12) States in India often ask for more autonomy or more power. Should they
be given more power or not? Support your answer with two arguments.
Answers
India is an example of holding together federation where the country decided to create constituent units and divide powers between the centre and the states. a. India emerged independent under extremely difficult circumstances, the Partition of the country on religious lines followed by a wake communal riots, violence necessitated the need for a strong centre. Thus, even though there was a consensus on having a federation in looking into the size of the country and its diverse aspects, there was a realisation that a strong centre was imperative to prevent the disintegration of the country. c. Centre is more powerful making states dependent on them for resources, The distribution of powers by the constitution between the Centre and states is unequal, Centre has more powers and important areas of jurisdiction within it purview. For example the union list containing more subjects and important subjects like defence, foreign affairs. d. Even the constituent units have unequal powers , like some states may be granted special status like Jammu and Kashmir, under Article 370 of the constitution Besides that, North eastern states, Himachal Pradesh and Utthrakhand are under special category stats as these states have hilly terrain, have international borders thus they get special economic assistance from the centre in terms of grants. e. Over the years, there have been persistent demands by the states to grant autonomy and give more powers to the state.
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