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Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) The path for restoring traditional self-governance in Jharkhand’s scheduled areas has been cleared. The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the rules for the implementation of the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, 1996.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, ending a long delay in operationalising the central law in the state.With the approval of the rules, the effective implementation of the PESA Act — pending i…