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B.A (Hons.) Public Administration
Department of Public Administration
S.no Paper Code Title of the Paper Credits
First Semester
1. BPA-101 Indian Political System: Constitution and Institutions 6
2. BPA-102 Basics of Indian Society and Economy 6
3. BPA-103 Basic Concepts of Political Science 6
4. BPA-104 Administrative Theory 6
Second Semester
5. BPA-201 Administrative Thinkers 6
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course intends to familiarize students with the nature of the Indian Constitution, Form and
organs of Government, Federalism, Decentralization and Devolution Electoral System and their
relationship.
Course Content
Unit- I
• Nature of the Indian Constitution
• Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policies
• Secularism and its Critics
Unit II
• Union Executive
• Parliament
• Judiciary
Unit III
• Federalism
• Decentralization and Devolution
• Electoral System
Suggested Reading:
Basu D. D. Constitution of India,
R.K. Arora, and R. Goyal Indian Public Administration, VishwaPrakashan, New Delhi 2002
C. P. Bhambri, Bureaucracy and Politics in India, Delhi, Vikas Publications, 1971.
S.R. Maheshwari, Evolution of Indian Administration, Agra, Lakshmi Narain Aggarwal, 1970.
S.R. Maheshwari, Indian Administration, Orient Longman, New Delhi 2000
A.S. Upadhyaya (ed.) Electoral Reforms in India, Concept Publishers, New Delhi, 2005
Course Code BPA-102
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course intends to familiarize students with basics concepts of society and economy in India.
This basic understanding of society and economy will help the students to understand the
complexities and nuisances of social and economic variables that influence the very functioning
administration and politics in India.
Course Content
Unit I
• Concept of Society
• Religion and Caste
• Language and Region
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This paper endeavors to familiarize the students with the basic concept of political
science to enable them to understand the dynamics of rights, equality, liberty, and
democracy along with contemporary discourse in political science.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Basic concept of Political Science
• Meaning , nature and scope of Political Science
• State
• Approaches to Political Science
Unit II
• Concept of Liberty
• Concept of Equality
• Concept of Rights
• Concept of Justice
Unit III
• Concept of Democracy
• Concept of Sovereignty
• Concept of Power and Hegemony
Unit IV
• Liberal Theory
• Marxist Theory
• Feminism
• Post Modernism
Suggested Reading:
Andrew Heywood (2015): Political Theory-An Introduction Palgrave Macmillan, New York
O.P. Gauba : An Introduction to Political Theory (English & Hindi)
Pant, Gupta, Jain :RajnitiShastrakeAdhar (Hindi)
Rajeev Bhargava and Ashok Acharya : Political Theory-An Introduction, Pearson Longman New Delhi
Amal Ray and Mohit Bhattacharya, Political Theory, World Press ,Calcutta 1994.
M.P. Jain, Political Theory, Authors Guild, Delhi, 1989.
O. Bakshi, Crisis in Political Theory, Oxford University Press New Delhi1992.
J. C. Charlesworth, (ed.), Contemporary Political Analysis, Free Press New York, 1967.
O.P.Gauba, ‘An Introduction to Political Theory’, MacMillan Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 S. I. Benn &
R. S. Peters, ‘Social Principles and the Democratic State’,S. Chand and Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 1979
B. Barry, Democracy, Power and Justice: Essay in Political Theory, Clarendon
Press,Oxford, 1989.
David Easton, The Political System: An Inquiry into the State of Political Science,
Wiley,New York, 1953.
H. Eulau, The Behavioural Persuasion in Politics, Random House ,New York, 1964.
D. Held, Political Theory Today, Polity Press, Cambridge 1991.
O.P. Gauba, An Introduction to Political Theory, Macmillan, New Delhi, 2003.
Sushil Kumar,(ed), New Globalism and The state, Research Progress, New Delhi,
1999
Course Code BPA-104
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
It intends to acquaint the students with the basic knowledge of Public Administration and its
theoretical aspect.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I-
• Public Administration- Meaning, Nature and Scope
• Public and Private Administration
• Evolution of Public Administration-
• New Public Administration- Minnowbrook I , II and III
Unit II-
Unit III-
Suggested Reading:
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
It intends to acquaint the students with those thinkers who have contributed substantially
to the evolution of the subject and expanding knowledge on it.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Woodrow Wilson
• Henry Fayol
• Fredrick Taylor
Unit II
Unit III
• Chester Bernard
• Herbert Simon
• F.W.Riggs
Unit IV
• Kautilya
• JawaharLal Nehru
• B R Ambedkar
Suggested Reading:
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
The paper attempts to make the students understand the system of Indian Administration and
Governance. Students will be made to learn and understand current issues and problems
confronting the administration in India in the context of the nature and working of the Indian
political and administrative system.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Historical Legacy of Indian Administration
• Administration at Central Level- Structures and Powers, Central Secretariat, Cabinet
Secretariat and PMO
• Role, Functions and Powers of President, Prime Minister and Council of Minister
Unit II
• Administration at State Level- Structures and Powers
• Role, Powers and functions of Governor and Chief Minister
• Role and Functions of Chief Secretary
Unit III
Suggested Reading:
Basu, D.D. (2000), Introduction to the Constitution of India, Wadhwa and Company, New Delhi.
