{"id":354927,"date":"2026-01-29T16:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354927"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:42:56","slug":"pesa-rankings-of-states-for-year-2024-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pesa-rankings-of-states-for-year-2024-25\/","title":{"rendered":"PESA Rankings of States for Year 2024-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The PESA Rankings for 2024-25 were released, showing Maharashtra first, Madhya Pradesh second and Himachal Pradesh third among PESA States.<\/p>\n<h2>About PESA Rankings of States for Year 2024-25<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354928\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-354928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-PIB-9.jpg?resize=414%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PESA Rankings of States for Year 2024-25\" width=\"414\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-PIB-9.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-PIB-9.jpg?resize=768%2C581&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-PIB-9.jpg?w=952&amp;ssl=1 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The PESA Rankings of the States for 2024-25 <strong>assess<\/strong> <strong>how well States<\/strong> have <strong>implemented the PESA Act in the Fifth Schedule Areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Released by: <\/strong>It is release by\u00a0 the<strong> Ministry of Panchayati Raj.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:\u00a0 <\/strong>The Rankings aim to <strong>encourage States<\/strong> with <strong>Fifth Schedule Areas <\/strong>to <strong>strengthen Gram Sabha-centered self-governance<\/strong> and identify areas needing focused support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Measurement of performance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The performance of States was measured on mutually agreed <strong>100-point PESA indicators<\/strong> to <strong>ensure objectivity, transparency and accountability<\/strong> in the implementation of the PESA Act.<\/li>\n<li>The PESA Indicators were <strong>formally released during PESA Mahotsav on 24th December, 2025<\/strong>, the day when PESA Act came into force in 1996.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The performance of the States in PESA Ranking (2024-25) is as follows<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Runner<\/strong> <strong>category:<\/strong> <strong>Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performers category: Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aspirant<\/strong> <strong>category: Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Beginner<\/strong> <strong>category:<\/strong> <strong>Odisha and Jharkhand<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) PESA Act<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The act intends to <strong>provide tribal self-rule for people<\/strong> living in scheduled and tribal areas.<\/li>\n<li>To promote <strong>local self-governance<\/strong> in rural India, the <strong>73rd constitutional amendment was made in 1992<\/strong>, due to which a three-tier Panchayati Raj Institution was made into a law.\n<ul>\n<li>However, its <strong>application<\/strong> to the <strong>scheduled and tribal areas under Article 243(M) was restricted.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>After the<strong> Bhuria Committee<\/strong> recommendations in 1995, <strong>PESA Act 1996<\/strong> came into existence.<\/li>\n<li>The PESA Act conferred the<strong>\u00a0powers to Gram Sabha<\/strong>, whereas <strong>state legislature has given an advisory role<\/strong> to ensure the proper functioning of Panchayats and Gram Sabhas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The PESA Rankings for 2024-25 were released, showing Maharashtra first, Madhya Pradesh second and Himachal Pradesh third among PESA States. About PESA Rankings of States for Year 2024-25 The PESA Rankings of the States for 2024-25 assess how well States have implemented the PESA Act in the Fifth Schedule Areas. Released by: It is&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pesa-rankings-of-states-for-year-2024-25\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PESA Rankings of States for Year 2024-25<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-354927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354927\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}