• Dr. Vaishali Devpura

Article 1 of the Indian constitution calls India as "a union of states". Inspite of the term federation being absent in this description, experts agree that Indian constitution is a federal constitution and the Indian federation is different from either the U.S. or the Canadian federation. The Constitution of India has provided separate governments at the Union and the States with separate legislative, executive and judicial wings of governance. Secondly, Constitution has clearly demarcated the jurisdiction, powers and functions of the Union and the State Governments. Third, Constitution has spelt out in detail the legislative, administrative and financial relations between the Union and the States. Within t his basic framework of federalism, the Constitution has given overriding powers to the Central government. States must exercise their executive power in compliance with the laws made by the Central government and must not impede on the executive power of the Union within the States. Governors are appointed by the Central government to oversee the States. The Centre can even take over the executive of the states on the issues of national security or breakdown of constitutional machinery of the State.

Indian Federalism : Executive Federalism and the Inter-State Council

"Indian Federalism : Executive Federalism and the Inter-State Council", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no.355-358, March-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803072.pdf

"Indian Federalism : Executive Federalism and the Inter-State Council", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no. pp355-358, March-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803072.pdf