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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.
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]
Scheduled Areas are areas in India with a preponderance of tribal population subject to a special governance mechanism [1] wherein the central government plays a direct role in safeguarding cultural and economic interests of scheduled tribes in the area. [2]
The Act aims to provide a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all states having a population of over two million, to hold Panchayat elections regularly every five years, to provide seats reserved for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women, to appoint a State Finance Commission to make recommendations regarding the financial powers of ...
The focus was to implement Part IX (Panchayat) of the Constitution and PESA Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996. During the 7th Round Table meeting, the issue of Information Technology for Panchayats was discussed, and the usage of IT in Panchayats was recommended on several counts.
Better implementation of PESA Act; To provide land owner ship for all Tribals; To set-up International levels tribal universities; OBC Welfare: To provide economic support for those in generational family businesses; To double the grant for Thakore and Koli development corporation; Expansion of Self-employment schemes; SC and ST Welfare:
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.
The Constitution of India states that a State Legislative Assembly must have no less than 60 and no more than 500 members however an exception may be granted via an Act of Parliament as is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the union territory of Puducherry which have fewer than 60 members.