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Management Act, on 27 September 2006. The NDMA is responsible for "laying down the policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management" and to ensure "timely and effective response to 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 State Plans".
260:(NGOs), elected local representatives, local communities and civic group; and for fostering a hierarchical, bureaucratic, command and control, 'top down', approach that gives the central, state, and district authorities sweeping powers. It is also alleged that the "Act became a law almost at the will of the bureaucrats who framed it." 149:
the Chairperson, ex officio. The Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, is an ex officio member of the NEC. The NEC under section of the Act is responsible for the preparation of the National Disaster Management Plan for the whole country and to ensure that it is "reviewed and updated annually".
183:"for the purpose of specialist response to a threatening disaster situation or disaster" under a Director General to be appointed by the Central Government. In September 2014 Kashmir-floods NDRF along with the armed forces played a vital role in rescuing the locals and tourists. On January 23, 2022 on the occasion of Netaji 118:, 2005 has 11 chapters and 79 sections. The Act extends to the whole of India. The Act provides effective management of disasters and for matters connected there with or incidental "thereto". The main focus of this act is to provide the people who are affected with disasters, their life back and helping them. 247:
and the Central government for alleged failure to implement the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The petitioner alleged that the non-implementation of the Disaster Management Act by the Government of Uttarakhand endangered the lives of citizens. He sought "reasonable ex-gratia assistance on account
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All State Governments are mandated under Section 14 of the act to establish a State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). The SDMA consists of the Chief Minister of the State, who is the Chairperson, and no more than eight members appointed by the Chief Minister. State Executive Committee is
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in the Ministries of home, agriculture, atomic energy, defence, drinking water supply, environment and forests, finance (expenditure), health, power, rural development, science and technology, space, telecommunication, urban development, and water resources, with the Home secretary serving as
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as chairperson. The NDMA may have no more than nine members including a Vice-Chairperson. The tenure of the members of the NDMA shall be five years. The NDMA which was initially established on 30 May 2005 by an executive order, was constituted under Section-3(1) of the Disaster
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responsible (Section 22) for drawing up the state disaster management plan, and implementing the National Plan. The SDMA is mandated under section 28 to ensure that all the departments of the State prepare disaster management plans as prescribed by the National and State Authorities.
369:"The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, [Part II, Section 3(i)] Notification: Disaster Management( Terms of office and Conditions of Service of members of the National Authority and payment of Allowances to members of Advisory Committee) Rules, 2006" 166:
The Chairperson of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will be the Collector or District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of the district. The elected representative of the area is member of the DDMA as an
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The Act under Section 8 enjoins the Central Government to Constitute a National Executive Committee (NEC) to assist the National Authority. The NEC is composed of Secretary level officers of the
203:. Section 46-50, mandates the funds for Disaster Mitigation at various levels. The Act provides for civil and criminal liabilities for those who violate the provision of the Act. 521: 562: 248:
of loss of life, damage to houses and for restoration of means of livelihood to victims of flash floods in Uttarakhand under the Disaster Management Act".
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The implementation of the National Disaster Act, 2005 has been slow, and slack. On 22 July 2013
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125th anniversary, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 8th battalion awarded for
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The Act calls for the establishment of National Disaster Management Authority (
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The Section 44–45 of the Act provides for constituting a
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Justices A K Patnaik and M Y Eqbal in response to a
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Parliament of India
Long title
Parliament of India
Rajya Sabha
Parliament of India
Lok Sabha
President of India
Act
NDMA
Prime Minister of India
Government of India
ex officio
National Disaster Response Force
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar
National Institute of Disaster Management
Indian Supreme Court
Public Interest Litigation
Uttarakhand
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Non-governmental organizations


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