Question

what makes India a federal country

Answer 1

India can be called a federal country because:

1.India has a Three-Tier system of government. i.e. Union, State and Local
2.Constitution provide Three type of lists i.e., Union List (having subjects of national importance) , State List(having subjects of state and local importance) , and Concurrent List(having subject of common importance to both central and state govt.) .
3.Power is shared between Central, State and Local government. i.e., Decentralization.

Answer 2

Answer:

=> The Constitution declared India as a Union of states. The following points clearly show that the Indian Union is based on the principles of federalism –

1】The Constitution clearly provided a three-fold distribution of legislative powers between the Union government and the State governments in the three lists—Union, State and Concurrent lists.

2】Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.

3】This sharing of power is basic to the structure of the Constitution, and it cannot be changed by Parliament; it has to be ratified by at least half of the state legislatures.

4】In a federation, judiciary solves the disputes between different levels of government. In any such case of a dispute, the High Courts and the Supreme Court make a decision.

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