Academic Year 2014-15

Semester V
Teaching Plan

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

By
Ms. Priyamvada Mishra
(Assistant Professor)

Symbiosis Law School, Noida

(Constituent of Symbiosis International University, Pune)

July 2014 October 2014

1. INTRODUCTION
This course is taught to the students to enable the students, link the
theories studied in Political Science in the past semesters and how it is
applicable to the society at large. The basic idea behind this course is to
acquaint the students how the government functions through its three
main organs- Legislature, Executive and the Judiciary. It deals with how
each of the organs exercise control over the other.
The course deals with Public Administration, Controls over Public
Administration, Theories of Organisation, theories of Decision Making,
Principles of Organisation, Public Enterprises, Administrative Law,
Administrative Adjudication, Financial Administration, Development
Planning, Good Governance, Transparency in Administration, Public Policy,
Decentralisation, New Public Administration and New Public Management.
Public Administration as independent Subject of a social science has
recent origin. Traditionally Public Administration was considered as a part
of political science. But in Modern age the nature of state-under went
change and it became from police stale to social service state. As a
consequence, the Public Administration, Irrespective of the nature of the
political system, has become the dominant factor of life. The modern
political system is essentially bureaucratic and characterized by the rule
of officials. Hence modern democracy has been described as executive
democracy or bureaucratic democracy. The administrative branch,
described as civil service or bureaucracy is the most significant
component of governmental machinery of the state.
The modern state cannot confine its field of activities to only
Maintenance of law and order, dispensation of justice, collection of
revenue and taxes. The modern state is expected to provide more and
more services and amenities to the people. This results in tremendous
growth both in the governmental responsibilities as well as in the
administrative machinery of the state. Naturally the scope of public
administration is increased.

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES (Knowledge, Skills and Outcomes)

A. Knowledge
The overall objective of this course is to enable the students to (i)
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the wide range of concepts
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like controls over public administration, delegated legislation,

administrative adjudication and (ii) demonstrate a comprehensive and
accurate knowledge and understanding of the details of existence of
organs of government as separate entities and also when they function in
close compatibility.
B. Skills
The overall objective of this undergraduate course is to inculcate you with
the following set of skills: general cognitive intellectual skills; general
communicative/employability skills; and subject specific skills.
Cognitive
Knowledge of public administration will demand that students have the
capacity to demonstrate insight in presenting materials drawn from a
wide and sometimes contradictory range of primary and secondary
sources and evaluate them on the basis of legislation and procedures
learnt.
Employability
Public Administration will demand that students have the capacity to be
able to communicate with the world outside, on the basis of theoretical
background gained from the course.
Subject Specific
Public Administration will demand that the students be able to decipher
the functioning of governmental machinery and the paradigm shift which
has occurred therein.
C. Outcomes
Two key skills will be highlighted by this course (a) case
synthesis/problem solving and (b) independent research. These skills will
be central to your success in completing this courses scheme of
assessment.
D. Final Outcome
Assessment is by compulsory coursework examination (100%) (Including
Internal Assessment 40% and External Assessment 60%) by the
Symbiosis International University, Pune.

3. LECTURES
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A. Times and Attendance

Three lecture times have been set aside for this course for each division.
Verify it from the timetable assigned for each division. Lecture outlines,
principally in the form of PowerPoint slides, and relevant study/reading
material will be made available in The Library on Curiosity Portal at
www.curiosity.symlaw.edu.in. To facilitate your understanding of these
lectures, you should always read at least the relevant pages of suggested
readings in advance of each lecture.
As per Symbiosis International University Regulations, please
note, Students are expected to attend minimum 75% of all
scheduled sessions and other forms of instruction as defined by
the programme of study.
The student will not be eligible to appear for the examination if he / she
fail to put in the required attendance. The Students can update
themselves of their attendance daily online in Attendance on Curiosity
Portal at www.curiosity.symlaw.edu.in.

