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Q: In which year was the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA act) passed in India?
  • A. 1996
  • B. 1990
  • C. 1992
  • D. 1994
Correct Answer: Option A - On the basis of the report of the Bhuria Committee submitted in 1995, the Parliament enacted the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996(PESA) to extend Part IX of the constitution with certain modifications and exception to the Schedule V areas. Since the laws do not automatically cover the Scheduled areas, the PESA Act was enacted on 24ᵗʰ Dec, 1996.
A. On the basis of the report of the Bhuria Committee submitted in 1995, the Parliament enacted the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996(PESA) to extend Part IX of the constitution with certain modifications and exception to the Schedule V areas. Since the laws do not automatically cover the Scheduled areas, the PESA Act was enacted on 24ᵗʰ Dec, 1996.

Explanations:

On the basis of the report of the Bhuria Committee submitted in 1995, the Parliament enacted the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996(PESA) to extend Part IX of the constitution with certain modifications and exception to the Schedule V areas. Since the laws do not automatically cover the Scheduled areas, the PESA Act was enacted on 24ᵗʰ Dec, 1996.