The approval of the Panchayat Provisions (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Jharkhand Rules, 2025, is being seen as a significant step towards strengthening grassroots self-governance in tribal regions.
Excessive emphasis on tribal exclusivity may mar their assimilation into the mainstream without which they tend to remain isolated and hence disadvantaged, defeating the very purpose of such asymmetric laws as the Fifth and Sixth schedules which were meant primarily to prevent their displacement from land and erosion of livelihoods
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved declaration of Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan under the…
