Organizational and Procedural Issues in Government

Ramesh Kumar Tiwari & Sujata Singh

ISBN 10: 8121211484 / ISBN 13: 9788121211482

Published by Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 2012

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354pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Organizational and Procedural Issues in Government
• Publisher: Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8121211484
• ISBN 13: 9788121211482
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Since Independence, organisational and procedural issues have occupied centre stage in the litarature on Public Administration in India. The challenges involved in the reorganisation of the Government of India has at the same time been a major concern of the government. Several Committees/Commissions have been appointed to examine the working of the machinery of the government and its procedures of work. The volume brings together some important articles addressing these issues as well as important excerpts, drawn from the Reports of the First and Second Administrative Reforms Commission, the Fifth Central Pay Commission, and the Expenditure Reforms Commission, with a bearing on administrative restructuring.The volume dedicated to the memory of Shri L.P. Singh includes insightful addresses made by him in different forums. These addresses primarily look into some contemporary issues of governance: morality in public affairs, administrative leadership and training of civil servants and the monumental achievements of Sardar Patel in the context of Indian Administration. About The Author:- Ramesh Kumar Tiwari Former Professor of Public Administration, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.Sujata Singh Professor of Policy Sciences, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi Contents:- Table of Contents,Foreword,Preface,Acknowledgements,L.P. Singh: Visionary Administrative,L.P. Singh: A Tribute,Introduction,Part I : Organizational and Procedural Issues in Government,The Concept of Productivity: Its Application to Administration,Organizational Effectiveness: Some Issues,Work Study in Government Organisations,Speed and Efficiency in Development Administration,Concept of Efficiency in Administration: From Curzon Onward,Understanding Organizations Through Perceptions of Organizational Goals,Improving State Administration: Search for Directions,Reforms in the System of Filing, Noting and Inter-Departmental References,The Reform of Administration Proced