Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Act No. 13 of 1994) or in any other law for the time being in force, the provisions of the said Act or any other law, as the case may be, shall, as respect to the Scheduled Areas of Rajasthan be applicable subject to the following exceptions and modifications, namely: —
(a) every village shall have a Gram Sabha consisting of persons whose names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat at the village level;
(b) every Gram Sabha shall be competent to safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of the people, their cultural, identity, community resources and the customary mode of dispute resolution;
(c) every Gram Sabha shall — (i) approve, the plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development before such plans, programmes and projects are taken up for implementation by the Panchayat;
(ii) be responsible for identification or selection of persons as beneficiaries under the poverty alleviation and other programmes;
(d) every Panchayat shall be required to obtain from the Gram Sabha a certification of utilisation of funds by that Panchayat for the plans, programmes and projects referred to in Clause (c);
(e) the reservation of seats in the Scheduled Areas at every Panchayati Raj Institution shall be in proportion to the population of the community in that Panchayati Raj Institution for whom reservation is sought to be given under Secs. 15 and 16 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Act No. 13 of 1994):
Provided that the reservation for the Scheduled Tribes shall not be less than one-half of the total number of seats :
Provided further that all seats of Chairpersons of Panchayati Raj Institutions at all levels shall be reserved for the person belonging to the Scheduled Tribes;
(f) the State Government may nominate persons belonging to such Schedule Tribes as have no representation in a Panchayat Samiti or in a Zila Parishad: Provided that such nomination shall not exceed one-tenth of the total members to be elected in that Panchayati Raj Institution;
(g) the Gram Sabha or the Panchayati Raj Institution at such level, as may be prescribed by the State Government, shall be consulted before making the acquisition of land in the Scheduled Areas for development projects and before re-setting or rehabilitating persons affected by such project in the Scheduled Areas, the actual planning and implementation of the projects in the Scheduled Areas shall be co-ordinated at the State level;
(h) planning and management of minor water bodies, as may be specified by the State Government, in the Scheduled Areas shall be entrusted to Panchayati Raj Institution at such level as may be prescribed;
(i) no prospecting licence or mining lease for minor minerals in the Scheduled Areas shall be granted to any person or body of persons without obtaining prior recommendation of the Gram Sabha or the Panchayati Raj Institution at such level and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(j) no concession for the exploitation of minor minerals by auction in the Scheduled Areas shall be granted without obtaining the recommendation of the Gram Sabha or the Panchayati Raj Institution at such level and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(k) the Panchayati Raj Institution at appropriate level, or Gram Sabha as may be, prescribed, in a Scheduled Area, shall have — (i) the power to enforce prohibition or to regulate or restrict the sale and consumption of any intoxicant subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government in this behalf;
(ii) the ownership of minor forest produce subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the State Government as to control and management of minor forest produce;
(iii) the power to prevent alienation of land in the Scheduled Areas and to take appropriate action in accordance with laws in force in the State, to restore any unlawfully alienated land of a Scheduled Tribe;
(iv) the power to manage village market by whatever name called subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government in this behalf;
(v) the power to exercise control over money lending to the members of Scheduled Tribes;
(vi) the power to exercise control over institutions and functionaries in all social sectors to the extent and in the manner to be specified by the State Government from time to time;
(vii) the power to control over local plan and resources or such plans including tribal sub plan to the extent and in the manner to be specified by the State Government from time to time.