The paper deals with the present state of natural disaster mitigation & management in India, & the proposed strategy to be followed in reducing impact of Natural Disaster by proper education & training. In last more than twenty years; India has experienced heavy floods, cyclones, landslides & earthquakes almost every year. Death, destruction & loss because of natural & manmade disasters are becoming more rather than less frequent. It has also been experienced that the country is not adequately prepared to deal with consequences of these disasters. The experience suggests that there is an urgent need for a proper disaster management strategy that is focused, well co-coordinated & prepared for all obvious eventualities so that its impact is reduced. The paper mainly focused on requirement of education & training on various aspects of disaster management & has finally recommended various comprehensive measures to be taken. The author was actively associated with Rapid assessment of large number of earth quake affected buildings in various places in India. The major reasons leading to failures of large number of structures have been analyzed, their remedial measures discussed, & deliberated by special emphasized on education & training, for reduction of its impact in future.