Fadia and Fadia, Indian Administration (2012), SahityaBhavan Publications, Agra.
Maheswari, S.R. (2001), Indian Administration, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad
Pylee, M.V (2009), An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Vikas, New Delhi
Ramesh K. Arora and RajniGoyal (2002), Indian Public Administration, VishwaParkashan, New
Delhi.
Sibranjan Chatterjee (1997), Restructuring Centre-State Relations: The Sarkaria Commission and
Beyond, Minerva Associates, Calcutta.
Subash C. Kashyap (1994), Our Constitution: An Introduction to India's Constitution and
Constitutional Law, National Book Trust, New Delhi.
Tummala K. Krishna (1996), Public Administration in India, Allied Publications, New Delhi
Course Code BPA-203
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course intends to familiarize the student with personnel management process,
grievance redressal system along with concept of neutrality & anonymity, employee-
employer relationship in public personnel management.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Personnel Administration- Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance
• Concept and Types of Bureaucracy
• Role in Democratic System
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
• Concept of Neutrality and Anonymity
• Employer - Employee Relationship
• Grievance Redressal Mechanism
Suggested Reading:
Agarwal R.D. (ed.), Dynamics of Personnel Management in India: A Book of Readings, New Delhi, Tata-
McGraw Hill, Latest Edition.
Ahmad, M. R, Civil Services Training and Reforms in India, Serials publications, New Delhi, 2007
Bach Stephen and Keith Sisson, Personnel Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice,
Third Edition, 2000.
Bhattächarya S.K., Achieving Managerial Excellence: Insights from Indian Organizations, Delhi,
Macmillan, 1989.
Dey Bata K., Bureaucracy, Development and Public Management in India, New Delhi, Uppal, 1978.
Dwivedi O.P. and R.B. Jain, Administrative State, New Delhi, Gitanjali Publishing House, 1985.
Flippo Edwin B., Principles of Personnel Management, New York, Tata McGraw hill, Latest Edition.
Gadbari S.S. and M.R.Kolhatkar (eds.), Innovations in Public Administration, New Delhi, Allied, 2000.
Goel S.L. Public Personnel Administration, New Delhi, Sterling, 1989.
Metacalfe Les and Sue Richards, Improving Public Management,London, Sage, 1987.
Velma S.1' and S.K. Sharma, Managing Public Personnel Systems: A Comparative Perspective, New
Delhi, Indian Institute of Public Administration, 1980.
Mehta Prayag, A Psychological Strategy for Alternative Human Development: India's Performance Since
Independence, New Delhi, Sage, 1998.
Metacalfe Les and Sue Richards, Improving Public Management,London, Sage, 1987.
Rao V.S.P. Human Resource Management, Text and Cases, New Delhi, Excel Books, 2000.
Schein E.H. The Art of Managing Human Resource,New York, OUP, Latest Edition.
Singh Sahib Bhayana and Surinder Singh, Public Personnel and Financial
Administration, Jalandhar, New Academics, 1990.
Velma S.1' and S.K. Sharma, Managing Public Personnel Systems: A Comparative Perspective, New
Delhi, Indian Institute of Public Administration, 1980.
Course Code BPA-204
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop a better understanding of theoretical as well as practical aspect
of comparative public administration. In this, students will be taught concept, approaches,
administrative system of different nations.
Course Content
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
• Administration of U.K
• Administration of U.S.A
• Administrative Models in East Asia (Singapore and Japan)
Unit IV
Suggested Reading:
Ali Farazmand, (2001) Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration, Marcel
Dekker, NY.
Esman, Milton J. (1970). CAG and the study of public administration. In F. W. Riggs (Ed.), The frontiers
of development administration (pp.41-71). Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press.
Heady, F (1996). Public administration: A comparative perspective (5th ed.). New York: Marcel Dekker.
PaiPanandikar, V.A. (1964). Development administration: An approach. Indian Journal of Public
Administration, 10(1), 34-44.
Riggs, F. W. (1970). The ecology of administration. Bloomington: Indiana University.
Riggs, F.W. (1956). Public administration: A neglected factor in economic development. Annals of the
American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, No.305, Agrarian Socities in Transition (May 1956),
70-80.
Raza, Ahmed, (2014) Does Turkish Model of Democracy Lack Empirical Validity in the Arab World? A
Comparative Analysis, Mewar University, JIR, Volume. 2 No.1, January-March, 2014, 40-45
Swerdlow, I. (1963). (Ed.) Development administration: concepts and problems. Syracuse, New York:
Syracuse University Press.
