B.A.

Public Administration

BPAE-102 Indian Administration

1. Administrative System at the Advent of British Rule

2. British Administration- 1757-1858
3. Reforms in British Administration- 1858 to 1919
4. Administrative System under 1935 Act
5. Continuity and Change in Indian Administration- Post 1947
6. Constitutional Framework
7. Central Secretariat- Organisation and Functions
8. Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Secretariat
9. Union Public Service Commission-Selection Commission
10.Planning Process
11.All India and Central Services
12.Constitutional Profile of State Administration
13.State Secretariat- Organisation and Functions
14.Patterns of Relationship Between the Secretariat and Directorates
15.State Services and Public Service Commission
16.Field Administration
17.District Collector
18.Police Administration
19.Municipal Administration
20.Panckayati Raj
21.Socio-Cultural Factors and Administration
22.Redressal of Public Grievances
23.Administrative Tribunals
24.Judicial Administration
25.Centre- State Administrative Relationship
26.Decentralisation Debate
27.Relationship Between Political and Permanent Executives
28.Pressure Groups
29.Generalists and Specialists
30.Administrative Reforms

EPA-01 Administrative Theory

1. Public Administration – Meaning and Scope

2. Importance of Public Administration
3. Public Administration and other Social Sciences
4. Evolution of Public Administration
5. Comparative Public Administration
6. Development Administration
7. New Public Administration
8. Classical Approach-Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick
9. Scientific Management-F.W. Taylor
10.Human Relations Approach-Elton Mayo
11.System Approach-Chester Barnard
12.Behavioural Approach-Herbert Simon
13.Social Psychological Approach-Douglas McGregor and Abraham Maslow
14.Ecological Approach-Fred. W. Riggs
15.Meaning of Bureaucracy
16.Max Weber
17.Karl Marx
18.Representative Bureaucracy
19.Issues in Bureaucracy
20.Formal and Informal Organisations
21.Division of Work and Coordination
22.Hierarchy
23.Span of Control
24.Unity of Command
25.Centralisation and Decentralisation
26.Delegation
27.Supervision
28.Communication
29.Administrative Planning
30.Authority and Responsibility
31.Leadership
32.Chief Executive
33.Line Agencies
34.Staff and Auxiliary Agencies
35.Budgeting
36.Accountability
37.Citizen and Administration
38.Organisational Effectiveness
39.Administrative Theory-An Evaluation
EPA-03 Development Administration

1. Development Administration – Concept and Meaning

2. Scope and Significance
3. Evolution
4. Growth of Development Administration
5. Indias Socio-economjc Profile at Independence
6. Mixed Economy Model and hs Rationale and Significance
7. Role of Planning
8. Goals of Development
9. Planning Commission and National Development Council
10.State Planning Machinery
11.District Planning
12.Grass Roots Planning
13.Role of Bureaucracy
14.Colonial Heritage of Indian Bureaucracy
15.Social Background of Indian Bureaucracy
16.Neutral vs Committed Bureaucracy
17.Bureaucrats and Politicians and their Relationship
18.Enhancing Bureaucratic Capability
19.Concept of Democratic Decentralisation
20.Evolution and Role of Panchayati Raj
21.Emerging Patterns of Panchayati Raj
22.Problems and Prospects of Panchayati Raj
23.Role of Voluntary Agencies
24.Co-operatives and Development
25.Specialised Agencies for Development
26.Evolution and Expansion of Public Sector
27.Forms of Public Enterprise
28.Role of Development Corporations
29.Administrative Problems of Public Sector

EPA-04 Personnel Administration

1. Concept, Nature and Scope of Personnel Administration

2. Functions and Significance of Personnel Administration
3. Public Services and their Role in Administrative System
4. Characteristics of Public Personnel Administration in India
5. Civil Service in the Context of Modern Bureaucracy
6. Bases of Bureaucracy
7. Development of Public Services in India
8. Classification of Services (Cadres)
9. Generalists and Specialists
10.Personnel-UPSC-SPSC-SSC
11.Central and State Training Institutes
12.Administrative Tribunals
13.Career Planning and Development
14.Personnel Policy
15.Recruitment (Reservation in Services)
16.Promotion
17.Training
18.Performance Appraisal
19.Salary Administration (Including Incentives & Other Benefits)
20.Conduct and Discipline
21.Administrative Ethics and Integrity in Civil Services
22.Employee Unions
23.Joint Consultative Machinery
24.Rights Of Public Servants
25.Motivation And Morale

EPA-05 Financial Administration

1. Nature and Scope of Financial Administration

2. Objectives and Principles of Financial Administration
3. Mixed Economy
4. Centre-State Financial Relations-I
5. Centre-State Financial Relations-II
6. Fiscal Policy, Equity and Social Justice
7. Government Budgeting – Principles and Functions
8. Indian Budgetary System
9. Classification of Government Expenditure
10.Public Expenditure- Theories and Growth
11.Performance Budgeting
12.Zero Base Budgeting
13.Sources of Revenue – Tax and Non-Tax
14.Deficit Financing
15.Public Debt Management and Role of Reserve Bank of India
16.Financial Appraisal
17.Economic and Social Appraisal
18.Legislative Control
19.System of Financial Committees
20.Executive Control
21.Accounting System in India
22.Auditing System in India
23.Role of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
24.Financial Administration of Public Enterprises
25.Financial Autonomy and Accountability of Public Enterprises
26.Financial Administration of Urban Governments
27.Financial Administration of Rural Governments

EPA-06 Public Policy

1. Public Policy – Meaning And Nature

2. Policy Cycle – Constraints in Policy Making
3. Contextual Setting of Public Policy Making
4. Importance of Public Policy Study – Modern Context
5. Emerging Discipline of Policy Sciences
6. Inter-Govermental Relations
7. Role of Political Executive
8. Role of Bureaucracy
9. Role of Legislature
10.Role of judiciary
11.Interaction Amongst Various Organs
12.Case Study of The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976-I
13.Case Study of The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976-II
14.Interest Groups and Policy-Making
15.Political Parties and Policy- Making
16.Mass Media
17.Socail Movements
18.International Agencies
19.Role of Governmental Agencies in Policy Implementation-I
20.Role of Government Agencies in Policy Implementation-II
21.Role of Non-governmental Agencies in Policy Implementation
22.Policy Implementation Problems
23.Land Reforms
24.Anti-poverty Programmes
25.Industrial Policy
26.Panchayati Raj (Rural Development)
27.Policy Impact and Evaluation
28.Policy Making Approaches and Models of Policy Analysis
29.Policy Analysis- An Overview