B. Scheme and Structure

Topic 1: Public Administration
1.1 Importance of Public Administration in Modern Life
1.2 Philosophy of Administration
1.3 Recent trends in administrative study
1.4 Relation of Public Administration with Law, and Politics, History
and Psychology
Topic 2: Control over Public Administration
2.1 Legislative Control
2.2 Executive Control
2.3 Judicial Control
2.4 Scope of Judicial Intervention, Suits against Public Officials,
2.5 Extraordinary Remedies
Topic 3: Organisation
3.1 Theories of Organisation:

3.1.1 Structural Theory of Organisation:

3.1.2 Human Relation Theory of Organisation:
3.2 Principles of Organisation: Hierarchy, Span of Control, Unity of
Command, Centralization v. Decentralization
Topic 4: Public Enterprise: Rationale of Public Enterprise
4.1 Directive policies on Public Sector
4.2 New Public Sector Policy
4.3 Types of Public Enterprises: Departmental Undertaking,
Government Company, Public Corporation
4.4 Globalization, Liberalization and the role of State
Topic 5: Administrative Law and Regulation
5.1 Delegated Legislation: Meaning, need for delegation, Types
delegation

of

5.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Delegated Legislation

5.3 Safeguards of Delegated Legislation
5.4 Delegated Legislation in India
5.5 Judicial Control of Delegated Legislation
Topic 6: Administrative Adjudication
6.1 Meaning, Types, Advantages and Disadvantages of
administrative adjudication
6.2 Reasons for growth of Administrative Adjudication
6.3 Difference between Administrative Adjudication and Judicial
process
6.4 Adjudicatory Procedure, Reforms in Administrative Justice
6.5 Judicial Review of Administrative Adjudication
Topic 7: Budgetary Process in India
7.1 Different stages in Budget: Preparation of budget, Parliamentary
approval, execution, accounting, auditing of budget, Role of Finance
Ministry

Topic 8: Development planning in India: Basic Considerations

8.1 Concept of planning, Evolution, Constitutional provisions,
Machinery for plan formulation, Assessment of Indian planning process
Topic 9: The Institution of Ombudsman
9.1 Indian model of ombudsman - Lokpal and Lokayukta
9.2 Role of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public
Grievances
Topic 10: Transparency in Administration: Right to Information
Topic 11: Public Administration and Policies
11.1 Theories of Decision Making:
11.1.1Chester I Barnard
11.1.2 Herbert A Simon
11.1.3 Abraham Maslow
11.2 Good Governance
11.3 Public Policy
11.4 Federalism & decentralization including 73rd and 74th
Amendment Act
11.5 Development Administration
11.6 New Public Administration
11.7 New Public Management

C. Lecture Outline:
Week

Lecture

Week 01:
July 3,
2014

Lecture-1
Lecture-2

Discussion of Teaching Plan

Syllabus Preview

Lecture-3
Lecture-4

Topic 1: Philosophy of Administration, recent

Trends in Administrative Study, Relationship of
Public Administration with other social sciences.
Topic 2: Control Over Public AdministrationLegislative and Executive

Week 02:
July 7,
2014

Lecture-5

Topics

Lecture-6
Week 03:
July 14,
2014

Week 04:
July 21,
2014

Week 05:
July 28,
2014

Lecture-7

Judicial Control, Judicial intervention, extraordinary

remedies
Topic 3: Structural Theory of Organisation- Fayol &
Taylor

Lecture-8

Ecological Approach Fred W Riggs

Lecture-9

Human Relations Theory by Elton Mayo

Lecture-10
Lecture-11

Principles of Organisation

Lecture-12

Globalisation, Liberalisation and the role of state.

