Explanation : The Disaster Management (DM) Division
is the nodal division in Ministry of Home
Affairs (MBA) for disaster management On
23 December 2005, the Goveroment of India
enacted the Disaster ManagementAct, which
envisaged the creation of National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA), headed
by the Prime Minister, and State Disaster
Management Authorities (SDMAs) headed
by respective Chief Ministers, to spearhead
and implement a holistic and integrated
approach to Disaster Management in India.