INDIAN SOCIETY & PUBLIC GOVERNANCE SYSTEM DM 406 Unit-I Caste System in India 1.

Characteristics of Caste System in India 2.Socio-cultural, economic, Political dimensions of Caste System in India Unit II Religion in India 1.Religion and Social Order 2.Religion and Politics 3.Religion, Secularism and Multi Religious Faith 4.Islamic culture in India, India as the 2nd largest Islamic country of the world 5.Christianity in India Unit III Constitution of India 1. Introduction to the Constitution of India 2. Fundamental Rights Directive Principles of state policy 3. Federalism and centre-state relations 4. Judiciary and Judicial Review Unit IV Political System in India 1. Party system typology Changing nature of Indian Party system 2. Concept of one party dominance and the congress system 3. National and Regional Parties; Ideology, Organization 4. Leadership patterns and factionalism 5. Elections, political participation and voting behavior 6. Interest and pressure groups Unit - V Central Administrative Systems in India 1. Ministries and Departments 2. Central Secretariat 3. Cabinet Secretariat 4. PMO Unit VI Judicial Administration in India 1. Supreme Court 2. High Court 3. District Courts 4. Attorney General Credit: 4

Unit VII Major Issues 1. Center State Relations 2. Administrative Reforms 3. RTI Act Unit - VIII Composition, Powers and Functions of Panchayati Raj Institutions 1. Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat 2. Panchayat Samithi 3. Zilla Parishad Reference: o Ahuja: Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 1994 o D.D.Basu : Introduction to the Constitution of India o N.Hartman : Political Parties in India o A. Arasthi : Central Administration o Shriram Maheswari : Indian Administration (New Delhi: Orient Longman, 1998) o G. Ram Reddy : Patterns of Panchayati Raj o B.S. Khanna : Panchayati Raj in India