Indian Federation can be described as a ‘quasi-federation’.

Question

State whether the following statements are true or false with reasons.

Indian Federation can be described as a ‘quasi-federation’.

Answer 1

This statement is True.

The Indian Constitution provides for dual set of governments i.e Union State governments. There is a distribution of powers on the basis of three lists viz. Union list, State list, and Concurrent list.

However, India has a federal structure with a powerful central government. The constitution framers felt that a strong Union government was needed to ensure the balanced development of the country.