India, July 23 -- The government on Wednesday constituted the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under the recently amended Disaster Management Act to address situations involving major disasters with national ramifications.

The Disaster Management Act (Amendment) Act, 2025, which came into force on April 9, provided statutory status to certain organisations such as the National Crisis Management Committee, which had been in existence long before the 2005 Act was enacted.

On Wednesday, the ministry of home affairs notified the Disaster Management National Crisis Management Committee (Procedure) Rules, 2025 and constituted the committee under cabinet secretary TV Somanathan.

The home secretary, defence secretary, secretary (coo...