meri saheli magazine online published this article page no 41 unity and integrity of india in light of the tragic circumstances surrounding partition a consensus emerged that only a strong central government could survive the communal frenzy and manage the increasingly complex administrative problems faced by the new nation. o in addition to this most of the princely states which had to be integrated did not have any effective governance systems in place and many were hostile to the idea of cooperating with the newly formed government of india. enabling responsive governance small governments are seen as encouraging political participation the shared accommodation of various views political compromise and communitarian values. additionally they are supposed to bolster the rights of minorities by protecting the rights of the individual against majoritarian impulses. balanced economic development the unstable financial position of the new indian state also favoured centralization. provincial autonomy was seen as a hindrance to equitable distribution of wealth and development. others as per joint committee report of 1934 it was considered necessary to ensure that the provinces remained truly autonomous and could determine their jurisdiction independently. o this is indicative of the spirit of cooperation between the union and the states that the founders wanted to inculcate. need for reforming the seventh schedule state demands for greater autonomy o division of functions enshrined under seventh schedule got increasingly eroded over a period of timebeginning with the constitution of the planning commission in 1951shifting of the subjects like forest and education from the state to the concurrent list by the 42nd amendmentmahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act of 2005 and national food security act 2013. 6 o a few common grievances appear to be regarding the allocation of residuary powers with the centre and a general sentiment that the state list needed to be bolstered.for ex rajamannar committee in tamil nadu 1969 and the anandpur sahib resolution in punjab in 1973 recommended transferring several entries to the state list both from the union and concurrent lists and vesting residuary powers in the states. need for decentralization o despite the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments except in a few states there has been little progress at decentralisation—to both rural and urban local bodies.the functions assigned are unclear funds uncertain and inadequate and decisionmaking functionaries are mostly drawn from the state bureaucracymeri saheli magazine online buy.
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