Financial Relations Between Centre and States: Taxation, Grants and Emergency Provisions

Financial Relations Between Centre and States: Non-Tax Revenue Sources and Key Provisions Sources of non-tax revenue for Centre: Various services provided by the centre such as Posts and telegraphs, Banking,…

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Centre-State Financial Relations: Taxation Powers, GST Council and Constitutional Provisions

In addition to the above-mentioned constitutional devices, there are extra-constitutional devices to promote cooperation and coordination between the Centre and the states. These include a number of advisory bodies and…

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Centre-State Relations in India: Delegation, Cooperation and Constitutional Provisions

The constitution does not establish a strict separation of executive powers. A strict separation of executive power can occasionally result in conflicts between the central and state governments. To alleviate…

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Parliamentary Legislation on State Subjects and Centre-State Administrative Relations

The Constitution has enumerated extraordinary circumstances where Parliament can make laws on state subjects.  In the National interest:  Constitutional provision: As per provisions of Article 249 the Rajya Sabha can…

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