W.E. Weidner (Ed.)(1970), Development administration in Asia, Durham, North Carolina: Duke
University Press.
Waldo, D. (1963). Comparative public administration prologue, performance and problems. Indian
Journal of Political Science, 24(3), 177-216.
Weidner, W. E. (1970a). (Ed.), Development administration in Asia, Durham, North Carolina: Duke
University Press
Second Year- Third Semester
BPA-301
Course Objectives:
It intends to help students to understand and study the concept like budget, monetary policy,
current various financial data, repo rate CRR, government financial economic policy which have
made currently, health of country̕ economy.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Meaning, nature, scope and Significance of Financial Administration
• Evolution of Financial Administration
• Budget and types of Budget: Line- Item Budget, Performance Budget, Zero Based
Budget
Unit: II
• Formulation of Budget
• Enactment of Budget
• Execution of Budget
Unit: III-
• Fiscal Policy
• Monetary Policy
• Inflation
Unit: IV
• Public Finance -Public Expenditure, Public Debt
• Public Revenueand Resource Mobilization
• Fiscal Deficit and Deficit Financing
Suggested Reading:
Brigham Eugene F. (2011), Financial Management: Theory and Practice, Cengage Learning India.
CABRI/OECD (2008) Survey of budget practices and procedures. OECD.
Campos E & Pradhan S (1995) budgetary institutions and expenditure outcomes. Washington DC: World
Bank.
Carlos, Santiso(2009) The Political Economy of Government Auditing, Taylor and Francis
Chen Greg G et. al (Eds) (2008), Budget Tools: Financial Methods in the Public Sector, CQ Press.
Government of India, Second Administrative Reforms Commission, Fourteenth Report, Strengthening
Financial Management, Systems, April 2009.
L.K.Jha (1986), Economic Administration in India – Retrospect’s and Prospect, New Delhi: IIPA
Lee Robert D. Jr., et al (Eds) (2007), Public Budgeting Systems, Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Mahajan Sanjeev Kumar and AnupamaPuri Mahajan (2014), Financial Administration in India, PHI
Learning, Delhi
Mikesell,John ( 2010), Fiscal Administration, Cengage Learning.
Pritchard W (2010) Taxation and state building: Towards a governance focused tax reform agenda. IDS
Working Paper
R.K. Lekhi and Jogindersingh(2013), Public Finance, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
Rabin Jack, W. Bartley Hildreth, Gerald J. Miller (2006) Handbook of Public Financial Management,
Taylor & Francis Group.
Sharma M.K. (2006), Financial Administration, Anmol Publications, New Delhi.
Steppan J. Beiley (1995), Public Sector Economics: Theory, Policy and Practice, London
Wang Xiaohu (2010), Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications, and Cases, M. E.
Sharpe.
World Bank (2007) Strengthening World Bank group engagement on governance and anticorruption.
Washington DC Mahajan Sanjeev Kumar and AnupamaPuri Mahajan (2014), Financial Administration in
India, PHI Learning, Delhi
Mikesell,John ( 2010), Fiscal Administration, Cengage Learning.
Pritchard W (2010) Taxation and state building: Towards a governance focused tax reform agenda. IDS
Working Paper
R.K. Lekhi and Joginder Singh (2013), Public Finance, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
Rabin Jack, W. Bartley Hildreth, Gerald J. Miller (2006) Handbook of Public Financial Management,
Taylor & Francis Group.
Sharma M.K. (2006), Financial Administration, Anmol Publications, New Delhi.
Steppan J. Beiley (1995), Public Sector Economics: Theory, Policy and Practice, London
Wang Xiaohu (2010), Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications, and Cases, M. E.
Sharpe.
World Bank (2007) Strengthening World Bank group engagement on governance and anticorruption.
Washington DC
Course Code BPA-302
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course intends to familiarize the student with recruitment process in Indian
administration system and its role in developing countries and its relation with other
organization related with government.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit-I-
• Role of Civil Services in Developing Societies
• Recruitment to All-India and Central Services
• Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commission
Unit-II-
• Training of Civil Servants and Indian Government initiative for Reforms
• Machinery for Negotiation- Joint Consultative Machinery
• Comparison with Whitley councils
UNIT-III-
• Generalist and Specialist Debate.
• Minister- Civil Servant Relationship
• Integrity in Indian Administration
UNIT-IV-
• Administrative Tribunals
• Civil Services in the context of Globalization
• Civil Service Reforms- IInd ARC Recommendations
Suggested Reading:
Armstrong, Michael (2007), A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Kogan Page,
London.
Ahmad, M. R, Civil Services Training and Reforms in India, Serials publications, New Delhi, 2007.
