Section 37 · Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India

(1) Every Ministry or Department of the Government of India shall—

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(a) prepare a disaster management plan specifying the following particulars, namely:—

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(i) the measures to be taken by it for prevention and mitigation of disasters in accordance with the National Plan;

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(ii) the specifications regarding integration of mitigation measures in its development plans in accordance with the guidelines of the National Authority and the National Executive Committee;

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(iii) its roles and responsibilities in relation to preparedness and capacity-building to deal with any threatening disaster situation or disaster;

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(iv) its roles and responsibilities in regard to promptly and effectively responding to any threatening disaster situation or disaster;

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(v) the present status of its preparedness to perform the roles and responsibilities specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv);

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(vi) the measures required to be taken in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv);

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(b) review and update annually the plan referred to in clause (a);

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(c) forward a copy of the plan referred to in clause (a) or clause (b), as the case may be, to the Central Government which Government shall forward a copy thereof to the National Authority for its approval.

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(2) Every Ministry or Department of the Government of India shall—

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(a) make, while preparing disaster management plan under clause (a) of sub-section (1), provisions for financing the activities specified therein;

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(b) furnish a status report regarding the implementation of the plan referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) to the National Authority, as and when required by it.

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