Types of Power Sharing in India
Social studies
Assignment
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Power sharing in India
TYPES OF POWER SHARING IN INDIA
India mainly has two types of power sharing:
1) Among various organs of the government.
The various organs of the government:
* Legislature * Executive * Judiciary
* It is known as the horizontal distribution because all the three organs are placed at the same level. They all have equal importance in the governance of the country.
* The power sharing is based on the system of checks and balance. If one organ of the government neglects its duties, the other one steps in.
* Each organ checks the other. If the executive does not function its responsibilities, the legislature can remove it.
2) Among government at different levels.
The different levels of government:
* Union Government * State Government * Local Government
* This is known as vertical distribution because power is distributed amongst different levels of the government.
* The first level is known as the union government which is for the entire country.
* The second level is known as state government; it is only for the states in India.
* The third level of the government is known as the local/panchayat government, it is for the local level.
* The central government delegates its powers to the state governments and they in turn delegate it to the smaller governing bodies and institutions.
Advantages
* In India the citizens can come together to debate and criticise the policies and decisions of the government. This in turn puts pressure on the govt. to rethink its policies. This active political participation is in keeping with the moral reason for power sharing.
* An intelligent sharing of power among legislature, executive and judiciary is very important to the design of a democracy.
DISADVANTAGES
* It leads to a feeling between citizens that the sharing of
Assignment
Fa-1
Power sharing in India
TYPES OF POWER SHARING IN INDIA
India mainly has two types of power sharing:
1) Among various organs of the government.
The various organs of the government:
* Legislature * Executive * Judiciary
* It is known as the horizontal distribution because all the three organs are placed at the same level. They all have equal importance in the governance of the country.
* The power sharing is based on the system of checks and balance. If one organ of the government neglects its duties, the other one steps in.
* Each organ checks the other. If the executive does not function its responsibilities, the legislature can remove it.
2) Among government at different levels.
The different levels of government:
* Union Government * State Government * Local Government
* This is known as vertical distribution because power is distributed amongst different levels of the government.
* The first level is known as the union government which is for the entire country.
* The second level is known as state government; it is only for the states in India.
* The third level of the government is known as the local/panchayat government, it is for the local level.
* The central government delegates its powers to the state governments and they in turn delegate it to the smaller governing bodies and institutions.
Advantages
* In India the citizens can come together to debate and criticise the policies and decisions of the government. This in turn puts pressure on the govt. to rethink its policies. This active political participation is in keeping with the moral reason for power sharing.
* An intelligent sharing of power among legislature, executive and judiciary is very important to the design of a democracy.
DISADVANTAGES
* It leads to a feeling between citizens that the sharing of
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