In the wake of the increasing strain in the Centre-State relations, the Parliament, in June 1983, appointed a Commission under the Chairmanship of Justice R.S. Sarkaria these go into details of the Centre-State relations and to recommend measures to make the relation efficient and cooperative. The Commission expressed the need for streamlining the provisions of the Centre-State relations. It suggested the Centre, to begin with, to relax its financial hold over the States and to give them more autonomy in this regard.

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In the wake of the increasing strain in the Centre-State relations, the Parliament, in June 1983, appointed a Commission under the Chairmanship of Justice R.S. Sarkaria these go into details of the Centre-State relations and to recommend measures to make the relation efficient and cooperative. The Commission expressed the need for streamlining the provisions of the Centre-State relations. It suggested the Centre, to begin with, to relax its financial hold over the States and to give them more autonomy in this regard.

Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India. The Sarkaria Commission’s charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India.

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Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India. The Sarkaria Commission’s charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India.

On October 13, 2010, during the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India had appointed an eminent Group of Interlocutors—Duleep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M.M. Ansari—to hold a sustained dialogue with all shades of opinion in the State and “identify the political contours of a solution and the roadmap towards it”. They submitted their report to the Government on October 12, 2011.

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On October 13, 2010, during the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India had appointed an eminent Group of Interlocutors—Duleep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M.M. Ansari—to hold a sustained dialogue with all shades of opinion in the State and “identify the political contours of a solution and the roadmap towards it”. They submitted their report to the Government on October 12, 2011.

The powers enjoyed by states or the units in a federal government is derived from the constitution. The constitution of any federation clearly demarcates the jurisdiction of these powers, maintaining check and balances between the legislature, executive and the judiciary.

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The powers enjoyed by states or the units in a federal government is derived from the constitution. The constitution of any federation clearly demarcates the jurisdiction of these powers, maintaining check and balances between the legislature, executive and the judiciary.

Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or Lieutenant- Governor for each territory.

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Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or Lieutenant- Governor for each territory.