1. What are Inter-State Relations?
1.1. Need for Inter-State Relations
2. Inter State Water Disputes
2.1. Historical background
2.2. Constitutional Provisions
2.3. Water Disputes Tribunals
2.4. Steps Taken By The Parliament For Inter-State Water Disputes
2.5. Interstate River Water Dispute (Amendment) Bill, 2019
2.6. The River Basin Management Bill, 2019
2.7. The Dam Safety Bill, 2019
2.8. Benifits
2.9. Challenges/Issues
2.10. Measures
3. Inter State Trade and Commerce
3.1. Constitutional Provisions
3.2. Significance
3.3. Challenges
4. Inter-State Council (Article 263)
4.1. Constitutional Provisions
4.2. Composition
4.3. Duties of Inter-State Council
4.4. Current Status of Inter-State Council
4.5. Meeting of Inter-State Council
4.6. Other Types of Council
5. Significance of Harmonious Inter-State Relations
6. Issues Concerning Inter-State Relations
7. Institutions Governing Inter-State Relations in India
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Topic: Inter-State Relations (Notes)
Subject – Political Science
(Constitution of India)
Table of Contents
Inter-state relations in a federation describe the various types of interaction and the relationships established between different states within that federation. In the case of inter-state relations in India, which consists of a federal structure, inter-state relationships are as varied as they are plenteous, ranging from politics to economics, social engagements, and administrative engagements among states. The engagements establish that the country’s unity and integrity are upheld even as the states operate within their jurisdictions.
What are Inter-State Relations?
Inter-state relations in India provide a framework and dynamics to the relationships of states within the country. The relationships follow the principle of cooperative federalism where the states are encouraged to collaborate and coordinate with each other and the central government in the manner most suitable for the development across states, thus settling disputes amicably. Inter-state relations include various dimensions such as economic cooperation, resource sharing, and administrative coordination. These relations, therefore, are crucial for the all-round development of the country as well as peaceful relations between the states.
Need for Inter-State Relations
The country needs the inter-state relation to be well-defined in view of its diversities and federal system. Among these include:
- Economic Growth and Development: States have to cooperate with each other to encourage trade, commerce, and industry with each other that is essentially desirable for balanced regional growth.
- Resource Management: There are many natural resources like rivers, forests, minerals, etc., spread over the boundary of states. For proper management and sharing, cooperative strategies are needed.
- Dispute Resolution: The conflicts of resources on the sharing and usage, border, and administrative issues have to be amicably resolved for peaceful and stable surroundings.
- Policy Coordination: The coordinated efforts in the implementation of national policies, schemes, and programs require healthy inter-state relations.
- Social Integration: The erosion of national disintegration and regional imbalances are the major aspects that will proclaim the importance of friendly inter-state relations.
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