PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Indian Federalism
Implementation of GST and NEET is a major challenge to Indian Federalism.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
rR! both reforms push national uniformity over State discretion → that is the federal challenge R2 GST and NEET pull power upward → fiscal and education-health autonomy narrowed
Body flow
GST removes States' indirect-tax power → destination-based design, manufacturing States fear revenue loss → delayed compensation + irregular Council meetings → mistrust -. Patnaik: fiscal autonomy weakened, dependence deepened → NEET's uniform entrance vs education (Concurrent) + health (State) → Tamil Nadu: ignores school inequality + reservation → Garga Chatterjee: States lose power to shape health workforce
Counter-view
challenge of method, not federalism → Jaitley "pooled sovereignty" + GST Council's two-thirds State weight show cooperative design
Conclusion routes
R1 GST and NEET test federalism, do not break it → equity, consultation, stronger Inter-State Council restore balance R2 core tension is national uniformity vs State autonomy → resolved through consultation, not centralisation
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
