{"id":1343,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-philosophy-and-administration-of-the-distribution-of-powers-upsc-psir-2016-2201\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:11","slug":"the-philosophy-and-administration-of-the-distribution-of-powers-upsc-psir-2016-2201","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-philosophy-and-administration-of-the-distribution-of-powers-upsc-psir-2016-2201\/","title":{"rendered":"The philosophy and administration of the distribution of powers between Centre and State is required to be re- assessed."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> distribution of powers = hallmark of Indian federalism <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reconciles national unity with local autonomy<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Centre-tilt justified by Partition \/ princely integration \/ fissiparous fears <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> those conditions no longer hold<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Austin<\/b>: design as a blend of centralisation + decentralisation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> tilt rooted in 1947 context <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> conditions changed since 1950 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> education \/ environment \/ health \/ migration \/ digital need joint action <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> over-centralisation weakens State initiative <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> administrative friction: Governor, central agencies, GST <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Kothari<\/b>: centralisation under single-party dominance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>reassessment \u2260 weakening the Union <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> corrective is consultation, not dilution of central authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> Sarkaria \/ Punchhi \/ NCRWC + <i>Bommai<\/i> converge <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> States gain flexibility in non-national matters, Union intact<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> recalibration, not rupture <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> balance restored within a cooperative federal spirit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[42],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[63],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1343","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-42","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-federalism","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4755,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1343\/revisions\/4755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}