- The government has set up 11 different empoweredgroups under Disaster Management Act, 2005 to suggest measures to improve health, restore the economy, & ease the suffering of people after a 21-day lockdown which is imposed for the control of the COVID-19 outbreak.
- The following are the 11 different empowered groups & their heads (9 are headed by Secretary level officers, 1 by NITI Aayog member, and 1 by NITI Aayog CEO).
About Disaster Management Act, 2005:
- It was established by Government of India on 23rdDecember, 2005 for efficient managementof disasters and related or incidental matters which extends to the whole of India.National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was formally constituted on September 27, 2006 as per the act.
