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The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act — commonly known as PESA — was enacted in which year, and what was its primary constitutional purpose?
A 1992 — to extend both Part IX and Part IXA simultaneously to all tribal areas listed in the Sixth Schedule B 1996 — to extend the Panchayati Raj provisions of Part IX to Fifth Schedule (Scheduled) areas with modifications to protect tribal self-governance C 1996 — to replace the 73rd Amendment in tribal areas with a completely separate legislation drafted by tribal welfare ministries D 2006 — to create a separate autonomous Panchayati Raj structure for all northeastern states that were exempted from Part IX under Article 243M