**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs, issued on September 22, 2025, designates various ministries and departments within the Government of India to be responsible for the monitoring, early warning, prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and capacity building in response to specified disasters. This is done in accordance with the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Ministry Designations:** The notification assigns responsibilities to specific ministries and departments for managing different types of disasters.
* **Disaster Management Act, 2005:** The designations are made under the authority of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, specifically section 35.
* **Responsibilities:** The designated ministries and departments are responsible for monitoring, early warning, prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and capacity building related to the disasters assigned to them.
* **Collaboration:** The designated entities are expected to collaborate with other related agencies or stakeholders.
* **Ministry of Defence:** Responsible for Avalanches and Oil Spills.
* **Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:** Responsible for Biological Disasters.
* **Ministry of Earth Sciences:** Responsible for Cold Wave, Cyclone or Tornado and Earthquake (for early warning only).
* **Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare:** Responsible for Frost and Cold Wave, Drought, Hailstorm and Pest Attack.
* **Ministry of Jal Shakti:** Responsible for Floods and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood.
* **Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs:** Responsible for Floods - Urban (excluding early warning).
* **Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change:** Responsible for Forest Fire and Industrial and Chemical Disasters.
* **Ministry of Mines:** Responsible for Landslides.
* **Department of Atomic Energy:** Responsible for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Government Ministries/Departments**
* **Impact:** Designated Ministries and Departments now have defined responsibilities for specific disaster management activities.
* **Action Required:** Ministries and Departments must prepare to execute their responsibilities under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, which include monitoring, early warning, prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and capacity building in response to specific disasters assigned to them.
**Related Agencies and Stakeholders**
* **Impact:** Must coordinate with designated Ministries and Departments
* **Action Required:** To cooperate and coordinate with the designated ministries and departments in accordance with Section 36 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Key Entities Referenced
Disaster Management Act, 2005: Governs disaster management, assigning roles and responsibilities to different ministries and departments.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry issuing the notification related to disaster management responsibilities.
Ministry of Defence: Assigned the responsibility for avalanches and oil spills.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Assigned responsibility for biological disasters.
Ministry of Earth Sciences: Assigned responsibilities for early warning of cold waves, cyclones/tornadoes, and earthquakes.
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No. 4135] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025/BHADRA 31, 1947
गहृ मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 22 जसतम्ब र, 2025
का.आ. 4253(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, आपदा प्रबंधन अजधजनयम, 2005 (2005 का 53) की धारा 35 की
उप-धारा (2) के खंड (जक) के साथ पठित उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारत सरकार के, नीच े
दी गई सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (3) में यथा उजल्लजखत, जनम्नजलजखत मंत्रालयों या जिभाग को अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै जजनके पास
उि अजधजनयम की धारा 36 के अनुसार अन्द्य संबंजधत एजेंजसयों या पणधाठरयों के सहयोग से, उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2)
में उजल्लजखत आपदाओं स ेउद्दभतू जिजभन्न पठरसंकटों से होने िाली आपदाओं के संबंध में जनगरानी, पूिव चेतािनी, रोकथाम,
िमन, तैयारी और क्षमता जनमाणव की जजम्मेदारी होगी, अथावत:् -
ताजलका
क्रम स.ं आपदा मत्रं ालय या जिभाग
(1) (2) (3)
1. (क) जहमस्ट्खलन रक्षा मंत्रालय
(ख) तेल ठरसाि
2. जैजिक आपदाएँ स्ट्िास्ट््य और पठरिार कल्याण मंत्रालय
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3. (क) िीत लहर पृ्िी जिज्ञान मंत्रालय
(केिल पूिव चेतािनी के जलए)
(ख) चक्रिात या बिंडर (टॉनैडो)
(ग) भूकम्प
(घ) लू
(ङ) जबजली जगरना
(च) सुनामी
(छ) ओलािृजि
(ज) भारी िर्ाव
4. (क) फ्रॉस्ट्ट और िीत लहर कृजर् और दकसान कल्याण मंत्रालय
(ख) सूखा
(ग) ओलािृजि
(घ) नािक जीि के हमले
5. (क) बाढ़ जल िजि मंत्रालय
(ख) जहमनद झील जिस्ट्फोट बाढ़ (ग्लोफ़)
6. बाढ़ – िहरी (पूिव चेतािनी को छोड़कर) आिासन और िहरी कायव मंत्रालय
7. (क) िन अजि पयाविरण, िन और जलिायु पठरितवन मंत्रालय
(ख) औद्योजगक और रासायजनक आपदाएँ
8. भूस्ट्खलन खान मंत्रालय
9. परमाणु और रेजडयो-लॉजीकल आपातजस्ट्थजत परमाणु ऊजाव जिभाग
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डॉ. राजेि गुप्ता, संयुक् त सजचि
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd September, 2025.
S.O. 4253(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (ha) of sub-section
(2) of section 35 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (53 of 2005), the Central Government hereby notifies the
following Ministries or Department of the Government of India as mentioned in column (3) of the Table below which
shall have the responsibility for monitoring, early warning, prevention, mitigation, preparedness and capacity building
with regard to disaster arising from various hazards, against the disasters mentioned in column (2) of the said Table, in
collaboration with other related agencies or stakeholders in accordance with section 36 of the said Act, namely:-
TABLE
S.No. Disaster Ministry or Department
(1) (2) (3)
1. (a) Avalanche Ministry of Defence
(b) Oil Spills
2. Biological Disasters Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3. (a) Cold Wave Ministry of Earth Sciences
(b) Cyclone or Tornado (For early warning only)
(c) Earthquake[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
(d) Heat Wave
(e) Lightning
(f) Tsunami
(g) Hail Storms
(h) Heavy Rainfall
4. (a) Frost and Cold Wave Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(b) Drought
(c) Hailstorm
(d) Pest Attack
5. (a) Floods Ministry of Jal Shakti
(b) Glacial Lake Outburst Flood
6. Floods – Urban (excluding early Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
warning)
7. (a) Forest Fire Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
(b) Industrial and Chemical
Disasters
8. Landslides Ministry of Mines
9. Nuclear and Radiological Department of Atomic Energy
Emergencies
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Dr. RAJESH GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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