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Highlights the various challenges in ensuring cooperative federalism in India. Also suggest measures to foster cooperative federalism.

Granville Austin has described Indian federation as a 'Cooperative Federalism'.

Cooperative federalism can be defined as the relation between center and states in which cooperation and states in which center and states are on mutually cooperative terms in order to go for mutual socio-economic and political purpose for a country.

[Challenges in ensuring Cooperative Federalism]

Lack of Financial Autonomy - the power to raise revenue is skewed in favour of centre.

Appointment of Functions of Governors - Governor acting as an agent of central government is seen as a suspicion by state governments.

Central's encroachment in subject - through Rajya Sabha reduction subject - through Rajya Sabha reduction subject/Centre.

Imposition of President Rule - Centre

States encroachment in subject - through Rajya Sabha reduction subject/Centre

Imposition of President Rule - Centre states that they are totally dependent on funds from central government.

[Ideals to promote Cooperative Federalism]