NEW DELHI: After two years, the Government of India revoked provisions of the Disaster Management Act for Covid containment measures, as per the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
The order copy signed by Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reads that after taking into consideration the overall improvement in the situation and preparedness of the Government to deal with the pandemic, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has taken a decision that there may not be any further need to invoke the provisions of the DM Act for Covid containment measures.