy Reconstruction
- Linking Recovery with Safe Development
- Livelihood Restoration
10 Capacity Development
- Approach
- National Priorities
- Institutional Capacity Development
- Training of Communities
- Professional Technical Education
- DM Education in Schools
- Training of Artisans
- Training of Other Groups
- Licensing and Certification
11 Knowledge Management
- Approach
- Synergetic Application of Science and Technology
- Knowledge Institutions
- Knowledge Dissemination through Information and
- Communication Technologies (ICT)
- Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK)
- India Disaster Resource Network (IDRN)
- India Disaster Knowledge Network (IDKN)
- Documentation of Best Practices and Research
12.Research and Development
- Approach
- Institutional Arrangements
- Identification of Needs and Promotion of Research
13.Road Ahead
- Abbreviations