Explain the constitutional provisions which makes india a federal country
Answers
1. In India, the powers to run the country have been vested in the Central government and the State government. State governments are not subordinate to the Central governments and both derive their authority from the Constitution. Later, the elements of the local self-government formed the third tier of federalism.
2. The Supreme Court and the High Courts have the power to interpret the Constitution. Disputes arising between various levels of the government are resolved by the Supreme Court.
3. Sources of revenues of the central and the state governments are clearly laid down in the Constitution.
4. There are three different lists in which laws can be made by the central and the state governments. The Central government can form laws on the subjects mentioned in the Union List, the State government can make laws on the subjects included in the State List and both governments can form laws mentioned in the Concurrent List.
Answer:
The Constitution of India establishes a federal system of government. It contains all the features of the Federation.
1) Three levels of Government - The Central Government, State Governments and Urban and rural local self Governments.
2) The Power is divided between the three-tier system of Government. Schedule VII of the Constitution provides for three list Union list (on which Parliament makes laws), State List(on which state legislatures make laws) and Concurrent List(on which both the parliament and state legislatures can make laws). The State legislature Provide the Panchayats and Municipalities with such powers and authorities as may be necessary to enable them to function as self-government.
3)Though the Constitution is amenable to change some fundamental provisions of the constitution cannot be amended by either level of Government single-handedly. It requires Special Majority of the Parliament and ratification by half of the total states.
4) The Judiciary is Independent and all the disputes between states and union or interstates disputes are dealt with by the Supreme Court.
5) The central and the state government generate revenue by levying the tax which is expressly mentioned by the Constitution. There are separate consolidated funds for Center and States.