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Framing The Constitution
How was the centre made more powerful and strong by the Constituent Assembly?
ost of the members of the Constituent Assembly were in favour of strong central government for India. Even Pt. Jwaharlal Nehru wanted a strong centre as he felt, writing a letter to the President of the Constituent Assembly, that, “it would be injurious to the interests of the country to provide for a weak central authority.” He was, in fact, convinced that only a strong central government could ensure peaces and stability.
The following points make it clear that several attempts were made to make the centre more strong and powerful:
(i) The Union List contained more subjects than the state list.
(ii) Regarding the concurrent list, the centre and the state shared responsibility. But in case of any disputes centre’s decision is recommended.
(iii) The centre enjoyed control over many important mineral and key industries.
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