COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE FEDERALISM: RELEVANCE IN INDIA’S CURRENT SCENARIO

Abstract

This paper revolves around the idea of two types of federalism i.e cooperative and competitive federalism. Through this paper, the authors try to establish the fact that India has significantly making a step to make the India more inclined towards cooperative and competitive federalism. The first part of the paper talks about how the concept of cooperative federalism has already imbibed in our constitution since its inception. To substantiate this claim, the paper further dwells on different spirit of cooperative federalism observed in India. Today, with the changing socio-economic world, India is aiming towards competitive federalism. A healthy competition is necessary for any state or country to achieve the advancement in different sectors. The scope of this paper is restricted to three major government initiative i.e., MAKE IN INDIA , GST, NITI AAYOG; in order to showcase how government of India has been adhering to different types of federalism in order to accomplish the goals of nation as a whole. Lastly, it is concluded that cooperative and competitive federalism is not mutually exclusive concept. They are the two sides of a same coin. They have the same basic principle underlying - progress of the nation as a whole. Hence, in order to achieve the developmental goals and having good governance, there is need to ensure that there is enough balance between the two types of federalism.