UPSC 2020 GS-II · 15 marks · 250 words

Indian Constitution exhibits centralising tendencies to maintain unity and integrity of the nation. Elucidate in the perspective of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897; The Disaster Management Act, 2005 and recently passed Farm Acts.

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Design backdrop: Arts 249/252/253, emergencies, single citizenship — unitary tilt by intention
EDA 1897: health is State List yet Centre steered COVID; DMA 2005: binding national directives (lockdowns) via 'disaster' framing
Farm Acts 2020: state subjects reached through Concurrent Entry 33 — the federal objection that fuelled protest and repeal (2021)
Close: unity rationale vs cooperative-federalism cost — Punchhi's cautions

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Indian Constitution exhibits centralising tendencies to maintain unity and integrity of the nation. Elucidate in the perspective of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897; The Disaster Management Act, 2005 and recently passed Farm Acts.

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