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A stone plaque marking the jurisdiction of a village governed by the PESA Act. The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 abbreviated as PESA Act [1] is a law enacted by the Government of India for ensuring self governance through traditional Gram Sabhas for people living in the Scheduled Areas of India.
In the Sixth Schedule areas, the emphasis is on self-rule; tribal communities are granted considerable autonomy, including powers to make laws and receive central government funds for social and infrastructure development. To enable local control, the role of the Governor and the State are subject to significant limitations in the areas.
This tradition took on a new shape with the passage of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA Act). [4] Two civil servants started erecting stones with the PESA Act and Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India on them, so as to spread awareness among the tribals about their rights. [4]
The Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India grants special powers to the State Governors to provide autonomy to the Scheduled Tribes, thereby limiting the effect of Acts of the Central and State Legislatures on the Scheduled Areas.
Schedule 5 or Schedule V may refer to: Schedule V Controlled Substances within the US Controlled Substances Act List of Schedule V drugs (US) Schedule V Controlled Drugs and Substances within the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; Scheduled Areas in India, from the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India
This is a category of articles concerning Act of Parliament (laws enacted by the Parliament of India since 1947). For more general discussion of Indian legal topics, see Category:Law of India and its other subcategories.
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