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Answer:

Socialist bias:

The need to heal the wounds of colonialism marked by abject poverty, wide inequality, huge under development and low level of education inspired constitutional framers to adopt the socialist pattern of development. Further, centrifugal tendencies in the wake of partition and fear of secessionism were a major reasons behind the focus towards increasing centralization. Thus, the union started playing a great role in the spheres of the health, agriculture, education, roads, animal husbandry, land policy forest etc though they are in the state list. The central planning laid down plans even in those areas which are exclusively in the state list. The First FYP stated that development in these areas places special responsibility on the centre. Such views ignore the federal set up and undermine the role of states.