Q. Identify the correct chronological order of the developments of events related to federalism in India.
Answer:
Rajamannar Committee, Anandpur Sahib Resolution, West Bengal Memorandum, Punchhi Commission
Notes: The correct chronological order of the developments of events related to federalism in India is as follows:
(i) A Centre-State Relations Enquiry Committee was set up in 1969 under the Chairmanship of Dr. P.V. Rajamannar.
(ii) The Anandpur Sahib Resolution was a statement made by a Sikh political party, the Shiromani Akali Dal, in 1973.
(iii) West Bengal Memorandum published in 1977 with demand for state autonomy by West Bengal government.
(iv) In April 2007, a three member commission headed by the former C`hief Justice of India M.M. Punchhi Set up to take a fresh look at relative roles and responsibilities of various levels of government and their inter-relations.