Highlight any three steps taken by India towards making it federalism
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federal structures have been the subject of controversy since independence. Long-standing demands for change have been made, particularly changes to the vertical and horizontal division of resources and demands for a reorganization of provinces along ethno-linguistic lines. The 18th Constitutional Amendment of 2010 introduced major changes to the federal system, agreed by consensus. But have these changes gone far enough? This article analyses the changes that were made, engaging with debates concerning the wisdom of creating ethno federal units, dividing core groups, as well as the optimal number of units. It concludes that while major changes have been made, they have not yet gone far enough. The diversity of India should be seen as a source of federal strength rather than as a weakness.
In a federal system, the national and state governments are at par with one another. Both governments have equal power and one government cannot overpower the other. The following are some steps taken by India towards adopting federalism.
# Formation of a two-tier government with regional level State Governments and national level Central Government
# Division of the country into various states based on language spoken
# Declaration of India as an amalgamation of states
# Decentralization of regional level governments with Panchayats and Municipalities at the rural and urban levels respectively