With respect to the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Area) Act 1996, consider the following statements:

It extends the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution to the Six Schedule Areas.

L M Singhvi committee recommended for it in 1995.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Panchayats (extension to the scheduled area) or PESA Act 1996 extends the provisions of Panchayats (Part IX of the constitution) to the Fifth Schedule Areas. These areas have a huge tribal population.
It ensures self-governance through Gram Sabhas (village assemblies) for people living in the Scheduled Areas.
The 73rd constitutional amendment (1992) gave shape to a three-tier Panchayati Raj Institution, however, its application to the scheduled and tribal areas under Article 243(M) was restricted.
It was after the Bhuria Committee recommendations in 1995 that PESA Act 1996 came into existence.
States coming in the 6th Scheduled are: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram (remember as ‘AMTM’).

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Neither 1 nor 2

Panchayats (extension to the scheduled area) or PESA Act 1996 extends the provisions of Panchayats (Part IX of the constitution) to the Fifth Schedule Areas. These areas have a huge tribal population.
It ensures self-governance through Gram Sabhas (village assemblies) for people living in the Scheduled Areas.
The 73rd constitutional amendment (1992) gave shape to a three-tier Panchayati Raj Institution, however, its application to the scheduled and tribal areas under Article 243(M) was restricted.
It was after the Bhuria Committee recommendations in 1995 that PESA Act 1996 came into existence.
States coming in the 6th Scheduled are: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram (remember as ‘AMTM’).

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