Relationship between state and union

Federalism Federalism refers to a political system that possesses Constitutionally provided and guaranteed distribution of powers between a national government and several regional governments. Legislative Relations  There are two aspects to the distribution of legislative powers between the Centre and States in our Constitution. Territorial Distribution of Powers Subject Distribution Territorial Distribution of Powers  The

Zonal Councils  The Zonal Councils were established by the States Reorganization Act in 1956 to achieve cooperation and coordination among States.  They were created in the backdrop of the linguistic reorganization of India and the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru described their objective as to “develop the habit of co-operative working”.  Originally five

Indian Constitution possesses several federal features Written Constitution  Federalism requires a written Constitution.  There are many governments in any federal system and for their smooth and friction-free functioning their powers must be stated in crystal clear terms.  The powers and functions of the States must be clearly defined.  Supremacy of the Constitution  The Constitution must

Rajamannar Commission  The Tamil Nadu government established the Rajamannar committee to analyze and provide recommendations for restructuring the Centre-State relations in our Constitution. The committee consisted of the retired Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice. P.V.Rajamannar, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras, Dr A Lakshmanaswamy and a former Chief Justice of Andhra,

Appointment and Role of the Governor The very office of the Governor as an agent of the Central Government to monitor the State Government imperils the powers of the constituent States. The Raja Mannar Committee Report was highly critical of the office and role of the governor. The regional parties have deprecated the practice of

Sarkaria Commission  The Union Government constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Justice R.S.Sarkaria in 1983 to review Centre-State relations.  Other members – B.Sivaraman and Dr.R.S.Sen  Inter-State Council  It recommended that the Inter-State Council must have the functions laid down in articles 263 (b) and (c) that is to investigate subjects where many States have

Inter-State River Water Dispute  Inter-State River Water Disputes play a crucial role in the evolution of federalism in Indian politics.  There are a large number of such disputes in our country.  The Cauvery dispute involving Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry Union Territory Vamsadara River dispute involving Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Sutlej dispute involving Punjab,