(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ''Act" means the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 53 of 2005);
(b) ''Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee constituted by the State Authority or District Disaster Management Authority, as the case may be;
(c) ''Authority" means the State Disaster Management Authority or the District Disaster Management Authority, as the case may be;
(d) ''District Authority" means the District Disaster Management Authority constituted under sub- section (1) of section 25 of the Act;
(e) ''State" means the State of Rajasthan;
(f) ''State Authority" means Rajasthan State Disaster Management Authority constituted under sub- section (1) of section 14 of the Act;
(g) ''State Executive Committee" means the commi9ttee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Act; and
(h) ''State Government" means the State Government of Rajasthan.
(2) Word or expression used but not defined in these rules but defined in the Act. shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
3. State Disaster Management Authority- (1) The State Government hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Act, establishes a State Authority for the State of Rajasthan to be known as "the Rajasthan Disaster Management Authority".
(2) The State Authority shall consist of following nine members:-
(i) Chief Minister, Rajasthan;
(ii) Minister in charge, Finance Department, Government of Rajasthan;
(iii) Minister in charge, Water Resources Department, Government of Rajasthan;
(iv) Minister in charge, Rural Development and Panchayati Department, Government of Rajasthan;
(v) Minister in charge, Medical and Health Department, Government of Rajasthan;
(vi) Minister in charge, Local Self Govt. and Urban Development Department, Government of Rajasthan;
(vii) Minister in charge, Home Department, Government of Rajasthan;
(viii) Minister in charge, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department, Government & Relief Department, Government of Rajasthan.
(ix) Minister in charge. Disaster Management & Relief Department, Government of Rajasthan.
(3) The Authority may, under the special circumstances, invite any Minister or Minister of State, who is not a member of the Authority as a special invite. if it is felt necessary.
(4) Whenever it is considered desirable the State Authority may invite any member of the State Executive Committee for assistance its functions.
(5) The Chief Minister shall be the Chairperson of the State Authority.
(6) The Chairperson of the State Executive Committee shall be the Ex-Officio Executive Officer of the State Authority and the Principal Secretary, Disaster Management and Relief Department shall be the Ex-Officio Additional Chief Executive Officer of the State Authority.
(7) The Chairperson of the State Authority may designate one of the members to be the Vice-Chairperson of the Authority.
4. Meeting of the State Authority-(1) The State Authority shall meet as and when necessary, at such time and place as may be decided by the Chairperson of the State Authority, but its meeting shall be held at least once in three months.
(2) The Chairperson of the State Authority shall preside over the meetings of the State Authority.
(3) If for any reason, the Chairperson of the State Authority is unable to attend a meeting of the State Authority. The Vice Chairperson of the State Authority shall preside at the meeting.
(4) If for any reason, both the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the State Authority are unable to attend a meeting, then the present members shall nominate any one of them to preside over the meeting.
(5) Quorum for meeting of State Authority shall be four.