Public Administration in India

The book presents an updated analysis of the public administrative system existing in India, covering different administrative structures as well as functions at the Central, State, district and local levels of our country.

Beginning with a brief historical outline of Indian administration, the book makes a detailed analysis of the changing role of that fabric. The new, enlarged edition provides a thorough discussion on the structure of the civil services, and the functions and roles of the-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Finance, Home and External Affairs Ministries, and Central Secretariat.

It also explains vividly the roles of the State administration with special emphasis on the-Governor, Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, State Secretariat, and District Collector.

Moreover, in the book, one can find a thorough analysis of the local self governments at the rural and urban areas of India and women's participation in the rural local self government. Besides, financial administration, welfare administration, citizens and administration, and major Indian committees and commissions have also been thoroughly dealt with in the text. It carefully discusses issues such as Personnel Administration, Administration of Law and Order, Information Technology, Human Rights, Globalisation and Civil Society, etc.

Also, the second edition incorporates detailed analyses of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Changing Nature of Planning-NITI Aayog, MGNREGA, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), NRHM, Gender and Administration.

In addition, a new chapter (Chapter 16) on 'Some Recent Developments in the Concept of Administration' introduces readers with Public Administration in the Era of Liberalisation and Privatisation, Governance and Government, and Right to Information and Citizen Charter.

The undergraduate and postgraduate students of Political Science and Public Administration will find this book extremely useful for their course study. Besides, students preparing for various competitive examinations (including civil services) and those who wish to acquire knowledge of Indian Administration will also be benefited.

THE AUTHOR

SIULI SARKAR, PhD, is Professor of Political Science and Principal, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata. She has published/presented many articles and papers in reputed journals/conferences. Her areas of interest are Public Administration, Gender, Local Self Government and Politics, and Politics of the Underprivileged. She has authored seven books, including Gender Disparity in India: Unheard Whimpers, published by PHI Learning, Delhi.