<h1>PESA protection under threat as policies allegedly transfer tribal land and resources to private interests.</h1> Claims assert that PESA protections are being undermined by administrative and budgetary measures-funds for tribal panchayats allegedly lapse or are diverted-while natural resources (forest, land, water) are transferred to private interests, destroying habitats and forest-produce livelihoods; concurrent school closures in tribal areas are said to erode education and the capacity of tribal communities to recognize and assert their rights.