PESA Act
April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
NEW DELHI, India, April 26 - The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Rural Development:
Union Minister of Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P. Joshi today informed the Lok Sabha that under Section 4 (m) (ii) of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 the Panchayats at the appropriate level and the Gram Sabha are endowed specifically, inter-alia, with the ownership of Minor Forest Produce (MFP).
In reply to a written ques . . .
Union Minister of Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P. Joshi today informed the Lok Sabha that under Section 4 (m) (ii) of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 the Panchayats at the appropriate level and the Gram Sabha are endowed specifically, inter-alia, with the ownership of Minor Forest Produce (MFP).
In reply to a written ques . . .