Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.4.2 Local government

5.4.2.5 PESA 1996 and local government in scheduled areas

Part IX does not apply on its own to Fifth Schedule areas, so Parliament passed PESA in 1996 to extend panchayats there with changes that put the gram sabha and tribal custom at the centre.

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Key terms

  • PESA
  • Bhuria Committee
  • Fifth Schedule
  • Sixth Schedule
  • gram sabha
  • minor forest produce
  • Samatha
  • Niyamgiri

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