Question

how have the centre state relations been restructed to strengthen federalism?
plz answer in points​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Since no single party got a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, the major national parties had to enter into an alliance with many parties including several regional parties to form a government at the centre.

• It led to a new culture of power sharing and respect for the autonomy of State Governments.

Answer 2

Answer:

Federalism involves the distribution of power between the Centre and the State. The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India has three lists, namely the Centre List, the State List and the Concurrent List. These lists provide various legislative heads under which ether the Centre or the State or both have power to legislate and make laws. Therefore for items listed in the State List, the States have sole power to make laws. This is the strongest feature of Indian Federalism.

Apart from this Constituional Amendments can be passed only after obtaining special majority, which means that the amendment needs to be passed by a minimum number of State Legislatures. This prevents the Centre from acting unilaterally and changing the Constitution and thus laws of the country.