Section 49. Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments

49. Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments. —(1) Every Ministry or Department of the Government of India shall make provisions, in its annual budget, for funds for the purposes of carrying out the activities and programmes set out in its disaster management plan. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall, mutatis mutandis , apply to departments of the Government of the State. — 50. Emergency procurement and accounting. Where by reason of any threatening disaster situation or disaster, the National Authority or the State Authority or the District Authority[5] [or the Urban Authority] is satisfied that immediate procurement of provisions or materials or the immediate application — of resources are necessary for rescue or relief, (a) it may authorise the concerned department or authority to make the emergency procurement and in such case, the standard procedure requiring inviting of tenders shall be deemed to be waived; (b) a certificate about utilisation of provisions or materials by the controlling officer authorised by the National Authority, State Authority or District Authority[5] [or Urban Authority], as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a valid document or voucher for the purpose of accounting of emergency, procurement of such provisions or materials. 1. Subs. by Act 10 of 2025, s. 27, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 9-4-2025). 2. Subs. by s. 28, ibid ., for "for projects exclusively for the purpose of mitigation" (w.e.f. 9-4-2025). 3. Subs. by s. 28, ibid ., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 9-4-2025). 4. Subs. by s. 29, ibid ., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 9-4-2025). 5. Ins. by s. 30, ibid . (w.e.f. 9-4-2025).