The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) will function as nodal centre for Human Resource Development in the area of Disaster Mitigation and Response.

The NIDM, in partnership with other research institutions has capacity development as one of its major responsibilities, along with training, research, documentation and development of a national-level information base. The NIDM will network with other knowledge-based institutions and function closely, within the broad policies and guidelines laid down by the NDMA, and assist in imparting training to trainers, DM officials, etc. It shall also be responsible for synthesizing research activities. The NIDM will be geared towards emerging as a ‘centre of excellence’ at the national and international level