Insuring rights for community governance (part II)

In the ten Indian states where The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, is applicable, a comparative study by CR Bijoy on the issue in part -I dealt with the provisions in PESA its powers and responsibilities; in the Gram Sabha, in the Gram Sabha or Panchayats, in the Gram Sabha and Panchayts and the Panchayats itself. A section also dealt with the reality check of state compliance with PESA and finally the Constitutional violation. This part indicates certain recommendations as the way forward. 

Insuring rights for community governance (part I)

PESA, the central Act, meant for the local self-governance and resource management in the rural areas of the country with the Scheduled Tribes (Adivasi / indigenous peoples) majority areas that are demarked as the Fifth Schedule in the Indian Constitution. In it, besides several pressing challenges faced by the respective states, Jharkhand scores very poorly in its implementation. The larger challenge is, as a study shows that nearly 181 to 200 Municipals constituted in the Scheduled Areas in the country are unconstitutional.  The article by C.R. Bijoy discusses the issues and makes pointed recommendations.