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Posts of six members including Vice-Chairperson in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) are falling vacant by end-September/early-October, 2010. The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited applications for these posts by September 5, 2010. For details, the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (http://mha.nic.in) may be visited.
NDMA is a statutory body established under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 for laying down policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management for ensuring timely and effective response to disasters arising from natural and manmade causes. The Authority has nine Members including a Vice-Chairperson. The Prime Minister of India is the ex-officio Chairperson of the NDMA.