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Who is the ex-officio Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority?
1. Prime Minister
2. Union Home Minister
3. Union Finance Minister
4. Union Minister of Defense

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Prime Minister

The correct answer is Prime Minister.

  • The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister of India.
  • On 23 December 2005, the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, which envisaged the creation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
  • The NDMA may have no more than nine members including a Vice-Chairperson.
  • The tenure of the members of the NDMA shall be five years.

Prime Minister usually head/Chairman of several bodies, those are:

  • Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions (as Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions)
  • Cabinet Secretariat
  • Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
  • Cabinet Committee on Security
  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
  • NITI Aayog
  • Department of Atomic Energy
  • Department of Space
  • Nuclear Command Authority 

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