TNPSC Thervupettagam

Disaster Management Amendment Bill, 2024

December 18 , 2024 7 days 99 0
  • The Lok Sabha has passed the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to amend the existing Disaster Management Act, 2005.
  • Its main proposals are
    • Creation of disaster databases at national and state level
    • Constitution of Urban Disaster Management Authority for state capital and large cities having municipal corporation, and
    • Constitution of State Disaster Response Force by the state governments.
  • The Bill provides a statutory status to existing bodies such as the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) and the High-Level Committee (HLC).

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