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Residuary powers are taken care of by the local governments.

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The above statement is false. India has a federal form of government. This means that, like any other federal nation, the powers between the central and state governments are also demarcated in India. The Indian Constitution mentions the jurisdiction of both levels of government with the help of various lists. These lists are referred to as the union list, the state list, the concurrent list, and the residuary list. A reference list contains all those subjects which might not have been articulated during the making of the Indian constitution but have emerged lately. For instance, subjects such as computer software, the internet, etc., come under the central government's jurisdiction.

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