Lecture-13

Topic 5: Delegated Legislation: Meaning, Need,

Types, Advantages, Disadvantages

Lecture-14

Topic 4: Public Enterprise: Rationale, Directive

Policies, Types of PSEs

Safeguards of Delegated Legislation, Delegated

Legislation in India, Judicial Control of Delegated
Legislation

Week 06:
August 04,
2014

Lecture-15

Topic 6: Administrative Adjudication- Meaning,

types, Advantages, Disadvantages, Reasons vfor
growth

Lecture-16

Difference between Administrative Adjudication and

judicial process, reforms in administrative justice,
judicial review of administrative adjudication

Lecture-17

Week 07:
August 11,
2014

Lecture-18

Role of Finance Ministry

Lecture-19

Tutorial Discussion

Lecture-20
Week 08:
August 18,
2014

Week 09:
August 25,
2014

Topic 7: Stages in Budget- Preparation, Approval,

execution, accounting, auditing

Topic 8: Development Planning in India

Lecture-21

Five Year Plans

Lecture-22

Topic 9: Indian model of Ombudsman

Lecture-23

Lokpal and Lokayukta

Lecture-24

Topic 10: Right to information

Lecture-25

Right to Information

Week 10:
September
01, 2014

Week 11:
September
08, 2014

Week 12:
September
15, 2014

Week 13:
September
22, 2014

Week 14:
September
29, 2014

Week 15:
October 06,
2014

Week 16:
October 13,
2014
Week 17:
October 20,
2014

Lecture-26

Topic 11: Theories of Decision Making- Chester I

Barnard

Lecture-27

Theories of Decision Making- Herbert Simon

Lecture-28
Lecture-29

Theories of Decision Making- Abraham Maslow

Lecture-30

Comparative account of Good Governance

Lecture-31

Public Policy- Introduction

Lecture-32

Public Policy- Critical Estimate

Lecture-33

Federalism and Decentralisation

Lecture-34

73rd Amendment

Lecture-35

74th Amendment

Lecture-36

Development Administration

Lecture-37

Tutorial Discussion

Lecture-38

Development Administration

Lecture-39

New Public Administration- Introduction

Lecture-40

Recent Trends

Lecture-41

Critical Estimate

Lecture-42

New Public Management- Introduction

Lecture-43

Evolution

Lecture-44

Comparative Account

Lecture-45

Comparison of NPA & NPM

Lecture-46

Revision

Lecture-47

Revision

Lecture-48

Revision

Good Governance

4. READING AND MATERIALS

A. Textbook

Avasthi, A. and Maheshwari, S., Public Administration, Lakshmi Narain

Agarwal, Agra, (2004)
Sharma, M.P., Sadana, B.L., Public Administration, Kitab Mahal,
Allahabad, (2004)
B. Additional Readings

Ahuja Sangeeta, People, Law and Justice: Case Book on Public Interest
Litigation, Vol I & Vol. II, Orient Longman, New Delhi, (1997)
Barthwal , C.P. & Kumkum Kishore, Public Administration in India
(Current Perspectives), Allahabad Publishing House, New Delhi, (2003)
Barthwal , C.P. Indian Administration Since Independence, Bharat
Book Centre Lucknow, (2003)
Bhattacharya Mohit , New Horizons of Public Administration, Jawahar
Publications, New Delhi, (1999)
Fadia, B.L., Fadia, Kuldeep, Public Administration, Administrative
Concepts and Theories, Kitab Mahal, New Delhi, (2003)
Felix Nigro & Liyod Nigro , Modern Public Administration,Harper and
Row Publication, New York., (1988)
Goel S.L., Advanced Public Administration, Sterling, New Delhi (1994)
Goel, S.L., Advanced Public Administration, Deep & Deep, New Delhi,
(2003)
Goel, S.L., Public Administration: Theory and Practice, Deep & Deep,
New Delhi, (2003)
Indian Institute of Public Administration, Public Policy in India: Some
Emerging Concerns, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, (2002)
Mathur, Kuldeep Development Policy and Administration, Sage, New
Delhi, (1996)
Noorjahan Bava, Public Administration in the 21st Century, New Delhi,
Kanishka , (2004)
Pai Panandiker, A Survey of Research in Public Administration: Konark,
Delhi, (1990)
R. Tyagi, Public Administration, Atmaram & Sons New Delhi, (1990)
S.R. Maheshwari, Public Administration in India, Oxford University
Press, (2006)
Singh , Shiv Raj & P.P.S. Gill, Public Administration in the New
Millennium Challenges & Prospects, Anamika Publsihers, New Delhi,
(2003)
Singh Amita, Administration reforms: Towards Sustainable Practices,
Sage, New Delhi, (2005)

