Centre - State Relation

Administrative	Provisions: Mutual delegation of power role and position of governor Full faith and credit clause AIS increased more such services Inter-state council strengthen the role Zonal council twice a year NITI Ayog National Integration council rejuvenate GST council several conferences like DGP's, DC's etc Issues abuse of article 356 Role of governor Management of All India service Central administrative directions
Legislative	overlapping domain: SC: Doctrine of Pith and substance will examine the essence of law weather the trespass is incidental or un-intentional and does not trespass the authorities of other Concurrent list: central has overpowered it  Reservation of bill: abused (Article 201) Residuary powers may be in concurrent list Article 249: parliament to make law on state list (If RS Declares) is abused  Recommendation: Sarkaria commission: Concurrent: residuary taxation should be in central rest all in concurrent Concurrent list should remain Article 200: center should disposed it off with in 4 months Punchhi commission: RS: equal representation of states in RS Domicile qualification to be restored Concurrent: need for broad consensus with the states Concurrent: Broad law leaving rooms for the states to fill in the details
Financial	Lists are separate Institutional frameworks Finance commission does the job issues: poor state finance: factors: Central dominance over major tax avenues like mines, minerals, industries Over dependence over center populist policies less elastics Corruption less expertise Poor performance of public sector at state level Poor accountability Borrowing: From center: issues of interest charged by the center external central fiscal dominance Defence balanced regional development External economic relation foreign aid Big industries Other works Working of FC no representation not consulted for term of references Planning: concurrent list centralized  Uniformity Vs diversity Solutions: setup of interstate commerce commission Synchronization of SFC and UFC Term of reference of UFC should be consulted with the states State specific approach for fiscal consolidation and not a single FRBM Principle of fiscal federalism: resource responsibility parity independence elasticity efficiency equal transfer accountability

Demand for abolition of Concurrent list	Demand from Telanagana CM for autonomy to the states Seventh Schedule, Union list: Subjects: defence, foreign affairs, railways, banking,
background	42nd amendment act, transferred education, forest, protection of wild animals and birds, administration of justice, and weights and measures. PV Rajamannar committee to look into center state relations. Sarkaria commission was set up but its recommendation were not implemented Residuary powers of taxation, with parliament, others in concurrent list Center should consult states before making law on concurrent list Policy of action is essential
Why concurrent list	Concurrent list was to ensure uniformity across the country Few concurrent list subjects required huge finances
Issues with concurrent list	States have to comply with laws made on concurrent and provide funds, limited cap Some laws were flexible while others were not Some bills may directly infringe on the rights of states Anti-terrorist laws Lokpal bill Issues with GST and Aadhars
Way forward	Strengthening of Inter-state council Autonomy to states