Aswathappa K. (2013), Human Resource Management: Text and Cases, McGraw Hill, New Delhi
Farazmand , Ali (1994), Handbook of Bureaucracy, Taylor & Francis , New York.
FlippoEdvin B., (1976), Principles of Personnel Management, McGraw-Hill
Goel, S.L.&Rajneeesh, Shalini(2003), Public Personnel Administration, Deep & Deep, New Delhi
Government of India, Second ARC, Tenth Report on ‘Refurbishing of Personnel Administration’
Jack Robin, et al (eds) (1994), Handbook of Public Personnel Administration, Taylor & Francis, New
York.
Jain, R.B.(1994), Aspects of Personnel Administration, IIPA, New Delhi
MaheswariSriram (2005), Public Administration in India: The higher Civil Service, Oxford University
Press, New Delhi
Naff , Katherine C., Norma M. Riccucci, (2014) ,Personnel Management in Government: Politics and
Process( Seventh Edition), CRC, Taylor & Francis, New York.
Riccucci ,Norma(2007), Public Personnel Administration and Labor Relations, M.E. Sharpe, New York.
Shafritz, Jay M et.al. (2001), Personnel Management in Government, Marcel Dekker, New York.
Stahl O. Glenn (1983), Public Personnel Administration, Harper & Row.
Tead, Ordway (1920), Personnel Administration, University of California Libraries.
Course Code BPA-303
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
It intends to help students understand and study the complex nature of human beings in
organizations.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I-
Unit II
• Organizational Culture
• Organizational Conflict
• Formal and Informal organization
Unit III
Unit IV
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop a better understanding about development administration. Under
this, students will be taught about the concept, debates, machinery of planning, role of civil
society, people’s participation and so on. They will also be imparted knowledge about the issues,
concern, and challenges of development administration along with changing dynamics between
bureaucracy and political development.
Course Content
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Suggested Reading:
Ali Farazmand, (2001) Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration, Marcel
Dekker, NY.
Heady, F (1996). Public administration: A comparative perspective (5th ed.). New York: Marcel Dekker.
Heaphey, J. (1968). Comparative public administration: Comments on current characteristics. Public
Administration Review, 28(3), 242-249.
Montgomery, J. (1966). Approaches to development politics, administration and change, New York:
McGraw Hill.
Raphaeli, N. (1967). Readings in comparative public administration, Boston, Massachusetts: Allyn and
Bacon.
Riggs, F. W. (1970). The ecology of administration. Bloomington: Indiana University.
Riggs, F.W. (1956). Public administration: A neglected factor in economic development. Annals of the
American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, No.305, Agrarian Socities in Transition (May 1956),
70-80.
Swerdlow, I. (1963). (Ed.) Development administration: concepts and problems. Syracuse, New York:
Syracuse University Press.
W.E. Weidner (Ed.) (1970), Development administration in Asia, Durham, North Carolina: Duke
University Press.
Waldo, D. (1963). Comparative public administration prologue, performance and problems. Indian
Journal of Political Science, 24(3), 177-216.
Second Year- Fourth Semester
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop an understanding about Financial Administration in India. Under
this, students will be taught about centre-sate financial relation, finance commission, MoF, RBI
and parliamentary control and so many which help them to understand the issues, concerns and
nuances of financial management of public sector in India.
Course Content
Unit I
• Centre-State financial Relations
• Finance Commission: Organization, Functions and Role
Unit-II-
• Audit and Accounts
• Comptroller & Auditor General of India
Unit III
• Parliamentary Control; Parliamentary Committees Estimate Committee and Public
Account Committee
• Executive Control over Budgetary Process
Unit IV
• Ministry of Finance: Organization, Functions and Role
• Reserve Bank of India: Organization, Functions and Role
Suggested Reading:
Brigham Eugene F. (2011), Financial Management: Theory and Practice, Cengage Learning India.
CABRI/OECD (2008) Survey of budget practices and procedures. OECD.
Campos E & Pradhan S (1995) budgetary institutions andexpenditure outcomes. Washington DC: World
Bank.
Carlos, Santiso(2009) The Political Economy of Government Auditing, Taylor and Francis
Chen Greg G et. al (Eds) (2008), Budget Tools: Financial Methods in the Public Sector, CQ Press.
Government of India, Second Administrative Reforms Commission, Fourteenth Report, Strengthening
Financial Management, Systems, April 2009.
L.K.Jha (1986), Economic Administration in India – Retrospect’s and Prospect, New Delhi: IIPA
Lee Robert D. Jr., et al (Eds) (2007), Public Budgeting Systems, Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Mahajan Sanjeev Kumar and AnupamaPuri Mahajan (2014), Financial Administration in India, PHI
Learning, Delhi
Mikesell,John ( 2010), Fiscal Administration, Cengage Learning. Pritchard W (2010)
Taxation and state building: Towards a governance focused tax reform agenda. IDS Working Paper
R.K. Lekhi and Jogindersingh(2013), Public Finance, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
Rabin Jack, W. Bartley Hildreth, Gerald J. Miller (2006) Handbook of Public Financial Management,
Taylor & Francis Group.
