Features of Center-State Relations in India (original) (raw)

Abstract

The federal structure in India is a three-tiered constitutionally demarcated system that allocates funds according to specific functions as listed in three separate mandates. The Centre is responsible for matters of national importance such as defence, transportation infrastructure, inter national trade and macroeconomic management. The State, governed by the State list is responsible for matters of regional and State importance such as law and order, public health, sanitation, housing, irrigation, agriculture and local governments. The final tier is the Concurrent list, which includes sectors such as education, contracts, bankruptcy and insolvency, economic and social planning, employment and labour welfare, electricity, stamp duties and any other sectors that require Centre-State consensus. The federal structure of India stems from the realisation by post-independence policymakers of the differences in languages, cultures and traditions of the many States and regions across the country.

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