Indian Polity · Polity
Consider the following statements: Statement I: The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) extends the provisions of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment to the Fifth Schedule Areas with suitable modifications. Statement II: Under the PESA Act, the Gram Sabha is endowed with enhanced powers to safeguard community resources, customary practices, and traditional modes of dispute resolution in Scheduled Areas. Statement III: The PESA Act applies uniformly across all Scheduled Areas, leaving no discretion to State Legislatures in framing Panchayat-related laws for such areas. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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- 1Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
- 2Only one of the Statements II and III is correct, and that explains Statement I✓
- 3Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement I
- 4Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, and both of them explain Statement I
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Only one of the Statements II and III is correct, and that explains Statement I
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