GST and Fiscal Federalism
For Prelims: Federalism, GST, PRAGATI Initiative, Cooperative Federalism, Centre-State Relations, NITI Aayog, GST Council
For Mains: Challenges to India’s Fiscal Federalism, Issues in GST Regime, Need to promote positive competition among states for economic growth
What do We know about Federalism?
Federalism in essence is a dual government system including the Centre and a number of States. Federalism is one of the pillars of the
Basic Structure of the Constitution of India.
A Federal theorist K.C. Wheare has argued that the nature of Indian Constitution is quasi-federal in nature.
The Supreme Court, too, in Sat Pal v State of Punjab and Ors (1969), held that the Constitution of India is more Quasi-federal than federal or unitary.
The respective legislative powers of states and Centre are traceable to Articles 245 to 254 of the Indian Constitution.
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