Question

what makes India a federation?

Answer 1

India is known as a federal country as:
1. We have three tier government, that is, The union government, state government and the local government. 
2. We have three lists, that is concurrent, union and state.
3. The powers are shared between the governments

Answer 2

India can be called a federal country because:-

1) India has three tier system of govt.

2) Constitution is provided

3) power is shard between central,state and local gpvt. i.e. Decentralization

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