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Multiple Choice Questions

The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas PESA Act in 1996 Which o...........

Indian Political System(HCS) Panchayati Raj Instiutions

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

To provide self-governance

To recognize traditional rights

To create autonomous regions in tribal areas

To free tribal people from exploitation

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Explanation:

3rd statement is incorrect.

The objectives of the PESA Act are as follows:
1. To extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the panchayats to the scheduled areas with certain modifications
2. To provide self-rule for the bulk of the tribal population
3. To have village governance with participatory democracy and to make the gram sabha a nucleus of all activities
4. To evolve a suitable administrative framework consistent with traditional practices
5. To safeguard and to preserve the traditions and customs of tribal communities
6. To empower panchayats at the appropriate levels with specific powers conducive to tribal requirements
7. To prevent panchayats at the higher level from assuming the powers and authority of panchayats at the lower level of the gram sabha

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