Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted by Government of India

On April 24, 2020, the Government of India constituted Inter-Ministerial Committee to assess violations of lock down in the states of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana.
Highlights

• The Government of India has constituted inter-ministerial teams, 2 for Gujarat, one for each Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra. 
• The teams will make on-spot assessment of violations of lock down in the country.
• The committees are to focus on range of issues that includes implementation of lock down measures under Disaster Management Act, 2005.
• The Union Government had formed inter-ministerial committee for the same purpose six days ago. 
• The committee formed then is to report violations in the state of Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.

Legislation

• The committees have been constituted under the Section 35 of Disaster Management Act, 2005. 
• Section 35 (1) empowers the Union Government to take all measures that it feels is important.
• The act empowers the Union Government to deploy military or paramilitary force in order to enforce guidelines issued under Disaster Management Act. 
• The section empowers the arrest of state official if he or she does not cooperate with to comply with the directives.