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The Disaster Management Act

An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2005
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

  • 3
     Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority
  • 4
     Meetings of National Authority
  • 5
     Appointment of officers and other employees of the National Authority
  • 6
     Powers and functions of National Authority
  • 7
     Constitution of advisory committee by National Authority
  • 8
     Constitution of National Executive Committee
  • 9
     Constitution of sub-committees
  • 10
     Powers and functions of National Executive Committee
  • 11
     National plan
  • 12
     Guidelines for minimum standards of relief
  • 13
     Relief in loan repayment, etc

  • STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

  • 14
     Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority
  • 15
     Meetings of the State Authority
  • 16
     Appointment of officers and other employees of State Authority
  • 17
     Constitution of advisory committee by the State Authority
  • 18
     Powers and functions of State Authority
  • 19
     Guidelines for minimum standard of relief by State Authority
  • 20
     Constitution of State Executive Committee
  • 21
     Constitution of sub-committees by State Executive Committee
  • 22
     Functions of the State Executive Committee
  • 23
     State Plan
  • 24
     Powers and functions of State Executive Committee in the event of threatening disaster situation

  • DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

  • 25
     Constitution of District Disaster Management Authority
  • 26
     Powers of Chairperson of District Authority
  • 27
     Meetings
  • 28
     Constitution of advisory committees and other committees
  • 29
     Appointment of officers and other employees of District Authority
  • 30
     Powers and functions of District Authority
  • 31
     District Plan
  • 32
     Plans by different authorities at district level and their implementation
  • 33
     Requisition by the District Authority
  • 34
     Powers and functions of District Authority in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster

  • MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

  • 35
     Central Government to take measures
  • 36
     Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
  • 37
     Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
  • 38
     State Government to take measures
  • 39
     Responsibilities of departments of the State Government
  • 40
     Disaster management plan of departments of State

  • LOCAL AUTHORITIES

  • 41
     Functions of the local authority

  • NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

  • 42
     National Institute of Disaster Management
  • 43
     Officers and other employees of the National Institute

  • NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE

  • 44
     National Disaster Response Force
  • 45
     Control, direction, etc

  • FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

  • 46
     National Disaster Response Fund
  • 47
     National Disaster Mitigation Fund
  • 48
     Establishment of funds by State Government
  • 49
     Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments
  • 50
     Emergency procurement and accounting

  • OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

  • 51
     Punishment for obstruction, etc
  • 52
     Punishment for false claim
  • 53
     Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
  • 54
     Punishment for false warning
  • 55
     Offences by Departments of the Government
  • 56
     Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
  • 57
     Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
  • 58
     Offence by companies
  • 59
     Previous sanction for prosecution
  • 60
     Cognizance of offences

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 61
     Prohibition against discrimination
  • 62
     Power to issue direction by Central Government
  • 63
     Powers to be made available for rescue operations
  • 64
     Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances
  • 65
     Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc
  • 66
     Payment of compensation
  • 67
     Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc
  • 68
     Authentication of orders of decisions
  • 69
     Delegation of powers
  • 70
     Annual report
  • 71
     Bar of jurisdiction of court
  • 72
     Act to have overriding effect
  • 73
     Action taken in good faith
  • 74
     Immunity from legal process
  • 75
     Power of Central Government to make rules
  • 76
     Power to make regulations
  • 77
     Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  • 78
     Power of State Government to make rules
  • 79
     Power to remove difficulties