Provisions of The Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (Act No. 40 Of 1996). Country/Territory India Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Local government Governance Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act is enacted to provide for the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the Scheduled Areas. Full text English