Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Disaster Management
In news
Recently, National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) was in news with regard to Cyclone Nivar.
Important value additions
At the national level, Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) are the key committees involved in the top-level decision-making wrt Disaster Management (DM).
It deals with major crisis which have serious or national ramifications.
Key functions: (1) Oversee the Command, Control and Coordination of the disaster response; (2) Give direction to the Crisis Management Group (CMG) as deemed necessary.
Composition: Cabinet Secretary (Chairperson); Secretaries of Ministries / Departments and agencies with specific Disaster management responsibilities.
