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The State Governments alone can make laws relating to the subjects
mentioned in the State List.
For this, Union Parliament has to pass a resolution with 2/3rd majority
stating that it is appropriate to legislate on the State List in national
interest. There are currently 61 items mentioned on the State List.
Concurrent List:
As such India now has not two but three tier of Governments in its
federal setup.
It provided for the State legislatures making their own laws for
establishing Panchayats, Municipalities etc and conferring on
them such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable
them to function as institutions of self-government
Some seats will be reserved for women, Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled
Tribes (ST)
A fixed five year term for all Panchayats has been fixed
Panchayat has been given power to formulate their own development plans and
implement them
Panchayats will have their own budget, power of taxation and list of items in their
jurisdiction.