{"id":229262,"date":"2023-03-01T19:10:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=229262"},"modified":"2023-08-28T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:09:48","slug":"centre-state-relations-and-punchhi-commission-explained-pointwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/centre-state-relations-and-punchhi-commission-explained-pointwise\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre-State relations and Punchhi Commission – Explained, pointwise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
For\u00a07PM Editorial<\/strong>\u00a0Archives click\u00a0HERE <\/a>\u2192<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n

Recently, the government’s reply to an unstarred question revealed that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to start the process of seeking the states\u2019 comments on the Punchhi Commission\u2019s report on Centre-state relations. This is to obtain updated comments of the State Governments\/ UT Administrations on the recommendations.<\/p>\n

About Punchhi Commission<\/h2>\n

India’s<\/span> federalism<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> shaped<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> complex<\/span> interactions<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> political<\/span> actors<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Centre<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> state<\/span> level.<\/span> Sarkaria<\/span> Committee<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Punchhi<\/span> Commission we<\/span>re<\/span> the most important commissions established<\/span> to<\/span> reduce<\/span> the\u00a0government’s<\/span> complexity<\/span> and<\/span> streamline<\/span> its<\/span> operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span> April<\/span> 2007,<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> set<\/span> up<\/span> a<\/span> three-person<\/span> commission<\/span> led<\/span> by<\/span> former<\/span> Chief<\/span> Justice<\/span> of<\/span> India<\/span> M.M.<\/span> Punchhi<\/span> to<\/span> look<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> roles<\/span> and<\/span> responsibilities<\/span> of<\/span> different<\/span> levels<\/span> of<\/span> government<\/span> and<\/span> how<\/span> they<\/span> work<\/span> together.<\/span> In<\/span> 2010,<\/span> this<\/span> group<\/span> submitted its\u00a0report<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> then-Home\u00a0Minister<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the reason behind the non-implementation of the recommendations of Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations?<\/h2>\n

The<\/span> central<\/span> government<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> implement<\/span> the<\/span> recommendations<\/span>,<\/span> but<\/span> before<\/span> that,<\/span> it<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> develop<\/span> consensus<\/span> among<\/span> the<\/span> states.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The<\/span> standing<\/span> committee<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Inter-State<\/span> Council(ISC)<\/span> met<\/span> three<\/span> times<\/span> in<\/span> 2017<\/span> and<\/span> once<\/span> in<\/span> 2018<\/span> to<\/span> talk<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> Punchhi<\/span> commission’s<\/span> suggestions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The recommendations of the Standing Committee were finalized in the two meetings. But, the Centre has now decided to go back to the states for another round of feedback on the report. Hence, the implementation will be delayed further.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the challenges at present in Centre-State relations?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Political federalism:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n