India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S.No.
State Name
Total PESA Panchayat
Total Villages
Approved PESA Main Plan
1
Andhra Pradesh
609
1613
609
2
Chhattisgarh
5552
9891
5532
3
Gujarat
2889
4701
2755
4
Himachal Pradesh
178
1533
164
5
Jharkhand
2066
17240
2066
6
Madhya Pradesh
5197
7710
5173
7
Maharashtra
2918
4317
2907
8
Odisha
1390
11668
1390
9
Rajasthan
1608
5690
1604
10
Telangana
1314
1321
1314
Total
23,721
65,684
23,514
The Parliament enacted the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) under Article 243M(4)(b) of the Constitution to extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution to the Fifth Schedule Areas...