Govt downgrades posts of NDMA vice-chairman and members
21 Sept 2014 4:08 AM IST
Government has downgraded the posts of the vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) from the rank of Union Cabinet minister to the Cabinet secretary.
The status of the members of the NDMA has also been reduced from the rank of the Union minister of state to the secretary of the Union government.
The decision to downgrade the posts of the NDMA office- bearers was taken on Friday by the Home Ministry in consultation with prime minister Narendra Modi, Home Ministry sources said.
The prime minister is the chairman of the NDMA. The government is expected to reconstitute the NDMA soon and as per plans the Authority would have just four or five members with the prime minister as the chairman.
None of these members would be politician but persons with technical knowledge who can help the government in disaster mitigation and rescue efforts, sources said.
The status of the members of the NDMA has also been reduced from the rank of the Union minister of state to the secretary of the Union government.
The decision to downgrade the posts of the NDMA office- bearers was taken on Friday by the Home Ministry in consultation with prime minister Narendra Modi, Home Ministry sources said.
The prime minister is the chairman of the NDMA. The government is expected to reconstitute the NDMA soon and as per plans the Authority would have just four or five members with the prime minister as the chairman.
None of these members would be politician but persons with technical knowledge who can help the government in disaster mitigation and rescue efforts, sources said.
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