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The Disaster Management Act, 2005

High Level Committee

In force From 28 Jul 2006 Act 53 of 2005 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 53 of 2005 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 23 Dec 2005 In force 28 Jul 2006 Cited by 1 provision

Section 8B of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 deals with high Level Committee. The High Level Committee constituted by the Government of India prior to the commencement of the Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025, shall be the High Level Committee for the purposes of this Act which shall provide the financial assistance as envisaged under section 46 to the State Governmen The Act came into force on 28 Jul 2006.

1[8B. High Level Committee.--- (1) The High Level Committee constituted by the Government of India prior to the commencement of the Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025, shall be the High Level Committee for the purposes of this Act which shall provide the financial assistance as envisaged under section 46 to the State Governments in the event of a disaster and approve the financial assistance for mitigation needs under section 47.

(2) The High Level Committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall consist of the Minister in-charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government having administrative control over the disaster management as the Chairperson and such other members as may be notified by the Central Government.]

Section 8B, The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Act 53 of 2005).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 46 National Disaster Response Fund
  2. s. 47 National Disaster Mitigation Fund

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 2 Definitions

Questions about Section 8B

What does Section 8B of the Disaster Management Act deal with?

Section 8B of the Disaster Management Act is headed "High Level Committee". [8B. High Level Committee.--- (1) The High Level Committee constituted by the Government of India prior to the commencement of the Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025, shall be the High Level Committee for the purposes of this Act which shall provide the financial assistance as envisaged under

How do I find court cases under Section 8B of the Disaster Management Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Disaster Management Act 2005 8B, section 8B Disaster Management Act 2005, section 8B of the Disaster Management Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 8B of the Disaster Management Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 46 (National Disaster Response Fund), section 47 (National Disaster Mitigation Fund), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 8B of the Disaster Management Act come into force?

Section 8B of the Disaster Management Act, cited as Disaster Management Act 2005 8B, came into force on 28 Jul 2006, having been enacted on 23 Dec 2005. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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