Many experiences all over the World proved that ICTs can play a major and vital role as an agent of change in rural development. There are several projects being implemented in India, which are employing ICTs to support economic development -income generating venture, increase of agricultural production, improve health conditions and promotes overall quality of life in rural areas. The present book mainly focuses on the role of ICT-led e-Governance programmes in ...
The role of public administration in governance is a continuing topic of discussion and debate. The current worldwide reassessment of the functions of the State and of public officials and civil servants arises from two major sources: one is globalization and its impacts on what governments must do to adapt and respond to rapidly changing international economic, social, political and technological trends; the other is increasing dissatisfaction among citizens in ...
The book offers a Comprehensive Overview of The Indian Administration from its evolution in the ancient time to the present day mammoth Indian administration system. It covers the political, social, economic, cultural and constitutional environment, important features of Indian polity, political executive, central secretariat, central ministers and departments, executive agencies, boards and commissions, constitutional authorities, administrative reforms, ...
Indian Administration: Retrospect and Prospect is a textbook with a difference. Prepared mainly for the benefit of students of Public Administration, it includes a wide range of materials, scattered in learned journals, reports of government commissions and committees and experiences of the Indian civil servants in the field. It is a comprehensive compendium that not only sums up the events of the past, but also suggests workable guidelines for the future ...
The Services have their own customs. Some of them have been handed down from the distant past while others are of more recent origin. A custom is an established usage and, in the main, consists of positive actions which invariably are reasonable and usually universally accepted. Customs made for a more orderly life and, when continued for a long period tend to become common Law. The majority of customs, which are unwritten in official orders or regulations, ...
The book is all about how an organization on the brink of collapse was brought around into a success story in a short span of four years. The author took over the reins of the oldest centurian Malayalam daily when everyone lost hope of its survival. The book reveals how as CEO, the author could make a speedy turn around by using conventional and timetested management principles, tools and techniques. It is in the style and the highly personalized way of its ...
Urban local government and administration in India: as per the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992
The present compilation of articles, papers, excerpts and notes is intended as supplementary reading material for students and scholars of public administration. The various courses conducted by public administration institutions at the central and state levels too have been considered in respect of their syllabus, course contents and requirements. Thus the material presented here would be of interest as well as great use to aspirants of the central and state ...
Police police the people. Who police the police? How? The answer lies in ‘Policing the Polcie’. As the author says in an article in this work, “Policing the police involves self-policingâ€. This work delves deeply on this core aspect of policing and lays bare the extant Indian Police setup, sheath by sheath, with the precision of a master surgeon, only to rebuild it from the scratches with the right essence of professionalism, commitment and zeal. It ...
