Insertion of section 101B in Mah. V of

After section 101 A of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :— "101-B. Every Panchayat Samiti having Scheduled Areas falling in more than one Panchayat area in the Block concerned,—

1. (i) Shall be consulted by the Land Acquisition Authority, before such Authority acquires any land in the Scheduled Area for the Development project and for re-settlement or re-habilitation of persons affected by such projects in such Scheduled Areas ;
2. (ii) Shall be competent to make recommendations subject to the provisions of any laws or regulations for the time being in force, to the licensing authorities concerned, prior to grant of a licence or permission by such authority for,—

1. (a) prospecting licence or mining lease for minor minerals in such Scheduled Areas ;
2. (b) concession for the exploitation of minor minerals by auction ;
   • (iii) Shall be competent to monitor, progress and supervise functioning of institutions and functionaries entrusted with the implementation of social sector programmes in such Scheduled Areas ; Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause "Social Sector" means any scheme, programme, project or work entrusted to Zilla Parishad under the provisions of sections 100, 102, 103 or 123 and Panchayat Samiti under section 45 of the Bombay Village Panchayat Act, 1958.
   • (iv) Shall be competent to having regard to the provisions of any law for the time being in force pertaining to transfer or alienation of land of the persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, to make suitable recommendations to the Collector with a view to prevent unlawful transfer or alienation of land and to restore any unlawfully transferred or alienated land of members of the Scheduled Tribes ;
   • (v) Shall be competent to make suitable recommendations to the Registrar appointed under section 3 of the Bombay Money-lenders Act, 1946, whenever a persons applies for a licence for money-lending in such Scheduled Areas: Provided that the decision taken by the majority of Gram Sabhas concerned by passing a resolution in any of the above matters shall be binding on the concerned Panchayat Samiti."