DM Act is of 2005 vintage, was first enforced during pandemic

Topics Covered: Disaster management. DM Act is of 2005 vintage, was first enforced during pandemic: Context: Former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay was recently served a show-cause notice by the Union Home Ministry under Section 51 of the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005, punishable by imprisonment of up to two years or a …