Federal Issues

Utility: Incident can be used in answers related to Centre-State relationship, Civil Servants conduct. Prelims Qs on DM Act Context: […]

Utility: There are some good examples which can be quoted in answers related to Federalism and Centre-State Relations Centralisation and

Background: The MHA has ordered a security cover of X- category security to 61 BJP MLAs while the remaining 16

Positives of 15th FC Recommendations: Grants to local bodies is high compared to the previous Finance Commission. For example, Finance Commission has granted

The 15th Finance Commission recommendations are slightly different from the other Finance commission’s recommendations. It has introduced many revolutionary changes that

Context: The 15th FC report recommendations have been criticised on the basis of two grounds: The recommendations will impact co-operative federalism. The

Context: 15th FC hinted at the need to fill an ‘institutional vacuum’ created by the abolition of the Planning Commission. Institutional

According to B R Ambedkar: “India’s Draft Constitution can be both unitary as well as federal according to the requirements

The government at the center regularly announces special packages for states in the pretext of various disadvantages faced by these