Centre-State Relations

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📖 Quick summary

Part XI (Articles 245-263) governs Centre-State relations. The Seventh Schedule splits subjects into Union, State and Concurrent Lists, with residuary power resting with the Union and Union law prevailing in a Concurrent List conflict (Article 254). Financial relations are anchored by the Finance Commission (Article 280), which recommends tax devolution every five years, and the GST Council, a landmark cooperative-federalism body.

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💡 Key Facts

Seventh Schedule: Union, State, Concurrent Lists; residuary power with the Union.
Article 254: Union law prevails over State law on the Concurrent List.
Finance Commission (Art 280) + GST Council = the core of financial federalism.

🔖 60-Second Revision

Part XI = Centre-State relations: legislative, administrative, financial.
GST Council (101st Amdt) = flagship cooperative federalism body.