Public Administration in India

Public Administration in India Book Contents

Evolution of Indian Administration

• Administrative System During The Period of Kautilya
• The Mughal Administrative System
• Administrative System During The British Period: Legacy of British Rule
• Salient Features of The Indian Administration

Philosophical & Constitutional Framework of Government

• Salient Features of The Indian Constitution
• The Preamble: Philosophy of The Constitution
• Secularism: Soul of The Constitution
• The Fundamental Rights: Charter of Political & Civil Liberties
• Directive Principles of State Policy: Manifesto of Aims and Objectives
• Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy : Relationship
• Fundamental Duties
• Parliamentary Democracy In India
• India’S Administrative Culture
• Bureaucracy and Development

Public Sector Undertaking

• Public Undertakings In India

Union Government and Administration

• Office of The President: Method of Election
• Powers and Position of The President
• The Prime Minister: Office and Powers
• Union Council of Ministers
• The Indian Parliament: Role and Functioning
• The Supreme Court of India: Organisation and Powers
• Judiciary and Democratic Process: Context of Judicial Review In India
• Judiciary and Democratic Process: Context of Judicial Activism In India
• Cabinet Committees
• Cabinet Secretariat
• Prime Minister’s Office
• Central Secretariat
• Ministries and Departments
• Boards and Commissions In India
• National Institute For Transforming India—Niti Aayog 

Federal System and Centre-State Relations

• Indian Federal System: Structure and Processes
• Centre-State Legislative Relations: An Overview
• Centre-State Administrative Relations: An Overview
• Centre-State Financial Relations: An Overview
• Politics of President’S Rule in The States
• Over-Centralisation: A Plea For State Autonomy
• Centre-State Relations: Areas of Conflict
• Commissions On Centre-State Relations: Major Recommendations
• Role of The Finance Commission

State Government and Administration

• Office of The Governor: Mode of Selection and Removal
• Role of The Governor: Powers and Position
• Chief Minister and The Council of Ministers
• Chief Secretary
• State Secretariat
• Directorates

District Administration and Local Government

• District Administration: Changing Role of The District Collector
• Panchayati Raj Institutions
• Urban Local Government
• Rural Development Programmes In India
• Urban Development Programmes In India

Public Services

• Evolution of The Civil Services In India
• Civil Services In India: Position Classification
• All India Services: Nature, Role and Rationale
• All India Services: IAS, IPS & IFS
• Central Civil Services
• Training and Capacity Building In The Changing Context of Governance
• Politicisation of The Higher Civil Services—Relations Between Political and Permanent Executives: Issues of Anonymity & Neutrality Vs. Commitment
• Relationship Between Specialist & Generalist Administrators
• Good Governance: Initiatives In India

Financial Management

• Budget as a Political Instrument
• Budgetary Process In India: Role of The Ministry of Finance
• Control Over Public Expenditure: Estimates Committee and Public Accounts Committee
• Accounts and Audit: Role of Controller General of Accounts
• The Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Administrative Reforms

• Administrative Reforms: Insights From Indian Experience
• Reforming India’S Higher Civil Services: Agenda For 21St Century Reforms 

Machinery For Planning

• Economic Planning, Federalism and Machinery For Plan Formulation
• Decentralised and District Planning In India

Administration of Law and Order

• Role of Central and State Agencies In Maintenance of Law and Order
• Criminalisation of Politics and Administration
• Police Reforms In India: Historical Perspective
• National Police Commission
• Reforms In Police

Major Issues In Indian Administration

• Minister-Civil Servant Relationship
• Ethics and Values In Public Service: Problem of Corruption In Indian Administration
• The Lokpal and Lokayuktas
• Coalition Governments and Politics: Problems of Administration
• Human Rights: National Human Rights Commission
• Disaster Management