Question 1.
From the list of following events which ones would you identify with
the functioning of federalism? Why?
(a)The Centre on Tuesday announced Sixth Schedule status to
GNLF-led Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, which would ensure
greater autonomy to the governing body in the Hill district of
West Bengal. A tripartite Memorandum of Settlement was
signed in New Delhi between the Centre, West Bengal
government and the Subhas Ghising-led Gorkha National
Liberation Front (GNLF) after two days of hectic deliberations.
(b) Government for action plan for rain-hit States: Centre has asked
the rain-ravaged States to submit detailed plans for
reconstruction to enable it to respond to their demands for extra
relief expeditiously.
(c) New Commissioner for Delhi: The Capital is getting a new
municipal commissioner. Confirming this, present MCD
Commissioner Rakesh Mehta said he has received his transfer
orders and that he is likely to be replaced by IAS officer Ashok
Kumar, who is serving as the Chief Secretary in Arunachal
Pradesh. Mehta, a 1975 batch IAS officer, has been heading
the MCD for about three-and-a-half year
(d) CU Status for Manipur University: Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
passed a Bill to convert the Manipur University into a Central
University with the Human Resource Development Minister
promising such institutions in the North Eastern States of
Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Sikkim as well.
(e) Funds released: The Centre has released Rs. 553 lakh to
Arunachal Pradesh under its rural water supply scheme. The
first instalment was of Rs. 466.81 lakh.
(f)We’ll teach the Biharis how to live in Mumbai: Around 100 Shiv
Sainiks stormed J. J. Hospital, disrupted daily operations, raised
slogans and threatened to take matters into their own hands if
no action was taken against non-Maharashtrian students.
(g) Demand for dismissal of Government: The Congress Legislature
Party (CLP) in a representation submitted to State Governor
recently, has demanded dismissal of the ruling Democratic
Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government for its alleged financial
mismanagement and embezzlement of public money.
(h) NDA government asks naxalites to surrender arms: Amid a
walkout by opposition RJD and its allies Congress and CPI (M),
the Bihar government today appealed to the naxalites to shun
the path of violence and reaffirmed its pledge to root out
unemployment to usher in a new era of development in Bihar.
Answers
ANSWER :
(a)To provide sixth schedule status to GNLF - led Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council is a federal functioning. By a tripartite agreement among the Centre, state of West Bengal and Gorkha Hill Council ,greater autonomy was provided to Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council.
(b) It is a federal functioning. It is the responsibility of the centre to provide relief to rain hit States.
(c)Appointment of New Commissioner for Delhi is not a functioning of federalism.
(d) Central University status for Manipur University is not a functioning of federalism.
(e) Release of funds by the Centre to Arunachal Pradesh is a functioning of federalism.
(f) Threatening Biharis in Mumbai is not a function of federalism.
(g) Demand for dismissal of Government is not functioning of federalism.
(h) NDA government asking naxalites to surrender arms is not a functioning of federalism.
**Federal government is an agreement between the centre and the states and the condition of the agreement are written into the Constitution. Indian Constitution is Federal in nature but unitary in Spirit.
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Option (H) NDA government asks naxalites to surrender arms: Amid a
walkout by opposition RJD and its allies Congress and CPI.