Indian Public Administration 2nd Edition(English, Paperback, Arora R. K.)

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Indian Public Administration 2nd Edition(English, Paperback, Arora R. K.) is written by Arora R. K. and published by Wishwa Prakashan. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 8173280681 (ISBN 10) and 9788173280689 (ISBN 13).

Indian Public Administration was first published in 1995. This is an ideal book for students and professionals who are looking to gain some knowledge on the Indian political and administrative system. The book contains nine parts, and these are: Evolutionary Perspective, The Union Executive, Constitutional Setting, State Administration, Civil Service System, Area Administration, Development Administration, Issue Areas, and The Accountability System. The book briefs its readers about the Indian administration under Kautilya, the British, and the Mughals, in a bid to show them how the current administration has been influenced by these historical ones. Under the State Administration section, the roles of the Governor, the Chief Minister, the State Council of Ministers, the Chief Secretary, and the State Secretariat are outlined. The book informs readers about the responsibilities of the District Collector and the Urban Local Government. It also outlines the responsibilities faced by the Indian President, the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers, and the Cabinet Secretariat. Under the section on the Civil Services System, details about civil service training are provided. Information about the Union and State Public Service Commission is also included. The book highlights India’s Rural Development Programs in the Development Administration chapter. Insights into the Planning System of Central, State and District bodies are provided, and in the next section, the spotlight is focused on parliamentary control over public expenditure and the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The authors of this book are Ramesh K. Arora and Rajni Goyal. Ramesh K Arora is a Professor and Director at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He teaches Public Administration and heads the Social Sciences Research Center. Arora has penned many other books, and some of these are: Comparative Public Administration, Perspectives in Administrative Theory, and Bureaucracy and Development: Indian Perspectives. Dr. Rajni Goyal is the author of State Civil Service Training In India, and works as an Associate Professor at the University of Rajasthan, in the department of Political Science.