National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) March 2010 - NDMA

78
14. Compensation Policy. The compensation policy as envisaged in NDMO is as under 32 :-
“Payment of Compensation: Whenever any authority requisitions any premises, there
shall be paid to its owner compensation the amount of which shall be determined by taking in
to consideration the rent payable in response of premises, or if no rent is so payable, the rent
payable for similar premises in the locality:
Provided that any owner of premises is aggrieved by the amount of compensation so
determine may within thirty days make an application to the Federal Government or the
Provincial Government as the case may be:
Provided further where there is any dispute as the title to receive the compensation or
as to the apportionment of the amount of compensation, it shall be referred to the Federal
Government or Provincial Government, as the case may be. (Source: NDMO 2007)”
a. Compensation and Calamities Act 1958. A far as the Calamities Act 1958, following
Provisions deals with the matter 33 :
“Whenever the province or any part thereof is affected or threatened by flood,
famine, locust, pest attack, storm, fire, epidemic, or any other calamity which, in the
opinion of Government warrants action under this Act, Government may, by
notification, declare the whole or any part of the Province as the case may be, as
calamity area.”
b. Compensation Rates. After declaring a calamity-hit area, a technical committee
of Relief Commissioner/DG PDMA, Director Agriculture, Director Livestock, Director
Market Committee, Secretary Communication & Works is formed as per the direction of
the Chief Minister by the Senior Member Board of Revenue to recommend rates for
compensation of losses to life, houses, crops and livestock etc. The committee
considers the prevalent market rates of different commodities and recommends
compensation for each item. It is at the discretion of the competent authority (Cabinet)
to decide whether 100 percent compensation should be paid to the affected persons or
reduced rates/proposal as recommended by the technical committee. The
recommendation of the technical committee is submitted to the cabinet for approval.
Every administrative unit (province/equivalent) has its own criteria for paying
compensation. The rules are not identical.
15. Reconstruction Policy. Reconstruction policy shall be laid down based on the
parameters/guidelines laid down by the Federal Government after stabilization of situation and
restoration of services in the aftermath of a major disaster. NDMA shall coordinate implementation of
the approved reconstruction policy and shall supervise the process through active monitoring.
32 National Disaster Management Ordinance 2007
33 National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act 1958