Examine the concept of three tiers of government of Indian federalism.

The concept of Indian government is quasi-federal. It is federal in nature and unitary in practicality. The term federal government means the two-tier government, i.e., Centre and State. This is suited for small countries, but for a country as vast as India, this becomes difficult to manage. So, the concept of the three-tier government was borrowed from the British Parliamentary model of Governance. For long, the two-tier system was in practice. But, after the Constitution (Seventy-third) Amendment Act, 1992 and the Constitution (Seventy-fourth) Amendment Act, 1993, the concept of three-tier was considered to be important. The third tier consists of the local government. It comprises of Panchayati Raj and Municipal bodies. So, the three tiers of government are:

1. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: It is the topmost and central tier of government. It has dominance over the other 2 tiers. It checks in the matters of Union list.

2. STATE GOVERNMENT: This comes after the Central government. They check in the matters of State list. Different states enjoy different powers.

3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT: It works with the State Government for the functioning of the state. It is generally involved in public work programmes.