Legal Measures To Deal With Covid-19 Pandemic Disaster In India

Dr. Parag Garg

doi:10.53724/lrd/v6n1.02

Authors

Dr. Parag Garg (Assistant Prof.)School of Law, Monad University , India Email: drparagad@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8029-8350

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53724/lrd/v6n1.02

Keywords:

Covid-19, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to find a legal framework to deal with an unexpected epidemic i. e. Covid-19 disaster in India. This paper is also focused on to legal control the outbreak of deadly global pandemic Covid-19 in India; the Government of India imposed a nationwide lockdown. The lockdown has been carried out by State Governments on the directions of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Secondary data has been taken in this paper to identify the legal aspect of disaster management. Several legal arrangements have been cited in the context of disaster management in India.

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