All the States/Union Territories (UTs), except the State of Gujarat, have implemented Disaster Management Act, 2005. The State of Gujarat is following the Gujarat State Disaster Management Act, 2003, which was made prior to enactment of DM Act, 2005.
As per Section 23(1) and 23(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, every state/UT had to prepare State Disaster Management Plan (SDMP) which is t o be prepared by their State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) as per Section 18(2).
So far 14 States/UTs viz Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Nagaland, Punjab, Mizoram, Sikkim, Odisha, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur & West Bengal have finalized their SDMPs and SDMPs of 9 other States/UTs viz. Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Puducherry are at Draft Stage. Preparation and updation of SDMPs is a continuous process. The rest of the States/UTs are in the process of preparing their SDMPs.
This was stated by Mr. Mullappally Ramachandran, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in written reply to a question by Mr. Jopse K.Mani and Mr. S.S.Ramasubbu in Lok Sabha.
