State and District Administration Semester IV-

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

Constitutional Frame work of States in India, Governor: Appointment Powers & Functions. Chief Minister: Powers, Role and Position. Council of Ministers and State Legislature. Organisation and Structure of State Administration.

Unit III

State Secretariat and Directorate: Organisation and Functions. Chief Secretary: Role and Position in State Administration. State Planning Department and Board. Divisional Commissioner: Powers, Functions and Position.

Unit IV

District Administration: Evolution, Features and Functions. District Collector: Evolution, Appointment. Functions and Position.

Unit V

Police Administration at District Level: Organisation and Functions. Role and Functions of Superintendent of Police. Other Functionaries and Sub-District Level: Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Tehsildar.

Books Recommended:

  1. Avasthi A. 1980. Central Administration: Tata Mc graw Hill: New Delhi.
  2. Basu, D. D. 2004. Introduction to the Constitution of India; Prentice Hall: New Delhi.
  3. Dayal, Ishwar, Muthur Kuldeep and Battacharya M, 1976. District Administration: Mc Millan: Delhi.
  4. Jain, R.B. 1980. District Administration: Indian Institute of Public Administration.
  5. Khera, S.S., 1974. District Administration in India: Asia Publishing House: New York.
  6. Maheshwari, Shriram. 1979. State Government in India; The Macmillan Company of India limited: Delhi.
  7. Misra, S.C., 1972. Police Administration in India: National Police Academy: Mount Abu.
  8. Pandey, Lallu Behari, 1984. The State Executives; Amar Prakashan: Delhi.
  9. Puri, K.K. 1985, Local Government in India, Bharat Prakashan, Jalandhar.
  10. Pylee, M.V. 1967. India’s Constitution; Asia Publishing House: Bombay.
  11. Reddy, Ram. G. and Seshadri K. 1972. Police in a developing society: Osmania University: Hyderabad.
  12. Sharma, P.D. 1971. Indian Police – A Developmental Approach: Research: Delhi.