About Federal Structure in India:
- India is a federation with governments at the Centre and the States.
- The Seventh Schedule to the Indian Constitution distributes the power between the Union and States.
About Emergency Provisions:
- Part XVIII of the Constitution covers emergency provisions, with Articles 355 and 356 addressing the Centre’s responsibility towards States.
- Article 355: The Union is mandated to protect States from external threats, internal disturbances, and ensure constitutional governance.
- Article 356: Allows for the imposition of the President’s rule if a State’s government cannot function in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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Why in News?
- The ongoing violence in Manipur has sparked renewed debates on Centre-State relations, specifically regarding the invocation of emergency provisions under Articles 355 and 356.

