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Q50 (IAS/2013) Polity & Governance › Local Government › PESA Act provisions Answer Verified

The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension of Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?

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The Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) was enacted to extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution to Fifth Schedule areas [2]. Its primary objectives include providing self-governance to tribal populations through empowered Gram Sabhas [4] and recognizing their traditional rights over land, water, and forest resources [5]. Furthermore, the Act aims to protect tribal communities from exploitation by granting them control over minor minerals, minor forest produce, and the power to prevent land alienation [4]. However, creating 'autonomous regions' is not an objective of PESA; rather, that concept is associated with the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which establishes Autonomous District Councils in specific North-Eastern states [4]. PESA focuses on decentralizing democracy and integrating traditional governance systems within the existing Panchayati Raj framework rather than creating separate autonomous administrative regions [3].

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 39: Panchayati Raj > PESA ACT OF 1996 (EXTENSION ACT) > p. 393
  2. [2] https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1973/1/A1996-40.pdf
  3. [3] https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2207293&reg=3&lang=1
  4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PESA_Act
  5. [5] https://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=156625&ModuleId=3&reg=3&lang=1
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