Sharma M.K. (2006), Financial Administration, Anmol Publications, New Delhi.
Steppan J. Beiley (1995), Public Sector Economics: Theory, Policy and Practice, London
Wang Xiaohu (2010), Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications, and Cases, M. E.
Sharpe.
World Bank (2007) Strengthening World Bank group engagement on governance and anticorruption.
Washington DC
Course Code BPA-402
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
It intends to acquaint the students with the fact that how policies provide a roadmap for day to
day operations as an interdisciplinary major.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Public Policy- Meaning Nature and Relevance
• Policy Cycle- Constraints and Difficulties
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course intends to aware the student with basics of environment, Environmental
administration, regulation, policies and organization in India.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit -I
• Environment:Meaning, Component, Eco-system, Ecology and Biosphere.
• Environmental Governance: Stockholm (1972) to the Present
Unit-II
• National Environment Policy: Institutional Arrangements,
• Constitutional provisions and Laws related to EnvironmentalProtection.
Unit-III
• Judicial Remedies and National Green Tribunal
• Environment Control Adminis
• trative Machinery at the National, State and District Level.
Unit-IV
• Forest Sector- Wildlife and Pollution
• Urban Environmental Problems
Suggested Reading:
Hoshiar Singh (ed.): Environment Policy and Administration, Jaipur, Printwell
Publishers, 1992.
Shyam Divan &AnninRosenerang: Environmental Law and Policy in India, Oxford
University Press, New Delhi, 2001.
Shekhar Singh (ed.): Environmental Policy in India, New Delhi, IIPA 1984.
India, NCEP: Draft Report of the State of the Environment, Delhi, December 1981.
O.P.Dwivedi, India: Pollution Control Policy and Programmes, International Review of
Administrative Sciences, vol. XLIII, Nos. 2, 1977.
S.C. Bhatia (ed.): Papers in Environmental Education, Indian University Association for
Continuing Education, 1981.
A.K. Sharma and A. Sharma (ed.): Impact of the Development of Science and
Technology on Environment, Indian Science Congress Association, 1981.
DeshBandhu: Environmental Management, Indian Environmental Society, 1981.
UNESCO: "Environmental Education in Asia and the Pacific" Bulletin of the UNESCO
Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific 1981.
H.N.Tiwari: Environmental Law, Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad, 2001.
V.N. Srivastava & B.P. Rai, Environment and Ecology, Vasundra Publications,
Gorakhpur, 1998
Report of the Committee for Recommending Legislative Measures and Administrative
Machinery for Ensuring Environmental Protection, Department of Science and
Technology, 1980
Course Code BPA-404
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit: I
• E – Governance: Concept, Stages, Models,
• Legal and Policy Framework and Significance.
• Information and Communication Technology: Concept and Components.
Unit: II
• Role of ICT in Administration.
• Administrative Organization Culture: Towards ICT Based Reforms.
Unit: III
• Panchayati Raj Institutions: Improving Self-Governance through ICT.
• E – Learning: Role of ICT in Education and Training
Unit: IV
• Information Policy. Right to Information Act, 2005
• E – Governance in Uttar Pradesh
Selected References:
Anthony, Elias Tsougranis, (2001) ‘Measuring Informatization: A Longitudinal Cross-national
Exploration’, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, New York
Bellamy, C and Taylor JA, (1998)Governing in the Information Age, Buckingham and Philadelphia, PA:
Open University Press
Bhatnagar S.C, (2004), E-Government : From Vision to Implementation, Sage, New Delhi
Bhatnagar SC,(2003) E-Government: Transparency and Corruption – Does E-Government Help?,
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Report for CHOGM
Gosling, P, (1997),Government in the Digital Age, London, Bowerdean
Heeks, Richard (1998), Information Systems for Public Management: Information Technology and Public
Sector Corruption, Working Paper No. 4, Manchester: IDPM – University of Manchester
Kooiman, J, (ed.) (1993), Modern Governance: New Government – Society Interactions, London: Sage
Publications
Layne, K and Lee J (2001), Developing Fully Functional e-Government: A Four Stage Model,
Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. ER2
Pardhasaradhi, Y.,(2009) E-Governance and Indian Society, Kanishka, New Delhi
Satyanarayana. J(2006), E-Government, New Delhi, PHI
Third Year- Fifth Semester
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
It attempts to acquaint the students about Development with new Inclusive perspective and to
teach them how we can face many challenges related with caste, class, gender, region and
religion and with all this Good diversities how can be make our country developing nation to
developed nation.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
Unit II
• Class
• Caste
• Gender
• Region and Religion
Unit III
• Social Justice & Inclusion: Concept and Philosophy
• Exclusion and Denial: A Critical Inquiry
• Affirmative Action and Inclusion: The Global Experience
Unit IV
Suggested Reading:
Baldock John, et al, (2011), Social Policy, Oxford University Press.
