Section 45 of Disaster Management Act 2005 - Control, direction, etc

The general superintendence, direction and control of the Force shall be vested and exercised by the National Authority and the command and supervision of the Force shall
vest in an officer to be appointed by the Central Government as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force.

 

CHAPTER IX FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 46 of Disaster Management Act 2005 - National Disaster Response Fund

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a fund to be called the National Disaster Response Fund for meeting any threatening disaster situation or disaster and there shall be credited thereto-

(a) an amount which the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf provide;

(b) any grants that may be made by any person or institution for the purpose of disaster management. 

 

 

 

(2) The National Disaster Response Fund shall be made available to the National Executive Committee to be applied towards meeting the expenses for emergency response, relief and rehabilitation in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Central Government in consultation with the National Authority.

 

Section 47 of Disaster Management Act 2005 - National Disaster Mitigation Fund

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Fund to be called the National Disaster Mitigation Fund for projects exclusively for the purpose of mitigation and there shall be credited thereto such amount which the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, provide.

(2) The National Disaster Mitigation Fund shall be applied by the National Authority.