The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) works under the aegis of

The National Disaster Management Authority functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs, with the Prime Minister as its chairperson.

The Ministry of Earth Sciences oversees forecasting bodies such as the meteorological department, not the apex disaster authority.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change handles ecological regulation rather than disaster response.

The Department of Space under the space agency supplies satellite support but does not house this authority.

It was set up under the Disaster Management Act of 2005 as the apex planning body.

It lays down policies and guidelines that state and district authorities then implement.