Correct Answer - Option 2 : Prime Minister
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.
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Composition: Prime Minister as its Chairperson and nine other members, and one such member to be designated as Vice-Chairperson.
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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 a timely and effective response to disasters.
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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.
Thus, the Prime Minister is the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority.