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Under Section 4(m)(iii) of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, the Panchayats…

Section 4(m)(iii) gives the Panchayats at the appropriate level and the Gram Sabha "the power to prevent alienation of land in the Scheduled Areas and to take appropriate…

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Under Section 4(m)(iii) of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, the Panchayats at the appropriate level and the Gram Sabha shall have the power to:

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Section 4(m)(iii) gives the Panchayats at the appropriate level and the Gram Sabha "the power to prevent alienation of land in the Scheduled Areas and to take appropriate action to restore any unlawfully alienated land of a Scheduled Tribe". It protects tribal land rather than authorising acquisition, leasing to outsiders or revenue collection.

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