CENTRE–STATE RELATIONS
🔹 Meaning
Relationship between:
Central Government
State Governments
📌 India follows a federal system with strong Centre 🔥
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⭐ Types of Centre–State Relations
🔵 1. Legislative Relations
👉 Law-making powers divided between:
Centre
States
📌 Mentioned in 7th Schedule 🔥
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📚 7TH SCHEDULE (VERY IMPORTANT)
🟢 Union List
👉 Only Centre can make laws
Examples:
Defence
Foreign Affairs
Railway
Currency
📌 More important subjects
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🟡 State List
👉 State government makes laws
Examples:
Police
Public Health
Agriculture
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🔴 Concurrent List
👉 Both Centre & State can make laws
Examples:
Education
Forest
Marriage
📌 If conflict happens → Centre law wins 🔥
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⚡ Important Point
Union List = Most powerful
Concurrent List = Shared powers
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🔵 2. Administrative Relations
👉 Centre & States help each other in administration
Example:
Centre gives directions to states
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🟢 3. Financial Relations
👉 Distribution of taxes & revenue
Important Body:
Finance Commission 🔥
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📌 Residuary Powers
🔹 Meaning
Subjects not mentioned in any list
👉 Given to:
Centre Government 🔥
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⭐ Key Features of Indian Federalism
Strong Centre
Single Constitution
Single Citizenship
Independent Judiciary
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📌 Important Articles
Article 246 → Distribution of powers
7th Schedule → Three Lists
Article 280 → Finance Commission
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⚡ Quick Revision
Union List → Centre
State List → States
Concurrent List → Both
Conflict in Concurrent → Centre wins 🔥
Residuary powers → Centre
