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2. Though Parliament had enacted The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, but it has been implemented very poorly across the states. Bring out the various reasons behind its poor implementation and the measures needed for its success.

Approach:

The most significant aspects of PESA relate to definition of a Village and Gram Sabha, rules, responsibilities and powers of the Gram Sabha, Principle of Subsidiarity and consistency of other Laws with PESA. You need to write the answer in term of these factors.