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The Constitution of India makes it clear what kind of a nation we are, highlighting our shared past and shared destiny. Our national commitment is to the values that denote the ‘Basic Structure’ of our Constitution, as visualised in its Preamble. The success or otherwise, the suitability, viability and justification of any Government has to be judged by its readiness to achieve and success in achieving the goals of the Preamble. That is the best guarantee for ...
In India, there has been a historical tradition of centralization of power and authority, and a government is considered efficient and effective if it is able to bring about social transformation. Hence, very consciously the overwhelming share of powers and responsibilities has been kept with the Union. But good governance is no substitute for self-governance. Federal sharing of responsibilities does not mean that the Union has what it has and shares in the ...
Indian federal system of fiscal governance, a disconcerting fact is the already backward states to actually get the Central allocations because they are not in a position to offer matching grants. On the other hand, the developed states are in a far better position to obtain, not only their share but even more since the funds are available. Thus, not only regional disparities keep on increasing, a political dimension also emerges as well as a ...