The TISS established the Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management (JTCDM) on 6 May 2006.

It brings together six decades of work by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in post-disasters relief and rehabilitation, as well as research and teaching on the subject. The JTCDM’s core agenda is the reinvention of disaster management in the country, by conducting critical research and training on disasters, vulnerability, appropriate technology and development. It also facilitates the setting up of holistic, accountable and participatory systems for disaster response and mitigation. The center's work is based on principles of social and environmental justice and human security.