Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority under the Disaster Management Act (290 Ex II 2 v3)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 290, dated 10th August 2018, establishing the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The notification supersedes Revenue Department Notification No. II(2)/REV/11(d)/2015, dated 12th January 2015, and sets out the authority's membership.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 290 of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10th August 2018, establishes the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority. The Governor of Tamil Nadu acted under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 14 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The notification replaces Revenue Department Notification No. II(2)/REV/11(d)/2015, which was published in Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 12th January 2015.
Who it affects
The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority notification primarily concerns the State Government officials, ministers and institutional representatives who form the authority. It also provides the public with the formal constitution of the state-level body responsible for disaster management.
For property buyers, owners and land professionals, the notification does not set out any land classification, ownership, registration, planning permission, development control or property transaction requirements. Its stated purpose is to establish the authority and identify its members.
Membership of the authority
G.O. Ms. No. 290 names the Honourable Chief Minister as Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority. The other members shown in the Gazette are:
- Honourable Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management.
- Chief Secretary, ex-officio.
- Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management.
- Secretary, Higher Education.
- Secretary, School Education.
- Commissioner of Revenue Administration.
- Director, Centre for Disaster Management and Mitigation, Anna University, Chennai-25.
- Head of Department, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai-36.
The numbering printed in the supplied Gazette text moves from member 4 to member 7. No members numbered 5 or 6 are identified in the supplied text.
Publication details
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 290, on Friday, 10th August 2018. It appears in Part II, Section 2, under notification number II(2)/REVDM/728(b)/2018.
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Common questions
Does G.O. Ms. No. 290 change my land ownership or registration rights?
The notification contains no provisions about land ownership, registration or property transactions. It establishes the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority and lists its members.
Who chairs the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority?
The Honourable Chief Minister is the Chairperson.
Did this notification replace an earlier notification?
Yes. G.O. Ms. No. 290 supersedes Revenue Department Notification No. II(2)/REV/11(d)/2015, dated 12th January 2015.
When and where was G.O. Ms. No. 290 published?
It was published on 10th August 2018 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 290, Part II, Section 2.
