Option (A), Option (B) and Option (c) Semester V-

Rural- Urban Administration Option (A)

Unit I

There will one compulsory question in the UNIT-I and it will be Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type and will be based on the syllabus prescribed in other four units (UNIT-II to UNIT- V) of the syllabus.

Unit II

Local Government: Evolution, Meaning, Features and Significance. 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendment Acts.

Unit III

Urban Local Bodies: Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Municipal Committeestheir Meaning Features, Role and Significance.

Unit IV

Panchayati Raj Institutions: Composition, Functions, Sources of Income of Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samities and Zila Parishads. District Planning Committee: Composition, Functions and Significance.

Unit V

State Finance Commission. State Election Commission. Urban-Rural Relationship and Problems. Local Leadership.

Books Recommended:

  1. Avasthi A. (Ed.) 1972. Municipal Administration in India; Lakshmi Narayan Aggarwal: Agra.
  2. Battacharya, B., 1979. Urban Development in India; Shree Publishing House: Delhi.
  3. Gandhi, M.K. 1959. Panchayati Raj, Navjeevan Publishing House, Ahmedabad.
  4. Jackson, R.M. The Machinary of Local Government, 1967, Macmillan, London.
  5. Jain, S.P. (ed.), 1995, Panchayati Raj Institutions in India: An Appraisal. Hyderabad. NIRD, 1995.
  6. Puri, K.K. 1985, Local Government in India, Bharat Prakashan, Jalandhar.
  7. Puri, V.K. 2005. Local Government and Administration, Modern Publishers, Jalandhar.
  8. Singh Sahab and Singh Swinder 1992, Public Administration Development and Local
  9. Administration, New Academic Publishing Company, Jalandhar.
  10. Sachdeva, Pradeep. 1993. Urban Local Government and Administration in India, Kitab Mahal, New Delhi.
  11. Maheshwari, S.R. 1970, Local Government in India, Laxmi Narain Aggarwal, Agra.
  12. Singh, Viday Karan, 2003, Panchayati Raj System (hindi), RBMA Publishers, Jaipur.
  13. Sharma, Harishchander, 2006, Local Administration in India (hindi), College Book Depot, Jaipur.
  14. Sharma, K.K., 2002. Panchayati Raj in India (hindi) College Book Depot, New Delhi.

Development Administration Option (B)

Unit I

There will one compulsory question in the UNIT-I and it will be Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type and will be based on the syllabus prescribed in other four units (UNIT-II to UNIT- V) of the syllabus.

Unit II

Meaning and Scope of Development Administration. Welfare State; Meaning and Objectives, Concepts of Welfare State and the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Unit III

Organisation of Planning Agencies: Planning Commission, National Development Council, State Planning Board and Department, Preparation of Five Years Plans.

Unit IV

Social Welfare Administration in India: Institutional Framework and Programmes of Centre and State Governments for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Women and Children.

Unit V

Agriculture Development Problems and causes for the Backwardness of Agriculture development. Programme and aims of the Centre and State Government for Agriculture Development.

Books Recommended:

  1. Chaturvedi, T.N. 1988 Politics, Bureaucracy and Development, Uppal Publishing House, New Delhi.
  2. Dey, Bata K. 1978, Bureaucracy, Development and Public Management in India, Uppal Publishing House, New Delhi.
  3. Dubashi, P.R. 1976, Economics, Planning and Public Administration: Somaiya Publications Pvt. Ltd., Bombay.
  4. Fadia, B.L., 2010, Public Administration, Sahitaya Bhawan Publication, Agra.
  5. Goel, S.L…, 2009, Development Administration – Potentialities and Prospects, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  6. Heady, Ferral, 2001. Public Administration: A Comparatived Perspective, Marcel Dekker, New York.
  7. Jain, R.B., 2001, Public Administration in India – 21st Century Challenges for Good Governance, Deep |& Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  8. Joshi, Preeta, 2007, Vikas Prashasan, RBSA Publishers, Jaipur.
  9. Krishnamachari, V.T., 1962, Fundamental of Planning in India; Orient Hongman: Bombay.
  10. La Palombara, Joseph (ed), 1963, Bureaucracy and Political Development, Princeton University Press: Princeton.
  11. Laxmikant, M. , 2010, Public Administration, Tata Mcgraw Hill, New Delhi.
  12. Mathur, Kuldeep, 1973. Bureaucratic response to Development, National, Delhi.
  13. Myrdal, Gurnar 1970, The Challenge of World Poverty Pantheon, New York.
  14. Pai Panandikar, V.A. (ed.) 1974, Development Administration in India, Mcmillan, New Delhi.
  15. Parajape, H.K. 1970. The Reorganized Planning Commission: a study in the implementation of administrative reforms, I.I.P.A., New Delhi.
  16. Poliraidu, S., 2010, Public Administration, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  17. Prakasha Rao, VLS, 1963, Regional Planning: Indian Statistical Institute: Calcutta.
  18. Pye, Lucian, 1972, Aspects of Political Development, Amerind, Indian edition, New Delhi.
  19. Riggs, Fred (ed.) 1970. Frontiers of Development Administration, N.C. Duke University Press: Durham.
  20. Sapru, R.K. 1994, Development Administration, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.: New Delhi.
  21. Sharma, K. Arvind, 2004, Bureaucracy and Decentralization, Mittal Publications, New Delhi.
  22. Swerdlow, Irving, 1968. Development Administration, Context and Problems; Syracuse University Press, Syracuse.
  23. Verma, S.P. and Sharma S.K. (eds.), 1983. Development Administration; IIPA: New Delhi.
  24. Weidner Edward, (ed.), 1970, Development Administration in Asia; N.C. Duke University Press: Durban.

Citizens and Administration Option (C)

Unit I

There will one compulsory question in the UNIT-I and it will be Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type and will be based on the syllabus prescribed in other four units (UNIT-II to UNIT- V) of the syllabus.

Unit II

Concept of Citizen Centric Administration: Evolution, Concept, Features and Significance. Functions of Government: Regulatory functions, Service providing functions and Developmental functions.

Unit III

Citizens’ Charters: Evolution, Features and Applications. Citizens’ Participation inAdministration: Concept, Agencies, Significance and Limitations.

Unit IV

Decentralization and Delegation: Concept and Benefits. Grievance Redressal Mechanism: Grievance-Meaning and Agencies for Redressal of Grievances at centre and state levels.

Unit V

Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection Act and Working of the Consumer Courts in India. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

Books Recommended:

  1. Arora, K., 2006, Public Administration in India – Tradition, Trends and transformation, Paragon International Publishers, New Delhi.
  2. Arora. K. Ramesh, 2001. People Centred Administration, Aalekh Publishers, Jaipur.
  3. Baghel, C.L. & Kumar Yogendra, 2005, Public Administration – Functional Structure and Administrative Reforms, Vol-2, Kanishka Publishers Distributors, New Delhi.
  4. Bhattacharya, Mohit, 1979, Bureaucracy and Development Administration, Uppal Publishing House, New Delhi.
  5. Sharma, A. Ram, 2005, Public Administration Today, Shree Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi.
  6. Verma, V.P. 2008, Modern Administrative Theory, Alfa Publications, New Delhi.