PESA Act In Odisha Soon; Sarpanches To Be Given 22 Powers
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The Odisha government will soon enforce the Provisions of the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas), known as PESA, in the State.
Bhubaneswar, Sept 3: The Odisha government will soon enforce the Provisions of the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas), known as PESA, in the State.
Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik informed the Assembly about the execution of the PESA Act while replying to a question of Congress Legislature Party Leader Ramchandra Kadam on Tuesday.
The Question Hour was conducted normally on the day.
The Minister said the State government would give power to Sarpanches to work independently under the PESA Act.
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✨He slammed the preceding government led by Naveen Patnaik for not allowing Sarpanches to work independently.
"Former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik called Sarpanches CMs of their GPs. The preceding government, led by Naveen Patnaik, gave Sarpanches the district Collector's power during the Covid pandemic but later took out all power from them. Now the Mohan Majhi government is a people's government. During this government, power is bestowed on the people's representatives," Naik said, adding that the State government would enforce the PESA Act soon.
The Minister said Sarpanches would discharge all 22 powers enshrined in the PESA Act.
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