The Disasters Management Act, 2005

 

The Disasters Management Act, 2005[edit]

Main article: Disaster Management Act, 2005

The Disaster Management Act was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 12 2005 and by the Rajya Sabha on 28 November 2005. It received the assent of the President of India on 2005 December 23. The Act calls for the establishment of a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), with the Prime Minister of India as chairperson. The NDMA has not more than nine members at a time, including a Vice-Chairperson. The tenure of the members of the NDMA is 5 years. The NDMA which was initially established on 30 May 2005 by executive order, was constituted under Section-3(1) of the Disaster Management Act, on 27 September 2005. The NDMA is responsible for "laying down the policies, plans, and guidelines for disaster management and to ensure a very timely and effective response to the disaster". Under section 6 of the Act, it is responsible for "laying down guidelines to be followed by the State Authorities in drawing up the country Plans".

Disaster Management Plan[edit]

On 1 June 2016,Late Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, the Ex-President of India, launched the Disaster Management Plan of India, which seeks to provide help and direction to the agencies for prevention, mitigation and management of disasters. This is the first plan nationally since the enactment of the Disaster Management Act of 2005.^[1]