Disaster Management Act, 2005

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The Disaster Management Act, 2005 is an Indian law that establishes the institutional and legal framework for comprehensive disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Act of Parliament ⓘ
disaster management law ⓘ
assentedBy President of India ⓘ
chairpersonOfNationalExecutiveCommittee Union Home Secretary of India ⓘ
containsProvisionFor National Disaster Mitigation Fund ⓘ
National Disaster Response Fund ⓘ
State Disaster Mitigation Funds ⓘ
State Disaster Response Funds ⓘ
funds for disaster mitigation ⓘ
funds for disaster response ⓘ
penalties for non-compliance ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateOfAssent 2005-12-23 ⓘ
dateOfCommencement 2005-12-26 ⓘ
definesTerm disaster ⓘ
disaster management ⓘ
mitigation ⓘ
preparedness ⓘ
reconstruction ⓘ
rehabilitation ⓘ
response ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
establishesBody District Disaster Management Authorities ⓘ
National Disaster Management Authority ⓘ
National Disaster Response Force ⓘ
National Executive Committee ⓘ
National Institute of Disaster Management ⓘ
State Disaster Management Authorities ⓘ
State Executive Committees ⓘ
headOfNDMA Prime Minister of India ⓘ
imposesDutyOn Central Government of India ⓘ
linked to: Government of India

State Governments of India ⓘ
local authorities in India ⓘ
ministries and departments of state governments ⓘ
ministries and departments of the Government of India ⓘ
jurisdiction Union and state governments of India ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
longTitle An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto ⓘ
primaryObjective capacity building for disaster management ⓘ
effective management of disasters ⓘ
mitigation of disasters ⓘ
preparedness for disasters ⓘ
prevention of disasters ⓘ
relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction after disasters ⓘ
response to disasters ⓘ
providesFor disaster mitigation plans ⓘ
disaster response plans ⓘ
district disaster management plans ⓘ
national disaster management policy ⓘ
state disaster management plans ⓘ
relatedTo National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009 ⓘ
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ⓘ
sector disaster risk reduction ⓘ
shortTitle Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
territorialExtent Whole of India ⓘ
usedFor legal basis for nationwide lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic in India ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2005 ⓘ

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National Disaster Response Force → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
National Disaster Management Authority → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
National Disaster Management Authority → establishedBy → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
Disaster Management Act, 2005 → shortTitle → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
NDRF → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
NDRF → establishedBy → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
District Disaster Management Authority → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
District Disaster Management Authority → governedBy → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
National Executive Committee (India) → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
subject linked to: National Executive Committee
State Executive Committees (India) → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
subject linked to: State Executive Committees
National Disaster Response Fund → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
State Disaster Mitigation Funds → legalFramework → Disaster Management Act, 2005 (India) ⓘ
linked to: Disaster Management Act, 2005
National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009 → basedOnLaw → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
State Disaster Response Forces → legalFramework → Disaster Management Act 2005 of India ⓘ
linked to: Disaster Management Act, 2005
National Institute of Disaster Management → legalBasis → Disaster Management Act, 2005 ⓘ
Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Puducherry → follows → Disaster Management Act, 2005 (India) ⓘ
linked to: Disaster Management Act, 2005