Why in news
The Kerala government had on July 15 appointed Ms. Vasuki as “secretary in charge of matters concerning external cooperation”.
The appointment had drawn attention as the foreign or external affairs are traditionally the responsibility of the Centre
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reminded the State governments that they should not “intrude” into domains that are beyond the “Constitutional jurisdiction” of the States
What is 7th Schedule
The seventh schedule under Article 246 of the constitution deals with the division of powers between the union and the states.
It contains three lists- Union List, State List and Concurrent List.
The union list details the subjects on which Parliament may make laws
The state list details those under the purview of state legislatures.
The concurrent list on the other hand has subjects in which both Parliament and state legislatures have jurisdiction
However the Constitution provides federal supremacy to Parliament on concurrent list items in case of a conflict
7th Schedule list 1 - Union list, item 10
The Constitution of India specifies that foreign affairs and all matters which bring the Union into relation with any foreign country, are the sole prerogative of the Union Government
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