There was overwhelming support that 50 years had created new rights and obligations and consultative process need be revisited. The India Today Conclave had a core consensus. The states would be increasingly responsible for the next steps of liberalisation. The additional obligations needed added empowerment and expanded resource base. The success of the XIth Plan would also depend on a more interactive and cooperative relationship among the states and between the Centre and the states. The sooner this is done the better is the prospect for a faster growth movement. The present federal model needs to be refixed.
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