What are the three lists of Indian Federalism?

Types of Federalism

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Features of the Federal System of India

Federation is Formed by Two Routes:...

How does Federalism work in India?

The following are the feature of Federal System of India:...

Decentralisation in India

Federalism is practiced in India in three major ways:...

Rural and Urban Local Bodies

A huge country like India cannot be just runned by a two-tier government. Some states of India are as large as a country in Europe. Many of the states like Uttar Pradesh are internally very diverse and thus there is a need for power sharing within the states. Below the state governments, there is a need for another tier in the Indian context; which is a rationale for the decentralization of power; which resulted in a third tier of government called local government....

Federal Features of Indian Federalism

Rural local bodies were known as Panchayati Raj. Each village or group of villages in some states has a Gram Panchayat. They are directly elected by all adult population living in that ward or village. It meets once or twice or thrice a year to approve the annual budget of the gram panchayat....

Unitary Features of the Indian Federalism

Government has two levels- center and states and there are three lists given in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution:  Union List State List Concurrent List The constitution is the supreme law in India. The constitution provides for an independent and integrated judiciary. Lower and district courts are at the bottom, high courts are at state levels , and topmost is the Supreme Court of India....

FAQs on Federalism in India

The flexibility of the Constitution: For certain provisions, the Constitution can be amended easily, while for others it can’t be. More powers vests on Centre: More power is granted on Union List. On Concurrent List subjects, parliament can make laws that can override laws made by state legislatures on some matters. Unequal representation of states in Rajya Sabha: Representation in the upper house is based on state populations. Lok Sabha is more powerful than Rajya Sabha: This inequality is against the principle of federalism. Single Citizenship: In India, only single citizenship is available to citizens, and cannot be citizens of the state as well....

1. What are the main features of Indian Federalism?

1. What are the main features of Indian Federalism?...

2. Which type of federalism is practiced in India?

Clear division of powers between centre and states, independent judiciary, bicameral legislature are some features of Indian federalism....

3. What are the three lists of Indian Federalism?

Quasi-federal system, which contains the major features of both federation and union is practiced in India....

4. What is the main purpose of federalism?

Union list, State list and Concurrent list....

5. How many types of federations are there?

Preserve the personal liberty by separating powers of the government, so that one government donot dominate over other....