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Section 48: Establishment of funds by State Government.

The Disaster Management Act, 2005Central Act · Act 53 of 2005

(1) The State Government shall, immediately after notifications issued for constituting the State Authority and the District Authorities, establish for the purposes of this Act the following funds, namely:---

(a) the fund to be called the State Disaster Response Fund;

(b) the fund to be called the District Disaster Response Fund;

(c) the fund to be called the State Disaster Mitigation Fund;

(d) the fund to be called the District Disaster Mitigation Fund.

[(2) The State Government shall ensure that the funds established---

(i) under clauses (a) and (c) of sub-section (1) are available to the State Executive Committee and the State Authority respectively and are applied as per the guidelines issued by the Central Government in consultation with the National Authority;

(ii) under clauses(b) and (d) of sub-section (1) are available to the District Authority.]

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ActThe Disaster Management Act, 2005
Section48
Marginal noteEstablishment of funds by State Government.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • substituted, Act 10 of 2025. . Subs. by y Act 10 of 2025, s. 29, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 9-4-2025).

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