State the various constitutional arrangements that …

Provisions of Indian constitution which makes India a federal country are 1. In India, the powers to run the country have been vested in the Central government and the State government. State governments are not subordinate to the Central governments and both derive their authority from the Constitution. Later, the elements of the local self-government formed the third tier of federalism. 2. The Supreme Court and the High Courts have the power to interpret the Constitution. Disputes arising between various levels of the government are resolved by the Supreme Court. 3. Sources of revenues of the central and the state governments are clearly laid down in the Constitution. 4. There are three different lists in which laws can be made by the central and the state governments. The Central government can form laws on the subjects mentioned in the Union List, the State government can make laws on the subjects included in the State List and both governments can form laws mentioned in the Concurrent List.