Discussion
If you belonged to a tribe residing in a PESA area, which of the following would not be under the control of your community ?
Answer: B
The right to hunt animals would not be under the community's control.
The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) gives the gram sabha and panchayats in Scheduled Areas ownership of minor forest produce, management of minor water bodies, and the power to approve plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development before they are implemented, along with a right to be consulted before land is acquired.
PESA confers no hunting right. Hunting of wild animals is governed by the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which prohibits it for scheduled species whoever lives in the area. So options on minor forest produce, projects and minor water bodies all describe powers PESA does give.
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