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
STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
MISCELLANEOUS
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