Bochel , Hugh and Guy Daly (2014), Social Policy, Routledge.
Dev ,Mahendra (2008), Inclusive Growth in India, Oxford Collected Essays.
Kennedy , Patricia (2013)Key Themes in Social Policy, Routledge.
Morales Daniel A. Gomez (1999), Transnational Social Policies, IDRC/CRDI
Miller , David (1976), Social Justice, Clarendon Press ,Oxford
Naila, Kabeer (2006), Social Exclusion and the MDGs.The Challenge of 'Durable Inequalities' in the
Asian Context, Institute of Development Studies and Overseas Development Studies Institute.
Sah , D.C. & Y. Sisodia (2004), Tribal Issues in India, Saujanya Books, Jaipur.
Sharma Arvind (2005),Reservation and Affirmative Action: Models of Social Integration in India and the
United States, Sage.
Sen ,Amartya (2009), The Idea of Justice, Allen Lane & Harvard University Press.
Sen ,Amartya (2000), Social Exclusion: Concept, Application and Scrutiny, Social Development Papers
No.1. Asian Development Bank.
Thorat, Sukhadeo&Narendra, Kumar(2008), In Search of Inclusive Policy: Addressing Graded Inequality,
Rawat Publications, New Delhi & Jaipur.
Thorat, Sukhadeo and Umakant (2004), Caste, Race and Discrimination – Discourses in International
Context, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and Rawat Publishers, New Delhi and Jaipur.
Thorat, Sukhadeo, Aryama and PrashantNegi (Eds.) (2005), Reservation and Private Sector-Quest for
Equal Opportunity and Growth, RawatPublications , Jaipur.
Yadav ,Sushma, (2006) , Social Justice: Ambedkar’s Vision, IIPA , New Delhi.
Valerian Rodrigues (Ed.)( 2002), The Essential Writings of B.R. Ambedkar, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi.
Yadav ,Sushma (2010), Reservation and Inclusive Growth: Theme Paper for 54th Member’s Annual
Conference, IIPA, New Delhi.
Verma, Vidhu (2012), Non-discrimination and Equity in India: Contesting boundaries of social justice,
Routledge.
Course Code BPA-502
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
It intends to acquaint the students with the fact that the development of all aspects within rural
communities is vital for the effective development of the country.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit-I
• Evolution of local Governance in India
• 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
• Rural Development Plans
Unit II
Unit III
• Social Audit
• RTI and People Participation
• Role of NGOs and Other voluntary organization
Unit IV
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop an understanding about the functioning of health administration
along with various health mission and issues and challenges in dealing them.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Public Health- Meaning and Nature
• Health Administration- Nature, Scope and Significance
• Public Health in Global Perspective
Unit II
• Organization of Health Administration at Union, State and Local Government Levels
• Administration of Primary Health Care
• Personnel and Financial Management
Unit III
• The Planning Process
• Government programmes for Health Care – NRHM, NUHM, and JSY
(JananiSurakshaYojna)
• Programmes for Women and Child Development
Unit IV
• Role of NGOs and other voluntary agencies
• WHO and UNICEF
• National Health Policy in India
Suggested Reading:
G. Ramesh Waram: Medical and Health Administration in Rural India, New Delhi: Ashish
PublishingHouse, 1989.
The Central Health Education, Health Today, Director-General of Health Services, New Delhi, 1971.
S. L. Goel: Health Care Administration - levels and Aspects. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers 1980.
S. L. Goel: Health Care Administration: Ecology Principles and Modem Trends, New Delhi:
SterlingPublishers Pvt. Ltd. 1980.
S.L. Goel: Public Health Administration : New Delhi : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd 1984.
N.V. Ram Raghu: Health Administration and Policy Development, Hyderabad: Ramkrishna Printers
andPublishers, 1971.
Ahmad, M.R., Right To Information : An Important Tool of Good Governance in India,ShodhDrishti : An
International Refereed Research Journal,Vol. 7, No. 5, July-September, 2016,Pp. 37-44.
G.Broker: Health in Independent India (Latest Edition).
J.K. Owen Madan: Concepts of Hospital Administration (Latest Edition).
Brown and Fraling: The Doctor-Patient Relationship (Latest Edition).
C.A. Robinson: Hospital Administration (Latest Edition)
M.T.MacEachiru: Hospital Organisation and Management (Latest Edition).
