Question

Which five provisions of the Indian Constitution make India a MB fledged federation? Explain.

Answer 1

The Constitution of India establishes a federal system of government. It contains all the features of the Federation.

1) Three levels of Government - The Central Government, State Governments and Urban and rural local self Governments.

2) The Power is divided between the three-tier system of Government. Schedule VII of the Constitution provides for three list Union list (on which Parliament makes laws), State List(on which state legislatures make laws) and Concurrent List(on which both the parliament and state legislatures can make laws). The State legislature Provide the Panchayats and Municipalities with such powers and authorities as may be necessary to enable them to function as self-government.

3)Though the Constitution is amenable to change some fundamental provisions of the constitution cannot be amended by either level of Government single-handedly. It requires Special Majority of the Parliament and ratification by half of the total states.

4) The Judiciary is Independent and all the disputes between states and union or interstates disputes are dealt with by the Supreme Court.

5) The central and the state government generate revenue by levying the tax which is expressly mentioned by the Constitution. There are separate consolidated funds for Center and States.