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Federalism

CBSE · Class 11 · Political Science

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1

Meaning and Features of Federalism

  • Federalism is an institutional arrangement that allows two levels of government to function in their own spheres.
  • India has a Union government for the whole country and State governments for individual States.
  • Federalism helps manage diversity by giving people both a regional identity and a national identity.
2

Why India Adopted a Strong Centre

  • India is a country of continental size and great diversity.
  • At independence, India had more than 500 princely states that had to be integrated.
  • The framers of the Constitution wanted unity as well as development.
3

Distribution of Powers

  • The Constitution divides subjects between the Union and the States.
  • Union List subjects include Defence, Atomic Energy, Foreign Affairs, War and Peace, Banking, Railways, Post and Telegraph, Airways, Ports, Foreign Trade, and Currency and Coinage.
  • State List subjects include Agriculture, Police, Prison, Local Government, Public Health, Land, Liquor, Trade and Commerce, Livestock and Animal Husbandry, and State Public Services.
4

Centre-State Relations and Political Practice

  • Federalism in India has been shaped not only by the Constitution but also by political practice.
  • In the 1950s and early 1960s, the foundation of Indian federalism was laid under Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • During this period, Congress dominance existed at the centre and in the States.

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