A. Cart Wright: Human Relations and Hospital (Latest ed.)
Course Code BPAO-502
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop an understanding about the functioning of Police Administration
in India. Under this, students will be taught about structure and roles of Police, disorder &
crimes, personnel management in Police along with issues, concerns and challenges in police
reform in India.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit-I
• Police Administration: Concept, Nature and Significance
• Police: Powers and Functions
• Disorder and Crime: Causes and Remedies
Unit-II
• Police set up at National Level: Organisation, Functions and Role
• Police set up at State Level: Organisation, Functions and Role
• Police Commissioner system
Unit-III
• Police Personnel IPS and State Police Service
• Recruitment, Promotion, Training, Conduct and Discipline
Unit-IV
• Police Citizen Relationship
• Community Policing: Concept, Role and Significance
• Reforms in Police Administration
Suggested Readings:
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This paper intends tofamiliarize the students with the concept of human rights, its recognition at
national and international level, various institutions responsible for protection of human rights
and human rights of various vulnerable groups.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Human Rights- Meaning and Nature
• Historical development of Human Rights: Western and Indian Perspectives
Unit II
• International Norms (UDHR) and Constitutional Provisions in India
• Individual Rights v/s Group Rights in India
Unit III
• Role of Legislature, Executive and Judiciary
• National Human Rights Commission: Composition and Functions
• Role of Police
• NGOs and Voluntary Agencies
Unit IV
• Rights of women and children,
• Rights of SC/ST and Religious Minorities
• Rights of Physically challenged and Senior citizens
Suggested Readings:
Amartya Sen, The Idea Justice, New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2009.
Conor Greaty and Adam Tomkins (Eds).Understanding HumanRights, London: Manshell,
1996.
David Beetham, Politics and Human Rights, Oxford: Blackwell, 1995
Gurpreet Mahajan Ed., Democracy, Difference and Social Justice, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 1998.
James Nickel, Making Sense of Human Rights: Philosophical Reflections on the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, Berkeley:University of California Press, 1987.
John Rawls, Law of the People, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001.
Michael Freeden, Rights, Delhi: World View, 1998( Indian Reprint)
Michael Freeman, Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Oxford: Polity, 2002.
R.J. Vincent, Human Rights and International Relations, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1986.
Ronald Dworkin, Taking Rights Seriously, London: Duckworth, 1978
SAHRDC, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, New Delhi: South Asian Human Rights
Documentation Centre, 2002
Stephen Shute and Susan Herley (Eds), On Human Rights, New York: Basic Books, 1993
Waldron, Jeremy. Theories of Rights, Oxford; Oxford University Press, 1984
Will Kymlicka (Eds), Rights of Minority Cultures, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995
United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2004: Cultural
Liberty in Today’s Diverse World, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Upendra Baxi,: The Future of Human Rights, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Course Code BPAO-504
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to acquaint students about the concept, growth of administrative law, rule of
law, administrative tribunal, judicial activism along with delegated legislation which will enable
them to make the view of administrative and judicial process.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit-I-
• Administrative Law : Meaning , Nature and Scope
• Growth of Administrative Law : Reasons
• Rule of Law: Concept of Rule of Law
• Rule of Law under Indian Constitution.
Unit-II-
• Principles of Natural Justice & their Judicial interpretation
• Administrative discretion and Judicial control.
• Administration Tribunals: Meaning, Reasons and Features Difference between Court and
Tribunal
Unit-III-
• Delegated Legislation : Meaning & Need of delegated Legislation
• Parliamentary control over Delegated Legislation
Unit IV
• Judicial Review: Principles and modes (writs)
• Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation
Third Year- Sixth Semester
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
It will make students understand how urban growth and managing cities is one of the defining
challenges of the 21st century and how the effective management is vital for country’s
development.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Urban Governance- Historical Evolution
• 74thAmendment Act, 1992
• State Election Commission- Composition and Functions
Unit II
Unit III
Suggested Readings:
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop a better understanding of disaster management, stages and
machinery involved in the same.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit- I
Unit II
• Vulnerability Analysis and Risk Prevention
• Resource Analysis and Mobilization
• Community-Basis Disaster Management
• Rehabilitation and Resettlement
Unit III
• Role of Institutions- Disaster Management Division (Ministry of Home Affairs), National
Disaster Response Force
• Rescue Operations by Defense Forces
• Case Studies- Tsunami, Cyclone in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
Suggested Readings:
Asian Development Bank. Disaster Mitigation in Asia and the Pacific(Manila: ADB,
1991)
Goel, S.L Encyclopedia of Disaster Management (NewDelhi: Deep and Deep, 2006)
Govt. of India/UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme (2002-07): Community
Based Disaster Preparednessand Risk Reduction through Participation of Committees and
Local Self Governments
www.ndmindia.nic.in/EQProjects/goiundp2.0.pdf
Monappa, K.C. Disaster Preparedness (AkshayPublicAgencies: New Delhi, 2004)
Sahni, P. and Ariyabandu, M.M., Malagoda, M. Disaster Risk Reduction in South Asia,
(New Delhi: Prentice Hall, 2003)
Sharma, V.K. Disaster Management (New Delhi: IIPA, 2009).
