Q. Consider the following statements regarding Disaster Management in India:
1. Constitution of India does not explicitly mention the word Disaster.
2. Central government used the concurrent subject to pass disaster management act.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Constitution of India does not have any explicit provision on the subject of disaster management. … As a result, the subject of disaster management failed to secure a place in the elaborate scheme of division of vital subjects between the centre and states.
- As far as the DM Act is concerned, the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution does not have an explicit entry on disaster management.
- Hence, Parliament had to trace its legislative competence for passing the DM Act to the Concurrent List entry on “Social security and social insurance; employment and unemployment”.
Source: https://vidhilegalpolicy.in/blog/covid-19-and-the-need-for-clear-centre-state-roles/
