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Biotechnology is an emerging field of science and as such the government of India is laying a large and exclusive impetus on it. Plant tissue culture is the basic and the most important aspect of Biotechnology. All the molecular biological and biotechnological findings can only be realized in material by the plant tissue culture. Therefore, plant tissue culture has been introduced as a compulsory course in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate syllabi of all the ...
Governance as a concept remains underdeveloped and therefore remains exposed to a variety of interpretations. However, for the purpose of present book, a simplistic meaning of Governance has been taken which concerns with the problem of management of the affairs of the state. When one talks about governance he has to have in mind—political institutions within which management is exercised with the focus on how the democratic institutions function, the authority ...
The Basic territorial unit of administration in India, is the district administration which manages the entire public affairs within the unit. It is the most sensitive and vibrant sub-branch of public administration. Due to the over emphasis on development activities it is no more merely confined to law and order and regulatory administration. Naturally the pattern of District Administration is changing fast. The human resource at the disposal of the District ...
Decentralisation is an ideological principle associated with objectives of self-reliance, democratic decision making, popular participation in Government and accountability of public officials to citizens. However, democratic decentralization can be rightly conceived and understood in the light of the prevailing social, economic and political conditions which determine the purpose and pattern of democratic process. After analyzing the conceptual framework, the ...
Decentralisation of planning process of late has become a matter of worldwide concern. Decentralisation through involvement of local level representative institutions in the formulation of plans for development as well as their implementation is advocated in interest of efficient utilization of resources and for ensuring more equitable sharing of benefits from development. Accordingly decentralized planning is not a new concept for India. Though introduced in ...
Governance now not only occupies centrestage in development discourse but is also considered as the crucial element to be incorporated in development strategy. Apart from the universal acceptance of its importance, differences, however, prevail in respect of theoretical formulations, policy prescriptions and conceptualisation of the subject itself. Moreover, conceptualization is the basis of theoretical formulation and influences policy making in a significant ...