White, L.D., Introduction to the study of Public Administration,

Macmilan, New York, (1948)
Note:

The above list is indicative and not exhaustive.

Earlier editions of a number of the above texts might also be
available and can be consulted.
It is compulsory for the learner to carry Take Away book of
Statistics provided by the college on all working days of the given
semester.
These texts were selected because they provide in one volume a
combination of text, cases and materials, designed to be read as a
whole i.e., a one-stop shop.
Nevertheless, the text provides the basic reading for the course
only. There is much more to the course than this, and you will
undoubtedly benefit from undertaking some reading and study of
your own. It is creditable if you, in respect of the proper use of
independent research and study, follow up in the Law Library some
of the case references, periodical articles or other material referred
to in the prime textbook or in class or even to do some research
of your own. A good resource to use is the Symbiosis Law Library
and online databases as applicable such as AIR, SCC Online,
Manupatra, WestLaw India, HeinOnline, JSTOR, ProQuest,
Kluwer Database (Kluwer Arbitration, Kluwer Patent, and
Kluwer Competition), Ebrary, Emerald and EBSCO. Further, I
will make available articles by eminent scholars in this field to be
issued from the Library (suggestive list will be provided at the time
of teaching). If Copyright policy of the publisher of those articles
permits, I will make the soft copy of the articles will be made
available in Library at curiosity.symlaw.edu.in.
For supplementary reading, you could, for instance, begin by
consulting the relevant sections of the alternative texts placed on
loan in the law library. Thereafter you could engage in your own
research, with particular reference to journals on online databases.

5. ASSESSMENT: COURSEWORK = 100%

You will be examined in this course by Internal (40%) and External
Assessment (60%) format. Internal examination will be conducted for 40
marks. It will include two tutorials (10 marks each) and a Research
Project (20 marks). The Symbiosis International University will conduct
external written examination for 60 marks at the end of the semester. It
consists of ten objectives, 2 mark each (20 marks) and 4 subjective/cases
and open problems/questions 10 Marks each with an alternative (40
marks).
6. PROJECT/TUTORIAL
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A. Project/Tutorial Time table:

There will be two tutorials. The first tutorial will be a written pen and
paper test and the second Tutorial shall be an Open House Test. Each
tutorial will carry 10 marks each (Total=20 marks). Each student will
attempt it on all the occasion.
In addition, one research project will be undertaken by learners which will
be evaluated out of 20 marks i.e. Written Submissions: 20 Marks. Ms.
Priyamvada Mishra will assign the project to BA LL.B Division.
The timetable of the tutorials and Project is as follows:
Tutorial:
Date
Tutorial
First

Test
Date
12 August
2014

Second

Date
24
September
2014

Topic

Result
Date
19 August
2014
Date
01 October
2014

Topic 2: Control over Public

Administration
Topic 3: Theories of
Organisation
Wide topic: Public- Private
Partnership

