The NCDM was established in 1995 as a division within the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi. It was later upgraded to the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) under the Disaster Management Act 2005.
National Institute of Disaster Management or NIDM was previously named as:
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2020 · Topic: The Governance System (Constitutional Bodies in Governance)
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Answer: A. National Centre of Disaster Management
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