law: Disaster Management Act, 2005 
  Chapter VII: National
  
  Institute of Disaster Management 
  42. National
  
  Institute of Disaster Management.- 
  1.     
  
    With
  
  effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the
  
  Official Gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall be constituted an institute
  
  to be called the National Institute of Disaster Management.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  National Institute of Disaster Management shall consist of such number of
  
  members as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  term of office of, and vacancies among, members of the National Institute of
  
  Disaster Management and manner of filling such vacancies shall be such as may
  
  be prescribed.
  4.     
  
    There
  
  shall be a governing body of the National Institute of Disaster Management
  
  which shall be constituted by the Central Government from amongst the members
  
  of the National Institute of Disaster Management in such manner as may be
  
  prescribed.
  5.     
  
    The
  
  governing body of the National Institute of Disaster Management shall exercise
  
  such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations.
  6.     
  
    The
  
  procedure to be followed in excercise of its powers and discharge of its
  
  functions by the governing body, and the term of office of, and the manner of
  
  filling vacancies among the members of the governing body, shall be such as may
  
  be prescribed by regulations.
  7.     
  
    Until
  
  the regulations are made under this section, the Central Government may make
  
  such regulations; and any regulation so made may be altered or rescinded by the
  
  National Institute of Disaster Management in exercise of its powers.
  8.     
  
    Subject
  
  to the provisions of this Act, the National Institute of Disaster Management
  
  shall function within the broad policies and guidelines laid down by the
  
  National Authority and be responsible for planning and promoting training and
  
  research in the area of disaster management, documentation and development of
  
  national level information base relating to disaster management policies,
  
  prevention mechanisms and mitigation measures.
  9.     
  
    Without
  
  prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in sub-section (8), the
  
  National Institute, for the discharge of its functions, may - 
  a.     
  
    develop
  
  training modules, undertake research and documentation in disaster management
  
  and organise training programmes;
  b.    
  
    formulate
  
  and implement a comprehensive human resource development plan covering all
  
  aspects of disaster management;
  c.     
  
    provide
  
  assistance in national level policy formulation;
  d.    
  
    provide
  
  required assistance to the training and research institutes for development of
  
  training and research programmes for stakeholders including Government
  
  functionaries and undertake training of faculty members of the State level
  
  training institutes;
  e.     
  
    provide
  
  assistance to the State Governments and State training institutes in the
  
  formulation of State level policies, strategies, disaster management framework
  
  and any other assistance as may be required by the State Governments or State
  
  training institutes for capacity-building of stakeholders, Government including
  
  its functionaries, civil society members, corporate sector and people's elected
  
  representatives;
  f.     
  
    develop
  
  educational materials for disaster management including academic and
  
  professional courses;
  g.    
  
    promote
  
  awareness among stakeholders including college or school teachers and students,
  
  technical personnel and others associated with multi-hazard mitigation,
  
  preparedness and response measures;
  h.     
  
    undertake,
  
  organise and facilitate study courses, conferences, lectures, seminars within
  
  and outside the country to promote the aforesaid objects;
  i.      
  
    undertake
  
  and provide for publication of journals, research papers and books and
  
  establish and maintain libraries in furtherance of the aforesaid objects;
  j.      
  
    do
  
  all such other lawful things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment
  
  of the above objects; and
  k.     
  
    undertake
  
  any other function as may be assigned to it by the Central Government.