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What does the abbreviation PESA Stand for ?

What does the abbreviation PESA Stand for ? Correct Answer Panchayat Extension to Schedule Area

The correct answer is Panchayat Extension to schedule Area.

Key Points

  • The Provision of the Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 popularly known as PESA was enacted to bring the Scheduled Areas in nine States of the country under the purview of a national framework of Panchayat. 

​Additional Information

  • Salient feature of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) 
    • PESA is a law enacted by the Government of India to cover the “Scheduled Areas”, which are not covered in the 73rd Constitutional amendment.
    • This particular act extends the provisions of Part IX to the Scheduled Areas of the country. PESA brought powers further down to the Gram Sabha level.
    • Legislation on Panchayats shall be in conformity with the customary law, social and religious practices, and traditional management practices of community resources.

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