​Centre State relations

The Constitution of India provides for a dual polity with a clear division of powers between the Union and the States, each being supreme within the sphere allotted to it.

  • The Indian federation is not the result of an agreement between independent units, and the units of Indian federation cannot leave the federation.
  • Thus, the Constitution, under the Seventh Schedule (Article 246), contains elaborate provisions to regulate the various dimensions of the relations between the Centre and the states. It defines the distribution of powers between the Union and states by listing the subjects that each level of government can legislate on, ....
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