National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authorityराष्ट्रिय विपद् जोखिम न्यूनीकरण तथा व्यवस्थापन प्राधिकरण

What does it do?

• Exists under the Ministry for the effective operation and management of disaster management activities, works under the direct supervision and control of the Executive Committee, and serves as secretariat of the Council and the Executive Committee. giwmscdnone.gov.np DRRM Act 2074, s.10(1), (2), (4)
• “This authority acts as a central resource body related to disaster risk reduction and management.” ndrrma.gov.np Introduction (website content feed)
• “(a) To implement and execute plans, programs and decisions approved by the Council and Executive Committee,” ndrrma.gov.np Introduction, list of work, duties and powers (website content feed)

Which law set it up?

What the law says is summarised with section numbers, not quoted, because text copied from the official PDFs is not reliable.

Law

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2074विपद् जोखिम न्यूनिकरण तथा व्यवस्थापन ऐन, २०७४

Section

Section 10(1) (प्राधिकरणको स्थापना)

Official text

lawcommission.gov.np

History

“The authority was established on 29/07/2076 with the appointment of the executive head.” ndrrma.gov.np Introduction (website content feed)

Who leads it and who oversees it?

Head

Dr. Dharam Raj Uprety, Chief Executive (कार्यकारी प्रमुख) ndrrma.gov.np Checked 2026-10-16

Falls under

Ministry of Home Affairsगृह मन्त्रालय giwmscdnone.gov.np DRRM Act 2074, s.10(1) read with s.2(ट)

Website

ndrrma.gov.np