Consider the following statements regarding the PESA Act, 1996: I. Gram Sabhas have the power to declare Scheduled Areas. II. Gram Sabhas have the powers related to the management of community resources. III. The PESA applies to all States except Scheduled Areas. Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
I and III
Statement I is incorrect since Scheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule are declared by the President, not by Gram Sabhas. Statement II is correct as PESA vests Gram Sabhas with powers over the management of community resources. Statement III is incorrect because PESA extends only to the Scheduled (Fifth Schedule) Areas of specified States, not to all States except those areas. Hence, statements I and III are not correct.
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