Policy Watch: Constitutional Values and Democratic Institutions – July 2023

As part of our work on the theme of Constitutional Values and Democratic Institutions and the theme Governance and Development, the RGICS had commissioned a study on Federalism in India in late 2022. It was conducted by Arnab Bose, Sr Research Associate, RGICS, with support and guidance from the undersigned. The study is in four parts, as follows:

Part 1 – Features of the Constitution
Part 2 – Union, State and Concurrent Lists and the Judiciary
Part 3 – Fiscal Relations
Part 4 – Inter-State Coordination and Dispute Resolution

Each part deals with the provisions as laid down in the Constitution, and reviews their status in actual practice, documenting several examples where the original provisions have been diluted or ignored in practice.

We present part 1 and part 2 of the study under the theme of Constitutional Values and Democratic Institutions and are publishing it as Policy Watch, Jul 2023 issue.
Part 3 and part 4 are under the theme Governance and Development and we will be publishing those as Policy Watch, August 2023 issue.