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  2. State governments of India - Wikipedia

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    Income for the Union government is from customs duty, excise tax, income tax etc., while state government income comes from sales tax (VAT), stamp duty etc.; now these have been subsumed under the various components of the Goods and Services Tax. The Sarkaria Commission was set up to review the balance of power between states' and the Union ...

  3. Law of India - Wikipedia

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    The constitution prescribes a federal structure of government, with a clearly defined separation of legislative and executive powers between the Federation and the States. [24] Each State Government has the freedom to draft its own laws on subjects classified as state subjects. [25]

  4. Lawmaking procedure in India - Wikipedia

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    The State List consists of 61 items (previously 66 items) where a state legislative assembly can make laws applicable in that state. But in certain circumstances, the Parliament can also legislate temporarily on subjects mentioned in the State List, when the Rajya Sabha has passed a resolution with two-thirds majority that it is expedient to legislate in the national interest per Articles 249 ...

  5. Administrative divisions of India - Wikipedia

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    The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions.. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states but to talukas of ...

  6. State legislative assemblies of India - Wikipedia

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    The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhana Sabha, or Saasana Sabha, [1] is a legislative body in each of the states and certain union territories of India. In 28 states and 8 union territories , there is a unicameral legislature which is the sole legislative body.

  7. Federalism in India - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of India establishes the structure of the Indian government, including the relationship between the federal government and state governments. Part XI of the Indian constitution specifies the distribution of legislative, administrative and executive powers between the union government and the States of India. [1]

  8. State legislative councils of India - Wikipedia

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    The State Legislative Council can neither form or dissolve a state government. The State Legislative Council also have no role in the passing of money bills. But some of the powers it has is that the chairman and Deputy Chairman of the State Legislative Council enjoy the same status of Cabinet Ministers in the state. [1]

  9. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental ...

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    The Preamble of the Constitution of IndiaIndia declaring itself as a country. The Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties are sections of the Constitution of India that prescribe the fundamental obligations of the states to its citizens and the duties and the rights of the citizens to the State. These sections are considered vital elements of the ...