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Examine the provisions of Panchayat Extension Services Act (PESA), 1996.

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  • Grassroots Democracy

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Article 243M kept Fifth Schedule areas out of Part IX, because a uniform elected structure could override working customary institutions. Acting under Article 243M(4)(b) on the Dilip Singh Bhuria Committee's report (1995), Parliament passed the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996. It answered the Adivasi demand for self-rule on the…

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