UP PCS mains syllabus for public administration

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION:

Paper-1 Administrative Theory

I. Basic Premises: Meaning, Scope and significance of Public Administration: Evolution of Public

Administration as discipline, Private and Public Administration: Public Administrations as an art and a

Science: its role in developed and developing societies; Ecology of administration- Social political, economic and culture New Public Administration

 II. Theories of Organization : Scientific management (Taylor and tris associates): Bureaucratic theory (Max Weber); Classical theory (Henri Fayol, Luther Gulick and others); Human Relations theory (Ettor Mayo and tris colleagues); Systems approach (Chester Bamard).

III. Principles of Organization: Hierarch; Unity of Command; Power Authority and Responsibility.

Coordination; Span of Control; Supervision Centralization and Decentralization, Delegation

 IV. Administrative Behavior: Decision Making with special reference to the contribution of Herbert Simon, Theories of Communication, Morale, Motivation (Maslow and Herzberg), and Leadership.

V. Structure of Organization: Chief Executive and his/her functions Line Staff and auxiliary agencies. Departments Corporation companies, Boards and Commissions, Headquarters and held relationship.

VI. Personnel Administration : Bureaucracy and Civil Services, Classification. Recruitment Training. Career development; Performance appraisal, Promotion; Pay structuring; Service conditions; Integrity and Discipline, Employer-employee relations; Retirement benefits; Generalists and Specialists; Neutrality and Anonymity.

VII. Financial Administration: Concepts of Budget: Preparation and execution of the Budget; performance Budgeting; Legislative control; Accounts and Audit,

VIII. Accountability and Control: Concepts of Accountability and Control; Accounts and Audit.

IX. Administrative Reforms: Concepts and processes of Administrative Reforms; O & M; Work study and its techniques; Problems and prospects

 X. Administrative Law: Concepts and significance of Administrative Law, Delegation; Meaning, type advantage, limitations and safeguards Administrative Tribunals.

XI. Comparative and Development Administration : Meaning, nature and scope of Comparative Public Administration; Contribution of Fred Riggs with special reference to the Prismatic-Sala model; Concepts scope and significance of Development Administration, Political, Economic and socio- cultural context of Development Administration; Concepts of Administrative Development.

XII. Public policy : Concept and significance of Policy and policy-making in public Administration Processes of formulation and implementation.

PAPER - II : INDIAN ADMINISTRATION

I. Evolution of Indian Administration : Kautilya’s views, Major landmarks of Mughal and British periods.

II. Constitutional Setting : Parliamentary democracy : Federalism; Planning Socialism.

III. Political Executive at the Union Level : President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers; Cabinet Committees.

 IV. Structure of Control Administration : Secretariat; Cabinet Secretariat Ministries and Departments Boards and Commissions, Field organizations.

V. Central- State Relations : Legislative Administrative Planning and Financial.

VI. Public Service : All India Central and State Services. Union and State Public Service Commissions: Training of Civil Servants.

VII. Machinery for Planning : Plan formulation at the national level; National Development Council. Planning Commission. Planning Machinery at the State and District levels.

 VIII. Public Sector Undertakings : Forms, Top- level Management. Control and problems.

 IX. Control of Public Expenditure : Parliamentary control; Role of the Finance Ministry. Controller and Auditor General.

X. Administration of Law and Order: Role of Central and State agencies in Maintenance of law and

Order.

XI. State Administration : Governor Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, Chief Secretary: Secretariat;

Directorates.

XII. District Administration: Role and importance. District Magistate / Collector, Land Revenue.

Law and Order and Developmental functions, District Rural Development Agency, Special Programes of

Rural Areas.

 XIII. Local Administration : Panchayti Raj and Urban Local Government. Features, forms and

problems Autonomy of local bodies.

XIV. Administration of Welfare: Administration for the welfare of weaker sections with particular reference to Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes; Programs for the welfare of Women.

 XV. Issue Areas in Indian Administration. Relationship between political and permanent

Executives, Generalists and specialists in Administration Integrity in Administration. People’s Participation

in Administration, Redressal of Citizen’s Grievances; Lok Pal and Lok Ayuktas; Administrative Reforms in

India.