Management Structure and Organizational Overview
As per the National Institute of Disaster Management Rules, 2006, it has two bodies namely the Institute Body and the Governing Body. The Institute Body consists of 42 members comprising Secretaries of various Nodal Ministries/Departments of Government of India and State Governments, heads of relevant national-level scientific, research and technical organizations, besides eminent scientists and DRR practitioners. Hon'ble Union Home Minister is the President of the Institute. NIDM has been working within the broad policies and guidelines laid down by the National Disaster Management Authority.
The Institute has a Governing Body of 14 members chaired by the Vice Chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority and the Home Secretary as Vice Chairperson. Since the Vice Chairperson post of NDMA is vacant, the Home Secretary is the Chairperson of the Governing Body. The Executive Director runs the day-to-day administration of the Institute.
The Institute has the following six academic divisions:
- Governance & Inclusive DRR Division (GIDRR)
- Disaster Response & Recovery Division (DR&R)
- Geo-Meteorological Risk Management Division (GMRD)
- Resilient Infrastructure Division (RID)
- CBRN & Cyber Risk Management Division (CRMD)
- Environmental Disaster Risk Management Division (EDRM)
Besides these divisions, the Institute has 21 centres and 7 functional coordination cells.
