National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016

NDMP was launched in 2016 with the objective of providing a framework and direction to the government agencies for all phases of disaster management cycle. The NDMP is a dynamic document in the sense that it will be periodically improved keeping up with the emerging global best practices and knowledge bases in disaster management.

  • Vision: “Make India disaster resilient across all sectors, achieve substantial and inclusive disaster risk reduction by building local capacities starting with the poor and decreasing significantly the loss of lives, livelihoods, and assets in different forms including economic, physical, social, cultural, and environmental while enhancing the ability to cope with disasters at all levels.”

Highlights of the NDMP 2016

  • The NDMP has been aligned broadly with the goals and priorities set out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - 2030.
  • For each hazard, the approach used in this national plan incorporates the four priorities enunciated in the Sendai Framework into the planning framework for Disaster Risk Reduction under the five Thematic Areas for Actions:
    1. Understanding Risk
    2. Inter-Agency Coordination
    3. Investing in DRR – Structural Measures
    4. Investing in DRR – Non-Structural Measures
    5. Capacity Development
  • The Response part of the Plan has identified eighteen broad activities which have been arranged into a matrix to be served as a ready reckoner
  • Early Warning, Maps, Satellite inputs, Information Dissemination
  • Evacuation of People and Animals
  • Search and Rescue of People and Animals
  • Medical Care
  • Drinking Water/ Dewatering Pumps/ Sanitation Facilities/ Public Health
  • Food & Essential Supplies
  • Communication
  • Housing and Temporary Shelters
  • Power
  • Fuel
  • Transportation
  • Relief Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Disposal of Animal Carcasses
  • Fodder for livestock in scarcity-hit areas
  • Rehabilitation and Ensuring Safety of Livestock and other Animals, Veterinary Care
  • Data Collection and Management
  • Relief Employment
  • Media Relations
  • The Plan has also incorporated a Chapter on Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance. The generalized responsibility matrix given in this section summarizes the themes for strengthening Disaster Risk Governance and specifies agencies at the Centre and State with their respective roles. The matrix has six thematic areas in which Central and State Governments have to take actions to strengthen disaster risk governance:
    • Mainstream and integrate DRR and Institutional Strengthening
    • Capacity Development
    • Promote Participatory Approaches
    • Work with Elected Representatives
    • Grievance Redress Mechanism
    • Promote Quality Standards, Certifications, and Awards for Disaster Risk Management

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