The Disaster Management Act `2005
An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- 3Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority
- 4Meetings of National Authority
- 5Appointment of officers and other employees of the National Authority
- 6Powers and functions of National Authority
- 7Constitution of advisory committee by National Authority
- 8Constitution of National Executive Committee
- 9Constitution of sub-committees
- 10Powers and functions of National Executive Committee
- 11National plan
- 12Guidelines for minimum standards of relief
- 13Relief in loan repayment, etc
STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- 14Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority
- 15Meetings of the State Authority
- 16Appointment of officers and other employees of State Authority
- 17Constitution of advisory committee by the State Authority
- 18Powers and functions of State Authority
- 19Guidelines for minimum standard of relief by State Authority
- 20Constitution of State Executive Committee
- 21Constitution of sub-committees by State Executive Committee
- 22Functions of the State Executive Committee
- 23State Plan
- 24Powers and functions of State Executive Committee in the event of threatening disaster situation
DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- 25Constitution of District Disaster Management Authority
- 26Powers of Chairperson of District Authority
- 27Meetings
- 28Constitution of advisory committees and other committees
- 29Appointment of officers and other employees of District Authority
- 30Powers and functions of District Authority
- 31District Plan
- 32Plans by different authorities at district level and their implementation
- 33Requisition by the District Authority
- 34Powers and functions of District Authority in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster
MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- 35Central Government to take measures
- 36Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
- 37Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
- 38State Government to take measures
- 39Responsibilities of departments of the State Government
- 40Disaster management plan of departments of State
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- 51Punishment for obstruction, etc
- 52Punishment for false claim
- 53Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
- 54Punishment for false warning
- 55Offences by Departments of the Government
- 56Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
- 57Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
- 58Offence by companies
- 59Previous sanction for prosecution
- 60Cognizance of offences
MISCELLANEOUS
- 61Prohibition against discrimination
- 62Power to issue direction by Central Government
- 63Powers to be made available for rescue operations
- 64Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances
- 65Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc
- 66Payment of compensation
- 67Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc
- 68Authentication of orders of decisions
- 69Delegation of powers
- 70Annual report
- 71Bar of jurisdiction of court
- 72Act to have overriding effect
- 73Action taken in good faith
- 74Immunity from legal process
- 75Power of Central Government to make rules
- 76Power to make regulations
- 77Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 78Power of State Government to make rules
- 79Power to remove difficulties