(a) Whether the Extension of Municipalities in Scheduled Areas
(MESA) was enacted for local bodies in Scheduled Areas on the lines
of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act.
(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
(c) the details of proposals received from various State Governments
for providing assistance to municipal corporations during each of the
last three years, State-wise;
(d) the number of proposals approved out of them and pending for
approval so far, alongwith the reasons therefor; and
(e) the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be
cleared and the funds allocated and released thereunder during the
said period including the current year, State-wise?