Q. Consider the following statements about National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA):
1. NDMA is the apex statutory body for disaster management in India.
2. Home minister acts as its chairperson.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Answer: A
Notes:
About National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA):
- NDMA is the apex statutory body for disaster management in India.
- The NDMA was formally constituted on 27th September 2006, in accordance with the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
- Composition:Prime Minister as its Chairperson and nine other members, and one such member to be designated as Vice-Chairperson.
- Mandate: Its primary purpose is to coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response.
- It is also the apex body to lay down policies, plans and guidelines for Disaster Management to ensure timely and effective response to disasters.
- Vision:To build a safer and disaster resilient India by a holistic, proactive, technology driven and sustainable development strategy that involves all stakeholders and fosters a culture of prevention, preparedness and mitigation.
Source: EPIC October 2021
