Current Affairs Exam

Chhattisgarh Panchayat Provisions Rules – Schedule Extension

Under the of 1996, the government of Chhattisgarh has drafted draught regulations titled “Chhattisgarh Panchayat Provisions (Extension of the Scheduled) Rules, 2021.”

Highlights:

“PESA ” is the acronym for “Panchayat (Extension of the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996.”

The Central government passed this law to give people in scheduled regions self-Governance through gramme sabhas.

The legislation recognizes tribal groups’ and people of scheduled regions’ legal right to self-govern through their own self-government systems.

It also recognizes tribals’ traditional rights to Resources“>Natural Resources. PESA also gives gramme sabhas the capacity to approve development plans and exercise oversight over all social sectors.

PESA laws have already been enacted in six states. If the guidelines are passed, Chhattisgarh would become the seventh state to have PESA laws.

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