Centre-State Relations

Centre-State Relations -- Approach Paper

Press Release

On Restructuring of Centre-State Relations

 The CPI (M) has prepared an Approach Paper on Restructuring of Centre-State Relations. This is being put forward to initiate a discussion among political parties and organisations to enable the emergence of a common platform and bring about a restructuring of Centre-State relations.

 The CPI (M) has always held that the Indian Constitution, while being federal in form, is more unitary in character. The basic structure remains to be one where legislative, administrative and financial powers are disproportionately concentrated in the Union Government with the States having a large number of responsibilities without sufficient autonomy. Strengthening the federal system is necessary for meeting the aspirations of the people who are governed through State Governments and for preserving the unity of India.

 The CPI (M) has put forward a set of demands for restructuring of Centre-State relations on legal, administrative, financial, institutional and other matters. Some of the major demands are listed below:

Legal and Administrative Issues