The proposed course titled “Public Policy and Administration in India” serves as an essential idea about policies and workings of government. The proposed course provides various dimensions of Public Policy and Administration in India as it covers all core areas namely Public Policy, Decentralization, Budget, Citizen and Administration Interface and Social Welfare Policies. It also focuses on various policies such as RTI, Lokpal, Citizens Charter and E-Governance. The course facilitates students in understanding how the government machinery functions which will enhance their knowledge and come close to eradicate corruption, red-tapism , bring transparency in policies etc. It enhances student's skills to address and analyse how these policies will bring benefits and helps people to define constructive criticism such that any changes if required to be brought about. It also imparts knowledge which aids to address the needs of the weaker sections through MNREGA, Right to Education, Right to Food Security and National Health Mission.The course encourages and enhances the students who are the aspirants of becoming government servants by providing in depth understanding of various recent trends and various schemes brought by government like how it benefits the people of India. The course is very much relevant to undergraduate students who are studying arts and other social science disciplines. The students who are preparing for various competitive examinations can also embrace the course.Hence, the proposed course needed for students to make them strategically fit to embrace the future course of action.
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Items
Title of Video and Reading text/Lecture/ppt
First Week
Public Policy
Introduction to Public Policy: Meaning of Public Policy, Theoretical Dimension of Public Policy, Elucidate the Objectives of Public Policy
Significance of Public Policy: Why Public Policy is Important?
Types of Public Policy: How government performs different actives through these types PF policies.
Approaches/ Models to Public Policy: Institutional Approach, Group Theory and Elite theory Approach
Second Week
Public Policy Functional Dimensions
Approaches/ Models to Public Policy: Rational Model, Incremental Model and Game Theory
Approaches/ Models to Public Policy: System Approach Theory
Public Policy Functional Dimensions: The Policy Environment and Official Policy makers
Unofficial Policy Makers: To understand the roles played by unofficial policy makers such as Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Individual Citizens
Third Week
Public Policy Process in India
Public Policy Process: Brief knowledge about different stages of the policy process and Policy Formulation
Policy Implementation: Importance of Policy Implementation and Hurdles in Policy Implementation
Policy Evaluation: Types of Policy Evaluation and Methods of Policy Evaluation
Public Policy Process in India: To understand how public policy is a vital function of the government in a democratic country like India.
Fourth Week
Decentralization
Decentralization: Introduction and Meaning of Decentralization
Significance of Decentralization: Why distribution of d functions and power is important?
Approaches to Decentralization: The Doctrinal Approach, The Political Approach
Approaches to Decentralization: The Administrative, the Dual- role Approach
Fifth Week
Rural Local Self Governance
Types of Decentralization : Political Decenralization and Administrative Decentralization
Types of Decentralization: Fiscal Decentralization and Functional Decentralization
Democratic Decentralization and Local Governance in India : Understanding 73rd Constitutional Amendment
Assessment of the Functioning of Panchayati Raj System since 1992
Sixth Week
Urban Local Administration
Urban Local Administration: Structure and Functions
74th Amendment Act and Implications of 73rd and & 74th Constitutional Amendments
People’s Participation in Rural and Urban Development: To focus on how people’s participation has given utmost priority both in urban and rural development.
Major Rural and Urban Development Programmes and their Management: Community Development Programmes, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Intensive Agricultural District Programme, Specific group and Area-specific Programmes etc
Seventh Week
Budget
Budget: To understand the concept of Budgeting
Significance of Budget : Importance of Budget and Functions of Budget
Types of Budget : Line-item Budget, Performance Budgeting
Types of Budget : Planning, Programming and Budgeting System ( PPBS), Zero based budgeting
Eighth Week
Budget Policy Orientations in India
Types of Budget : Gender budgeting
Budget Policy Orientations in India: Budget as socioeconomic tool of development in India
Major Actors in Budgetary Process in India: Who makes Budget in India
Budget System in India: Classification, Formation and Composition
Ninth Week
Budgetary Cycle in India
Budgetary Process in India : Budget Planning, Budget Scrutiny, Budget Implementation, Budget Audit
Finance Management in India: Finance Revenue and Expenditure, Funds and Government Bonds
Budget System Reforms in India : Finance System Reforms in India
Budget : Concluding Observation
Tenth Week
Citizen and
Administration
Interface
Interactions between Citizen and Administration: To understand the interaction between citizen and administration
Citizen Perception Towards Administration: To Focus on general perceptions of the people about administration
Preconditions for Citizen centric Administration: To describe the preconditions for citizen- centric administration
People’s participation in Administration: To examine people’s participation in administration and its decision making
Eleventh Week
Public Service Delivery
Public Service Delivery: Meaning of Public Service Delivery?
Why Public Services are Provided Mainly by the Government? Role of Public Administration in providing Public Services
Impact of Public Service Delivery on Political Economy of Nation, Challenges to Public Service Delivery and Solutions to it
Machinery For Redressal of Public Grievances: Grievance Redressal Mechanism in India
Twelfth Week
Redressal of Public
Grievances
Right To Information
Lokpal
Citizens Charter
E- Governance
Thirteenth Week
Social Welfare Administration
Social Welfare Administration: To understand the concept of Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration
Approaches to Social Welfare and Major Traits of Social Welfare
Principles of Social Welfare Administration
Social Welfare Administration and Protection of Weaker Sections in India: Social Welfare Ministry In India, Welfare Provision for Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe, Welfare Schemes for ST, SC and OBC’s
Fourteenth Week
Social Welfare
Policies
Education : Right To Education
Health : National Health Mission
Food : Right To Food Security
Employment : MNREGA
Taught by
.DR GURUBASAVARAJASWAMYPANDITA
