India is a quasi federal state which means it has a  federal structure and unitary features .

There are certain features of the relationship between the centre and the state that are important to understand in order to achieve a harmonious and coordinated relationship of the two institutions.

• The categorization of the powers is done in three parts namely legislative , administrative , and financial as per the Constitution.

•There are three lists made in the Indian Constitution which mentions the matters on which the union and the state government can make decisions they are The Union List( defense,  banking) , The State List (agriculture, police)and the Concurrent List .

•The concurrent list mentions about the matters that both the union and the state government retain competence , such as criminal law , civil procedure law .

•Central government reserves some powers over the state government such as reserve financial bills for the President’s consideration during financial emergency.

•Indian federalism aims at promoting a harmonious and close coordinating relation between the centre and the state .

•If any law passed by a state government conflicts with the matter of Parliament in the Concurrent List,  Parliament law shall prevail .

•Thus Central government is given the higher authority by the Constitution in this framework.