The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) has been constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005 with the nodal national responsibility for human resource development, capacity building, training, research, documentation and policy advocacy in the field of disaster management.
NIDM offers self-study courses for general public as well as government officials and other stakeholders who have role and responsibility of managing disasters. The courses under the programme could be accessed by anyone from anywhere in the country as per his/her convenience in flexi time free of cost. The aim of these courses is to create interest and raise the level of knowledge, skill and awareness on disaster management.