 BNPB is directly responsible to the President of Indonesia and the chairman is directly appointed by the President.On 20 August 1945, the Indonesian government established the Agency for Assisting Families of War Victims ("Badan Penolong Keluarga Korban Perang"; abbreviated as BPKKP) and its focus was to assist the war victims and their respective families during the Indonesian National Revolution.In 1966, the government established the Advisory Board of Central Natural Disaster Management ("Badan Pertimbangan Penanggulangan Bencana Alam Pusat"; abbreviated as BP2BA) through the Presidential Decree Number 256 of 1966.