Map work.
Examine the following pairs that give the level of government in India and the powers of the government at that level to make laws on the subjects mentioned against each. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
| (a) State government | State List |
| (b) Central government | Union List |
| (c) Central and State governments | Concurrent List |
| (d) Local governments | Residuary powers |
(d) Local governments do not have Residuary powers.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
| List 1 | List 2 |
|---|---|
| 1. Union of India | A. Prime Minister |
| 2. State | B. Sarpanch |
| 3. Municipal Corporation | C. Governor |
| 4. Gram Panchayat | D. Mayor |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | D | A | B | C |
| (b) | B | C | D | A |
| (c) | A | C | D | B |
| (d) | C | D | A | B |
| (c) | A | C | D | B |
|---|
Map work.
One feature of federalism in India which is similar to Belgium is that in both countries, the state governments enjoy autonomy given by the central government in various sectors.
The feature that varies from Belgium is that Belgium also has a community government in addition to the Central and the state governments.
In the federal form of government, the power is divided between the state and the central governments, this is the main difference between unitary and federal form of government. For example, in India, national matters are looked after by the central government, while the state governments look after the state administration.
In the unitary form of government, all powers are vested in the central government. For example, in Sri Lanka and Britain, all the powers are vested in the hands of the central government only.
Two main differences between the local government before and after the constitutional amendment in 1992 are :
1. Before 1992, the local bodies did not hold elections regularly. Since 1992, it is constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local government bodies.
2. Before 1992, local bodies did not have their own powers or resources. After 1992, the state governments were made to share some powers and revenue with local government bodies.
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Coming together, strong, holding together, central
I would like to support Sangeeta's view that the policy of accommodation has improved national unity. India is a multicultural, multilingual and multireligious plural society where people belonging to different castes, creed, religions and linguistic groups live friendly with each other. In the framework of lingual policy, the Indian government has given equal rights to all the languages in the country. Though Hindi has been declared as the national language of India, many protections are provided to the regional languages in the country. Every state too has adopted their own official language. Therefore, we can say that this policy of accommodation has strengthened our national unity by avoiding conflicts among the people and states.
(d) Power is divided between various levels of government.
A few subjects in various Lists of the Indian Constitution are given here. Group them under the Union, State and Concurrent Lists as provided in the table below.
A. Defence; B. Police; C. Agriculture; D. Education; E. Banking; F. Forests; G. Communications; H. Trade; I. Marriages
| Union List | |
| State List | |
| Concurrent List |
| Union List | Defence, banking and communications. |
| State List | Police, agriculture and trade. |
| Concurrent List | Education, forests and marriages. |