Q97
Indian PolityCentre-State Relations & Fiscal Federalism
Socio-economic planning is a part of
- a.Union list
- b.State list
- c.Concurrent list
- d.Reserved list
Answer: (C) Concurrent list
"Economic and social planning" is Entry 20 of the Concurrent List (List III) in the Seventh Schedule, so both Parliament and the State legislatures can make laws on it; if they conflict, the Central law generally prevails (Article 254). At present the Union List has 100 subjects (originally 97), the State List 61 (originally 66) and the Concurrent List 52 (originally 47). The 42nd Amendment (1976) moved five subjects, including education and forests, from the State List to the Concurrent List. There is no "Reserved list" in the Constitution; "reserved" and "transferred" subjects belonged to dyarchy under the Government of India Act, 1919. Residuary powers lie with Parliament (Article 248).