law: Disaster Management Act, 2005 
  8. Constitution of
  
  National Executive Committee.- 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall, immediately after issue of notification under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 3, constitute a National Executive Committee to
  
  assist the National Authority in the performance of its functions under this
  
  Act.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  National Executive Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:- 
  a.     
  
    the
  
  Secretary to the Government of India in charge of the Ministry or Department of
  
  the Central Government having administrative control of the disaster
  
  management, who shall be Chairperson, ex officio;
  b.    
  
    the
  
  Secretaries to the Government of India in the Ministries or Departments having
  
  administrative control of the agriculture, atomic energy, defence, drinking
  
  water supply, environment and forests, finance (expenditure), health, power,
  
  rural development, science and technology, space, telecommunication, urban
  
  development, water resources and the Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff of
  
  the Chiefs of Staff Committee, ex officio.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Chairperson of the National Executive Committee may invite any other officer of
  
  the Central Government or a State Government for taking part in any meeting of
  
  the National Executive Committee and shall exercise such powers and perform
  
  such functions as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation
  
  with the National Authority.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  procedure to be followed by the National Executive Committee in exercise of its
  
  powers and discharge of its functions shall be such as may be prescribed by the
  
  Central Government.