The seeds of india's federal policy sown during the british rule itself . Do you agree? Comment in the light of india's contemporary constitutional history.
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Explanation:
Indian federalism is the product of an evolutionary process during the colonial rule. The centralization which began in regulatory act of 1773 continued till 1861 after which decentralization of power to provinces started and continued till GOI act 1935 from which the feature of federal scheme is borrowed into our constitution.
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Regulatory act of 1773 sowed the seeds of centralization by stablishing the office of Governor general of Bengal who concentrated the power in the subsequent acts as the Governor general of India. As the British empire expanded, over-centralization proved counter-productive. After the Company rule ended under 1858 GOI act, decentralization started and seeds of Indian federalism were sowed
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- Thus, seeds of India's federal polity were sown during the British rule itself. Though an All India federation did not come into existence as envisaged under GOI 1935 act, it became the blueprint in establishing the Indian federation with state representation in Rajyasabha.
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