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Tribal communities celebrate approval of PESA rules by Jharkhand cabinet
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....ribal communities celebrate approval of PESA rules by Jharkhand cabinet<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 24-12-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Ranchi, Dec 24 (PTI) People from tribal communities in Jharkhand on Wednesday celebrated 'PESA Mahotsav' here, a day after the state cabinet approved the rules under the Panchayat Extension of Scheduled Areas Act. Men and women, dressed in tribal outfits, gathered at the residence o....
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....f senior Congress leader and Lohardaga MLA Rameshwar Oraon, playing 'dhols' and 'mandars', while smearing 'gulaal' on one another to celebrate the occasion. Village heads, pradhans, mukhiyas, and representatives of civil society organisations from the scheduled areas of various districts also met Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his residence and thanked his government for clearing the PE....
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....SA Rules, 2025. The CM also extended them best wishes. The chief minister said, "The PESA rules will prove to be a milestone in the development of tribal areas. The traditional self-governance system will be strengthened, and rights will be granted." Soren said his government is fulfilling the dreams of Jharkhand's agitators and martyrs. "PESA is not just a law, it is connected to our emotions,....
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...." the CM added. Under the PESA Act, gram sabhas in scheduled areas will become empowered and will gain the authority to make decisions, he said. "The government is committed to protecting water, forests, and land; preserving our civilisation, culture, and identity, and strengthening the traditional local self-governance system," Soren added. He said Jharkhand's PESA rules will become an example....
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.... for the entire country. "Jharkhand is moving towards major transformation. We will make it a developed state. Plans are being prepared on how to move forward with limited resources," the CM said. He added, "I am not afraid of criticism, but I do fear that our schemes should not fail." Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Dipika Pandey Singh, who was also present at the CM's reside....
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....nce, said, "With the implementation of the PESA rules in Jharkhand, the gram sabha has been empowered, and the tribal communities have gained rights and decision-making power." The Act, recognising the rights of tribal communities in scheduled areas, was enacted in 1996; but despite the creation of a separate state in 2000, the law could not be implemented in Jharkhand in the absence of rules. "....
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....Earlier, the gram sabhas could not be empowered with the powers provisioned under the PESA Act in the absence of PESA rules. After the cabinet approved the rules, the gram sabhas will now get powers such as managing natural resources and consent to land acquisition," Oraon said. The PESA rules were approved on Tuesday during the cabinet meeting, chaired by Soren. After the cabinet meeting, Soren....
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.... had said that the government held a discussion with various stakeholders and took opinions of different departments to frame the rules. He said the Act will be implemented in a better manner in the scheduled areas of the state. Neesha Oraon, who played a crucial role in drafting the rules during her tenure as the Panchayati Raj director, said, "We are really overjoyed and happy over the developm....
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....ent. I would like to make it clear that I have not drafted the rules single-handedly. Many people helped draft the rules, including Tribal Research Institute (TRI), workers and officers of the Panchayati Raj Department and other stakeholders." The law, which was only on paper for many years, will now reach the ground, she said. "The Panchayati Raj system was introduced after the 73rd amendment o....
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....f the Constitution. But it was not extended to the tribal-dominated Fifth Scheduled areas. So, through PESA 1996, the Panchayati Raj system was extended to the Fifth Scheduled areas. There are 10 states in the country that come under the Fifth Schedule," the officer, currently posted in the Income Tax Department, said. Oraon said PESA essentially promises people in the village level to manage the....
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.... natural resources as per their traditional laws, which will lead to empowerment on the ground level. "Once they start managing resources as per the needs of their villages, it will generate livelihood and funds released can be used for the development of their villages," she added. In Jharkhand, 13 of 24 districts completely come under the Fifth Schedule, while two districts come partially unde....
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....r it, Panchayati Raj Department Secretary Manoj Kumar said on Tuesday. The scheduled areas cover 16,022 villages and 2,074 panchayats. The PESA offers powers to tribal communities in scheduled areas for self-governance. The legislation restores and protects the rights of tribal communities over their land, water, forest resources, culture, and governance systems. It extends decentralised democr....
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....acy to tribal communities by empowering tribal gram sabhas, a tribal leader said. PTI SAN SAN ACD<BR> News - Press release - PIB....