National Crisis Management Committee

It is a committee set up by Government of India in the wake of natural calamity for effective coordination and implementation of relief measures and operations

It is country’s apex body to handle any emergency. This committee also issues directions to the Crisis Management Group

Crisis Management Group

It deals with matters relating to relief in the wake of major natural calamities. It includes Relief Commissioner and other nodal officers from various concerned Ministries.

Following are functions of the group

To review contingency plans formulated by various Ministries
To review measures required for dealing with a natural disaster
To coordinate the activities of the Central Ministries and the State Governments in relation to disaster preparedness & re

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 with respect to Disaster Management (DM).

A National Crisis Management Committee(NCMC) has been constituted in the Cabinet Secretariat.

It deals with major crisis which have serious or national ramifications.

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Key functions:

Oversee the Command, Control and Coordination of the disaster response.

Give direction to the Crisis Management Group (CMG) as deemed necessary.