Introduction
Indian federalism: Union/State/Concurrent lists, 73rd/74th Amendments for local government.
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Indian Federal Structure
India: holding together federation. Union List(defence,currency), State List(police,agriculture), Concurrent List(education,forests). 73rd Amendment(1992): Panchayati Raj(rural). 74th Amendment: municipalities(urban). Three tiers: gram panchayat, panchayat samiti, zila parishad. 1/3 seats reserved for women.
Key Points
- •Union List: 97 subjects (defence, currency)
- •State List: 66 subjects (police, agriculture)
- •Concurrent: 47 subjects (education, forests)
- •73rd/74th Amendments: local self-government
- •1/3 seats reserved for women in local bodies
Quick Summary
- ✓Three lists: Union, State, Concurrent
- ✓73rd/74th Amendments: panchayats and municipalities
- ✓Decentralisation: gram panchayat to zila parishad
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