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Q. In context of panchayati Raj in India. The date 24 December 1996 is known for which of the following?
Answer: Extension to the Scheduled Areas
Notes: The date 24th December 1996 is significant in the context of the Panchayati Raj in India as it marks the enforcement of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996. The act aimed at extending the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the Scheduled Areas. Conferring them with self-governance, the law played a major role in decentralising power to the grassroots in these specific regions of the country.

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