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Mint
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
Government forms National Crisis Management Committee to tackle major disasters
The Central government, on Wednesday, July 23, constituted the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by the cabinet secretary, for dealing with any situation of major disaster having national ramifications. In a notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said exercising the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8A of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (53 of 2005), the central government constituted the NCMC. The formation of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) comes days after relentless monsoon rains triggered widespread floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Manipur, among others reeling under floods, landslides. While the cabinet secretary will be the chairperson, the NCMC members will constitute of the Union home secretary, defence secretary, secretary (co-ordination), cabinet secretariat and member and head of department, the National Disaster Management Authority, reported PTI. The committee shall be the apex body for dealing with the situation arising out of a major disaster, which has national ramifications, the notification said. The chairperson of the NCMC may co-opt any expert or any officer either from the central government or the state government or any organisation, depending on the nature of the crisis, to assist the committee in performing its functions during a threatening disaster situation, an emerging disaster situation or a disaster. Here's what the National Crisis Management Committee will do: The NCMC shall evaluate preparedness to respond to any threatening disaster situation, emerging disaster situation or disaster and give directions, where necessary, for enhancing such preparedness. The NCMC shall coordinate and monitor actions of the concerned ministries or departments of the government of India, state governments, national authority, state authorities, governmental and non-governmental organisations in relation to disaster response. The NCMC shall give such directions as may be necessary for the proper coordination and monitoring of disaster response in the country, the notification said. (with inputs from PTI )
Hindustan Times
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Govt constitutes National Crisis Management Committee under amended DM Act
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday constituted the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under the recently amended Disaster Management Act to address situations involving major disasters with national ramifications. Raisina Hill area during sunset in New Delhi on July 7 (PTI FILE) The Disaster Management Act (Amendment) Act, 2025, which came into force on April 9, provided statutory status to certain organisations such as the National Crisis Management Committee, which had been in existence long before the 2005 Act was enacted. On Wednesday, the ministry of home affairs notified the Disaster Management National Crisis Management Committee (Procedure) Rules, 2025 and constituted the committee under cabinet secretary TV Somanathan. The home secretary, defence secretary, secretary (coordination) at the Cabinet Secretariat, and the member and head of department of the National Disaster Management Authority will be its members, the notification said. The home ministry order said NCMC would be 'the apex body for dealing with the situation arising out of a major disaster, which has national ramifications'. 'The chairperson of the NCMC may co-opt any expert or any officer either from the central government or the state government or any organisation, depending on the nature of the crisis, to assist the committee in performing its functions during a threatening disaster situation, an emerging disaster situation or a disaster,' the notification said. It added that NCMC would evaluate preparedness to respond to any threatening disaster situation, emerging disaster situation or disaster and give directions, where necessary, for enhancing such preparedness. 'The NCMC shall give such directions as may be necessary for the proper coordination and monitoring of disaster response in the country,' the order added. Currently, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has 16 operational battalions with a combined sanctioned strength of 18,581.
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Business Standard
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Govt constitutes crisis management body to deal with major disasters
The Centre on Wednesday constituted the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by the cabinet secretary, for dealing with any situation of major disaster having national ramifications. In a notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said exercising the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8A of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (53 of 2005), the central government constituted the NCMC. While the cabinet secretary will be the chairperson, Union home secretary, defence secretary, secretary (co-ordination), cabinet secretariat and member and head of department, the National Disaster Management Authority, will be the members of the committee. The committee shall be the apex body for dealing with the situation arising out of a major disaster, which has national ramifications, the notification said. The chairperson of the NCMC may co-opt any expert or any officer either from the central government or the state government or any organisation, depending on the nature of the crisis, to assist the committee in performing its functions during a threatening disaster situation, an emerging disaster situation or a disaster. The NCMC shall evaluate preparedness to respond to any threatening disaster situation, emerging disaster situation or disaster and give directions, where necessary, for enhancing such preparedness. The NCMC shall coordinate and monitor actions of the concerned ministries or departments of the government of India, state governments, national authority, state authorities, governmental and non-governmental organisations in relation to disaster response. The NCMC shall give such directions as may be necessary for the proper coordination and monitoring of disaster response in the country, the notification said. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
News18
6 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Govt constitutes crisis management body to deal with major disasters
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday constituted the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by the cabinet secretary, for dealing with any situation of major disaster having national ramifications. In a notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said exercising the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8A of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (53 of 2005), the central government constituted the NCMC. While the cabinet secretary will be the chairperson, Union home secretary, defence secretary, secretary (co-ordination), cabinet secretariat and member and head of department, the National Disaster Management Authority, will be the members of the committee. The committee shall be the apex body for dealing with the situation arising out of a major disaster, which has national ramifications, the notification said. The chairperson of the NCMC may co-opt any expert or any officer either from the central government or the state government or any organisation, depending on the nature of the crisis, to assist the committee in performing its functions during a threatening disaster situation, an emerging disaster situation or a disaster. The NCMC shall coordinate and monitor actions of the concerned ministries or departments of the government of India, state governments, national authority, state authorities, governmental and non-governmental organisations in relation to disaster response. The NCMC shall give such directions as may be necessary for the proper coordination and monitoring of disaster response in the country, the notification said. PTI ACB ACB KSS KSS view comments First Published: July 23, 2025, 21:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SC seeks response of Centre, states on plea for norms to prevent heatwave deaths
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Centre and states on a petition seeking nationwide regulations to prevent heatwave deaths of unorganised workers, labourers, and children, the worst sufferers. Lawyer Adil Sharfuddin moved the court, citing government data on the heatwave deaths over the past five years. (HT PHOTO) A bench of Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and justices K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi said the matter will be heard after four weeks. Delhi lawyer Adil Sharfuddin moved the court for the regulations, citing government data on the heatwave deaths over the past five years. Senior advocate MR Shamshad, who appeared for Sharfuddin, said the Rajasthan high court in April took suo motu cognisance of heatwave deaths. He added the high court urged the Union government to declare a national emergency when cities in north India were reeling under temperatures above 45°C. Shamshad said the high court proceedings have closed and there is no way to get a response from the Union government on whether it intends to come out with heat protection regulations with enforceable obligations on employers and state authorities to provide for flexible work hours, sufficient hydration, etc. He sought an action plan to mitigate the impact of heatwave conditions. The petition, filed through advocate Shashank Singh, cited data on heatwave deaths from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), National Centre for Disease Control, and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). In 2022, the NCRB recorded 730 such deaths. The plea said outdoor workers are the worst-affected due to these heat events as they have to work in scorching heat with little to no respite. It listed manual labourers, hawkers, garbage collectors, mine workers, brick kiln workers, and gig workers at high risk. 'As these jobs fall under the unorganised sector, with no social security and health care workers expose themselves to serious risk by carrying out their work even during the extreme heat days.' Heatwaves fall within the definition of 'disaster' as per the Disaster Management Act. The petition said that the NDMA is mandated to lay down policies, guidelines, and plans for reducing risk of heatwave NDMA issued non-binding guidelines in 2016 and 2019 on heatwave management. The petition sought mandatory regulations for uniform compliance across all states.
