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Federalism and Centre-State Relations

Federalism and Centre-State Relations for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 2 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions.

Quick recap: Quick recap: federalism and Centre-State relations on one page

All three parts condensed for quick revision: the nature of Indian federalism and legislative relations, administrative and financial relations with GST and the Finance Commission, and the three emergencies, with an at-a-glance table and eight mixed questions.

Parts of this chapter

Part 1

Nature of Indian federalism and legislative relations

Why India is a 'Union of States', its federal and unitary features, the territorial extent of laws, the three lists of the Seventh Schedule, residuary powers, repugnancy, when Parliament can legislate on State subjects, and the doctrines courts use to read the lists. Part 2

Administrative and financial relations, and inter-state bodies

How the Union directs and works with the States (Articles 256–261, 365, all-India services), inter-state water disputes and the Inter-State Council, the division of taxes and grants, the Finance Commission, GST and the GST Council, commissions on Centre-State relations, and freedom of trade (Articles 301–307).

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