Basic Public Administration | As per NEP, BA Political Science Handwritten Notes PDF Download

Module – I

• Public Administration as a discipline:

1. Meaning, Nature and Scope
2. Evolution of Public Administration
3. Public and Private Administration
4. New Public Administration

Keywords: Administration, Public, Private

Module – II

• Basic principles and concepts :

1. Organization
2. Hierarchy
3. Span of Control
4. Unity of Command
5. Line and Staff

Keywords: Hierarchy. Delegation, Supervision

Module – III

• Theories of Administration

1. Scientific Management (Taylor and the Scientific Management Movement)
2. Classical Theory (Henry Fayol, Luther Gullick)
3. Bureaucratic Theory (Max Weber and his Critics)
4. Human Relations Theory (Elton Mayo)

Keywords: Bureaucratic, Motivational

Module – IV

• Personnel Administration (With Special focus on India)

1. Civil Services
2. Role of Civil Service in India
3. Recruitment, Training and Promotion in Civil Service
4. Emerging trends and Challenges in Indian Bureaucracy
5. Keywords: Bureaucracy

Module – V

• Financial Administration (With Special focus on India):

1. Budget: Meaning and Significance
2. Types of Budgets
3. Principles of an Ideal Budget
4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Keywords: Budget,Accounting, Auditing