Why 2 governments?

Sometimes when I think about the state of our nation, I wonder why are there two governments on top of our head. If you are still wondering what I am talking about, I am talking about the state government and the union governments. Why do we need two? Why can't there be one? One union government that rules the different states using the governor as the highest executive authority in every state. Or just state governments coming together in the central as a federation of states, by which I mean that the state governments of the day will be a part of the central government. At the moment this is not the case and that is my problem.

One argument against my opinion would be that the governments share responsibilities. I may be ok with two governments if they shared responsibilities but they do not. They kind of do redundant work. What I am trying to tell here is that there are certain portfolios in which both governments have their say, say for example, education, health, etc. So what happens if the central govt announces a health scheme for all Indians, they might not be implemented in some states as the state govt does not want the central govt to score. Similarly when the state govt want to implement a scheme, the central govt can simply refuse to fund it. And this is not a hypothetical situation as it is very much happening in our country and is quite possible because the govts are run by opposing parties.

Why should we elect two representatives, one to the legislative assembly and another to the national parliament, when both of them simply stop each other from doing any good work at all for the people that they represent. Not only that, they blame each other when we question them. Its like, the dual govt setup has become an alibi for them to escape the wrath of the people.

I think it would be better if there is a clear demarcation between the responsibilities of the two governments. For instance, the union govt could take care of foreign affairs, defence, railways, aviation, etc and the state govt takes care of health, education, etc. This way any citizen can identify who is responsible for what and there will be no competing and subterfuging schemes.

I would even say that one govt is sufficient to take care of the people and some would agree. But that will mean that I am undermining the role of either one of the government today. India is already divided in terms of cultural identities and in order for each of these communities to have their say in the national forum, state govts are essential for it gives them the sense of autonomy. Ans how far India would last as one entity as a federation of states given the constant quarrel between neighbouring states is anyone's guess. So I would definitely not take that lane to suggest that only one govt would do.

Therefore, it is my humble opinion that although we are in a state of compulsion to have two govts, we atleast need to make sure they share their responsibilities and not be redundant in any sense.