Tamil Nadu Prime Minister MK Stalin, on Tuesday (April 15, 2025) announced in the Legislative Assembly the formation of a high -level committee of three members to review the provisions of the Constitution, laws and policies regarding relations between centers and states and recommend the appropriate steps to strengthen the autonomy and federalism of the States.
Make a Suo motu Announcement under rule 110 of the Assembly, Mr. Stalin said the high -level committee will be headed by former Judge of the Supreme Court, Kurian Joseph. The retired officer of IAS and former Vice Chancellor of the Maritime University of India, K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty, and former vice president, the State Planning Commission M. Naganathan will be the members of the Committee.
The mandate of the high-level committee includes reviewing the constitutional provisions, laws, rules and policies with respect to central-state relations; To recommend ways to restore the subjects transferred from the status list to the list of competitors; Propose measures for states to exceed administrative challenges; Suggest reforms to guarantee maximum autonomy for states without compromising the unity and integrity of the nation; And to consider the recommendations of the Rajamannar Committee and the subfertent commissions formed by the Government of the Union on the central-states in the light of current political, social and economic developments.
State autonomy
Noting that India has completed 75 years of independence, said Stalin, in a country where people speak different languages, belong to several ethnic groups, follow several cultures, the Constitution protects the rights of people. “Evoid the multisude of differentnces, we all live in harmony. By taking this pole accounts, Our Constitution Makers Headed by Dr. Br Ambedkar Shaped Our Nation’s Political and Administrative Framework, not as a Unitary State The Principles, Following The Principles, Following The Principles, Following The Principles, Following The Principles, Foolowing, Foolowing The Principles, Foolowinging The Principles, focusing the beginner, focusing the beginner of the rights of the states.
“For the nation to progress, all states must be given autonomy. Tamil Nadu has been constantly demanding for greater state autonomy. At a time when no other state in India made an initiative on the autonomy of the State, it was Kalaignar [M. Karunanidhi] Who in 1969 formed a high-level committee under the presidency of Judge PV Rajamannar to examine the central-state relations. In 1971, the Rajamannar Committee presented its detailed report. On April 16, 1974, the Assembly of Tamil Nadu approved a resolution that adopted the key recommendations of that report, “said Prime Minister.
After this, the Government of the Union formed the Sarkaria commission in 1983 and later the Punchhi Commission in 2004 to thoroughly examine the relations between the central state. These commissions presented bulky reports, however, no action has legs yet, he said. The current Government of the Union is taking measures to change some of the important issues in the state list, such as health, law and finance to the list of competitors, he claimed.
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“On behalf of the Uniform Promotion Education, the Government of the Union has imposed the National Test of Cumentanza de Electility (NEET) as a single entrance exam for medical admissions, annuling the educational policies of the Government of Tamil Nadu, which were designed and the Ins-insalle, the sensation runes of communals to people.
This NET benefits only a few selected students and promotes training centers. This has students at a disadvantage of rural and poor origins. He has submitted to the dreams of several applicants. For more than a century, Tamil Nadu has produced some of the best doctors. First level medical institutions in the state have been attracting patients throughout India and even abroad. Although this Assembly approved legislation to exempt Tamil Nadu from Neet, the assent has been denied, “he said.
National Educational Policy
In addition, he said, the Government of the Union is trying to impose the policy of three languages under the national education policy, 2020, which indirectly forces Hindi to the students of Tamil Nadu. ‘From the government of’ Dravida Model ‘, which prioritizes the well -being of the students, rejected this policy, the center has retained around ₹ 2.5 billion funds under the Samagra Shiksha AbhiyanThus betraying the interests of our students. Only the Parliamentary Permanent Committee has expressed a strong disapproval of the government’s refusal to release funds to Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Western Bengal under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. It is now imperative that education returns to the state list, to protect the uniqueness of the language, culture and identity of each state, “he said.
Financial autonomy
In addition, according to the recommendations of the financial commissions, the proportion of fiscal return to Tamil Nadu is disproportionately low. When the property and services tax (GST) was introduced, Tamil Nadu was one of the few states to raise objections. However, the concerns were ignored. The implementation of GST has caused a significant loss of income for manufacturing centers such as Tamil Nadu and task in the fiscal autonomy of the states. Despite being the second largest economy in India and an important taxpayer to the union’s income, Tamil Nadu receives only 29 lands for each rupia that contributes. “This is very unfair,” said Prime Minister.
Citing Dr. Br ambedkar, he said: “Both the union and the states are created by the Constitution. Both respective of the Constitution. The one is not subordinated to the other in his own field; and the authority of one is coordinated by Sytat de Sytat de Sytat
Delimitation
“Tamil Nadu Tok consistent efforts to control population growth through awareness.
“Every time the government of the Union acts against federal principles, Tamil Nadu has increased the voice in resistance. We have brought these problems completely to the people and the legislature, and never.
Citing the former president of the United States, James Madison, who played a fundamental role in the framework of the United States Constitution, the main minister said: “Federal government’s operations will be more extensive and important in times of war and danger;
At a time when the rights of the states are under siege, there is an urgent need to strengthen federalism by reviewing the provisions of the constitution, laws and Indian policies related to central-state relations, he added.
Published – April 15, 2025 01:33 pm ist