Anderson, James E. Public Policy Making: An
Introduction,3rd(Boston:HoughtonMifflin5th ed., 2008)
Narayan, B. Disaster Management (A.P.H. PublishinCorporation: New Delhi, 2009)
Princen T.Y. Environmental NGO’s in World Politics,(London: Routledge, 1994)
Satendra and Sharma,V.K. Sustainable Rural Development for DisasterManagement,
(New Delhi: Concept, 2004)
Schnneider, Saundra K Flirting With Disaster: Public Management inCrisis Situations
(Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, l995)
Wamsley, Gary L. and Escalating in a Quagmire: Changing Dynamics
Aaron D. Schroeder of the Emergency Management System, PublicAdministration
Review, Vol. 56, No.3,(May/June 1996): 235-244
BPA-603
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This paper intends to familiarize the student with political economy in reference to India and
various transformation in Indian political economy at different point of time.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
• Industrial Policy
• Globalization
• Economic Policy and SEZ movements
Unit IV
• New Regulatory Institutions
• State vs Market : New Economic Policy
• Issues of Equity, Discrimination and Human Rights in India
Suggested Reading:
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop an understanding about office procedure & manuals, O&M,
PERT along with use of MIS in office management.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit: I
Unit: II
• O&M approach
• Work Study and Work Management
• Operational Research and Use of ICT
Unit: III
• Programme Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Programme Evaluation and Performance Measurement: New Indicators and Methods
• Use of LAN and MIS
• MBO and Its application
Unit: IV
Suggested Reading:
A.N. Aggarwal: Indian Economy, Delhi: Wiley Eastern Ltd. 1987.
A. Ghosh: Indian Economy - its Nature and Problems, Calcutta: The World Press Pvt.
Dutt and Sundharam: Indian Economy, Delhi: S. Chand & Co., 2004.
B.L. Mathur: Economic Policy and Administration (Hindi), Jaipur: RBSA Publishers, SMS Highway
1990.
Hoshiar Singh &Mohinder Singh - Public Administration In India - Theory and Practice, New Delhi:
Sterling Pulbishers, 1990.
Mohinder Singh (ed.): Some Aspects of Public Enterprises in India - a Plea for Reforoms, New
Delhi: Uppal Publishing House, 1993.
V.V. Ramanadhan (ed.), Public Enterprises and Developing World, London: Groom Helm, 1984.
A.H. Hansen: Public Enterprises and Econmic Development, London: Routledge and Kegan, 1972.
LaxmiNarain: Principles and Practice of Public Enterprises Management, New Delhi: S.Chand& Co. S.C.
Kuchhal: The Industrial Economy of India. Agra: Chitanya Pub. House,1987.
Prahlad Kumar Basu: Public Enterprises: Policy Performance and Professionalism, New Delhi, Allied
1982
Course Code BPAO-603
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to familiarize students about contemporary debate, discourse, issues and
concern and challenges in Indian administration.
Pedagogy: Class Room Teaching, Research Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Seminars.
Course Content
Unit I
• Administrative Ethics
• Corruption and Civil Society Activism (Lokpal and Lokayuktas)
• Role of NGOs and Voluntary Agencies
Unit II
• Citizen’s Charter- Objectives and Concerns
• Citizen’s Participation in Administration- Concept of Citizen-centric Administration
• Consumer Protection Act, Consumer Rights in India
• Grievance Redress Mechanisms
Unit III-
• Administrative Changes Since Independence
• Introduction of First Administrative Reform Commission
• Introduction of Second Administrative Reform Commission
Course Code BPAO-604
Course Credit 06
Course Objectives:
This course attempts to develop an understanding about corporate governance in India. Under
this, students will be taught about concept, practices, new paradigm, ethics in business, corporate
social responsibility and so on along with the case study on corporate scams which help them to
understand the issues, concerns and nuances of corporate management and governance India.
Course Content
Unit-I
• Corporate Governance - A Conceptual Framework & Practice,
• Corporate Governance- The NewParadigm,
• Corporate Governance in India and its trends
Unit - II
• Trends in Corporate Governance at global level
• Corporate Governance for Building Global Competence,
• Issuesand Challenges of Corporate Governance in India.
Unit-III
• Corporate Governance in Banking Sector
• Scams in Indian Capital Market
• Impact of Corporate Governance on Household Investors
• Ethics in Business - Bases for Corporate Governance
• RTI and Corporate Governance, CG Reporting; CG and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Unit - IV
• Financing Pattern of Indian Corporate Sector
• Strengthening of Corporate Governance.
• Media and Corporate Governance
• Corporate Governance in the Era of LPG.
• Measures for Effective Corporate Governance.
Suggested Reading: