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UPSC 2013 · Q25 · Indian Polity › Local Government & Panchayati Raj · Save

The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996.

Which one of the following is NOT identified as its objective?

(a) To provide self-governance
(b) To recognize traditional rights
(c) To create autonomous regions in tribal areas
(d) To free tribal people from exploitation
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Answer: (c) To create autonomous regions in tribal areas
UPSC 2013 · Q69 · Indian Polity › Local Government & Panchayati Raj · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.
  2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.
  3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only