The Disaster Management Act, 2005

Sections

1. I — PRELIMINARY
2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
3. III — STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES
4. 2Cls. (a) and (c) omitted by s. 13, ibid . (w.e.f. 9-4-2025)
5. X — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
6. 3Numbered and ins. by s. 33, ibid . (w.e.f. 9-4-2025)
7. II — THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
8. 4Meetings of National Authority
9. 6Powers and functions of National Authority
10. 7Constitution of advisory committee by National Authority
11. 8Constitution of National Executive Committee
12. 8ANational Crisis Management Committee
13. 8BHigh Level Committee
14. 9Constitution of sub-committees
15. 10Powers and functions of National Executive Committee
16. 11National Plan
17. III — STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES
18. 14Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority
19. 15Meetings of the State Authority
20. 16Appointment of officers and other employees of State Authority
21. 17Constitution of advisory committee by the State Authority
22. 18Powers and functions of State Authority
23. 19[
24. 20Constitution of State Executive Committee
25. 21Constitution of sub-committees by State Executive Committee
26. 22Functions of the State Executive Committee
27. 23State Plan
28. 24Powers and functions of State Executive Committee in the event of threatening disaster situation
29. IV — DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
30. 25Constitution of District Disaster Management Authority
31. 26Powers of Chairperson of District Authority
32. 27Meetings
33. 28Constitution of advisory committees and other committees
34. 29Appointment of officers and other employees of District Authority
35. 30Powers and functions of District Authority
36. 31District Plan
37. 33Requisition by the District Authority
38. 34Powers and functions of District Authority in the event of any threatening disaster situation or dis
39. V — MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
40. 35Central Government to take measures
41. 36Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
42. 37Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
43. 38State Government to take measures
44. 39Responsibilities of departments of the State Government
45. 40Disaster management plan of departments of State
46. VI — LOCAL AUTHORITIES
47. 41Functions of the local authority
48. 41AUrban Disaster Management Authority
49. VII — NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
50. 42National Institute of Disaster Management
51. 43Officers, employees, experts and consultants of National Institute
52. VIII — 2[DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE]
53. 44National Disaster Response Force
54. 44AState Disaster Response Force
55. 45Control, direction, etc
56. IX — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
57. 46National Disaster Response Fund
58. 47National Disaster Mitigation Fund
59. 48Establishment of funds by State Government
60. 49Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments
61. X — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
62. 52Punishment for false claim
63. 53Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
64. 54Punishment for false warning
65. 55Offences by Departments of the Government
66. 56Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
67. 57Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
68. 58Offence by companies
69. 59Previous sanction for prosecution
70. 60Cognizance of offences
71. XI — MISCELLANEOUS
72. 61Prohibition against discrimination
73. 63Powers to be made available for rescue operations
74. 65Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc
75. 66Payment of compensation
76. 68Authentication of orders or decisions
77. 69Delegation of powers
78. 70Annual report
79. 71Bar of jurisdiction of court
80. 72Act to have overriding effect
81. 74Immunity from legal process
82. 75Power of Central Government to make rules
83. 76Power to make regulations
84. 78Power of State Government to make rules
85. 79Power to remove difficulties