CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -At the State Level Janjatiya Gaurav Divas Sammelan at Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh, Governor of Madhya Pradesh Shri Mangubhai Patel handed over the first copy of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA Act) Manual to the President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu.

Detailed explanation-2: -Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (or PESA), 1996 The Act extended the provisions of Panchayats to the tribal areas of nine states that have Fifth Schedule Areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -[24th December, 1996.] An Act to provide for the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the Scheduled Areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is PESA Act 1996? It 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-governmance through Gram Sabhas (village assemblies) for people living in the Scheduled Areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -In India, there are 10 states having scheduled areas. Article 244 deals with the Scheduled and Tribal Areas.