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Volume : II, Issue : XI, December - 2012

PRAGMATIC APPROACH OF FISCAL FEDERALISM IN INDIA

S.V.SOWANI

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

As pointed out in the Document on 'Centre-States Relations' adopted by the States who are opposite political view indicated that the structure of the Indian constitution is more unitary than federal. By vesting all residuary powers in the Centre and by keeping 47 items in the concurrent list it strengthened the base of Central control and vested the Central governance with practically unlimited powers to interfere in the governance of states. India has completed more than sixty five years of federal finance. The states are facing fiscal deficits. The center has got more elastic and productive taxes. The states are more dependents on the center. Being federal financial country constitutionally there is a separate provision for the Finance Commission recommendation- appointed by the President of India

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S.V.SOWANI, (2012). PRAGMATIC APPROACH OF FISCAL FEDERALISM IN INDIA. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XI, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1733.pdf

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