power sharing

1. Submitted To – Mrs. Shruti Jaltare Mam Power Sharing Holiday Assignment

2. Why is power sharing desirable? Prudential Reasons It avoids conflicts between different social groups. The absence of power sharing can result in division of the country. Imposing will of the majority on the minority might appear to be an attractive option but it can be counter productive and can come in way of national integration as it happened in Sri Lanka The tyranny of the majority brings ruins both to the minority and the majority (as in Sri Lanka)

3. Why is power sharing desirable? Moral Reasons Power sharing is the very essence of democracy. In an ideal democracy as many people as possible should get a chance to enjoy power. People are affected by all the policies of democratic politics and they have to live with the effects. Hence citizens need share in power. A legitimate govt. is one where citizens, through participation, acquire stake in power.

4. Forms of Power Sharing Horizontal OR Check and Balance System Each of these organs is placed at the same level to exercise different powers None of them has unlimited power thus maintains balance. Each one of them keeps watch on the functioning of the other two. Hence it is called Check and Balance System

5. The Central Govt. is set up for the whole nation. The state/provincial govt. is set up for each provinces/states. The central govt. transfers/shares some of the powers to/with the state govt. (as in Belgium) In a big country like India, this type of two tier system is not sufficient. So we have the third tier – the Local Self Govt. Both the Central and State govt. have transferred power and resources to the Local bodies . Vertical Power Sharing

6. Socially weaker sections also have to have share in power. Community govt. in Belgium is one example for this type of power sharing. In India, it is done by way of reservation. Constituencies and seats are reserved for women, SCs and STs. Thus power is shared among different social groups. Power Sharing among different social groups

7. Power Sharing among Political parties, pressure groups and movements No political party enjoys power for ever. It is for the people to decide who should be in power. With the emergence of coalition govt. many parties share power at the same time. Pressure groups and movements have share in power by exerting pressure on the govt. They exert pressure by various means and get policies framed in their favour.

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