Centre of Excellence on PESA to be set up at IGNTU Amarkantak
On 24 July 2025 in Bhopal, the Panchayati Raj Ministry, the Madhya Pradesh government and IGNTU Amarkantak signed an MoU to set up a Centre of Excellence on PESA.
Summary
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the Government of Madhya Pradesh and Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Amarkantak, signed an MoU in Bhopal on 24 July 2025 to set up a Centre of Excellence on PESA at IGNTU. The Centre will support research, capacity building, participatory planning and policy for implementing the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA). A compendium titled 'PESA in Action: Stories of Strength and Self-governance', with best practices from PESA-implementing States, was also launched.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 24 July 2025, Bhopal
- Parties
- MoPR, Govt of Madhya Pradesh, IGNTU Amarkantak
- Centre
- Centre of Excellence on PESA at IGNTU
- Law
- PESA Act, 1996
- Compendium
- 'PESA in Action: Stories of Strength and Self-governance'
Practice MCQs 2 questions
A Centre of Excellence on PESA is being set up under an MoU signed on 24 July 2025 at which university?
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Correct answer: A — Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak
PIB (24 July 2025): MoPR, the Government of Madhya Pradesh and IGNTU, Amarkantak, signed an MoU in Bhopal to establish a Centre of Excellence on PESA at IGNTU.
PESA, for which a Centre of Excellence was announced in July 2025, refers to which Act?
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Correct answer: D — Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
PIB (24 July 2025): PESA is the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996.