Which of the following is are the objectives of the PESA Act 1996 1 To have village governance with ...........

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Which of the following is/are the objectives of the PESA Act, 1996?

1) To have village governance with participatory democracy and to make the gram sabha a nucleus of all activities

2) To prevent panchayats at the higher level from assuming the powers and authority of panchayats at the lower level of the gram sabha

3) To evolve a suitable administrative framework consistent with traditional practices

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Explanation:

Some features of the Act are:

Legislation on Panchayats shall be in conformity with the customary law, social and religious practices and traditional management practices of community resources;
Habitation or a group of habitations or a hamlet or a group of hamlets comprising a community and managing its affairs in accordance with traditions and customs; and shall have a separate Gram Sabha.
Every Gram Sabha to safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of people, their cultural identity, community resources and the customary mode of dispute resolution.

The Gram Sabhas have roles and responsibilities in approving all development works in the village, identify beneficiaries, issue certificates of utilization of funds; powers to control institutions and functionaries in all social sectors and local plans.