Project:
Assignment
Date
16 July 2014

Submission
Interim
Final
Date
Date
06 October
22 August
2014
2014

Viva
Date
06 October,
07 October,
08 October
2014

Result
Date
13 October 2014

B. Tutorial & Presentation Skills

Tutorial 1 Pen and Paper Test
It would be a simple written test containing 2 Multiple Choice Questions,
1Short Answer Question, 1 Long Answer Question.
Tutorial 2- Open House Test
A topic or a question will be given to you on 22 September 2014, 4.00
p.m. You are required to research on the same and submit on 24
September 2014, 2.00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
Research Project:
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The learners are advised to research on project topics they wish to

attempt (with the caution that you get enough research material on the
same) and discuss with the faculty in charge and finalise by 16 July 2014
3.00 p.m.
The details about the rules of submission are annexed with this
document. (Refer to Annexure A)
7. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
The course chief faculty or Public Administration is Ms. Priyamvada. In
case you face any problem in dealing with the subject, feel free to see the
concerned faculty. Notices relating to the course will be posted
online on www.curiosity.symlaw.edu.in
8. OFFICE HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If few doubts remain, kindly contact Prof Priyamvada via her respective email: priyamvada@symlaw.edu.in. It is highly appreciated that the
students clear the doubts while in class, because it solves two purposes
(i) many students have same doubts (ii) it helps you to concentrate
further in class. We welcome your questions and your comments.

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Annexure A
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT SUBMISSION

(1) It is an individual project. Marks Distribution is 15 (Project)+ 5 (viva)

(2) The project should be handwritten only.
A4 size paper is to be used for writing.
Light colored sheets to be used for writing.
Usage of glitter pens is strictly prohibited.
The project should be Spiral Bound.
(3) Interim has to be attached in the main project.
(4) No Project shall be accepted beyond the date provided in the
schedule.

(5) Absence of any of the following shall be liable for Non- Acceptance.
Project shall be submitted as:
(1) Cover Page
(2) Certificate
(3) Acknowledgement
(4) Interim Project
(5) Index
(6) The Main Project
(7) Contributions Page
(8) Bibliography

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Front page and Cover

Title of the project (centered on two or more lines)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Submitted by
Name of the candidate
---------------------------------------Division . Prn. No..Class.. of
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA
Symbiosis International University, PUNE
In
Month, year
Under the guidance of
Name of guide
----------------------------------Designation and official address of research guide
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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First few pages

The first few pages of the thesis should be as under:

Page 1 -

Title page (Appendix A)

Page 2 -

Acknowledgements

Page 3 -

Index

Page 4 -

List of Tables (If any)

Page 5 -

List of Figures (If any)

Page 6 -

Bibliography

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RULES OF CITATION/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Bibliography should contain a list of all the books, journals,

articles and pamphlets that the researcher has consulted during the
course of the study. It should be arranged alphabetically.

The entries in the bibliography should be made adopting the

following order:

For books, the order should be as under:

1. Name of author, last name first, followed by initials
2. Title of book in italics
3. Publisher: Edition, if any, year of publication and Place of Publication
4. The pagination
Illustration; Kothari, CR. Quantitative Techniques, (Vikas Publishing
House Pvt. Ltd: Edition I, 1978, New Delhi), pp. 43-46.

In case you use book by two or more authors then citation should
be in the following way:

Kothari, CR., & Kothari, RC Quantitative Techniques (Vikas Publishing

House Pvt. Ltd: Edition I, 1978, New Delhi), pp. 43-46.
Kothari, CR., Kothari, RC & Patil, CR, Quantitative Techniques
(Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd: Edition I, 1978, New Delhi), pp. 43-46.

For journals, articles and pamphlets the order should be as under:

1. Name of author, last name first followed by initials

2. Title of article, in quotation marks
3. Name of periodical, in italics
4. The volume and number of journal or periodical
5. Place, publisher and year of publication
6. The pagination
Robert, VR. Coping with Short-term International Money Flows, the
Banker, London, Vol VII, No 4, Sept 1991, p 995

In case you use an article by two or more authors then citation

should be written in the following way:
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Robert, VR., Robert, RV & Michael, VR, Coping with Short-term

International Money Flows, the Banker, London, VII, No 4, Sept 1991, p
995.

For Online Contents including Databases, Website

ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE

Schredl, M., Brenner, C., & Faul, C. (2002), Positive Attitude Towards
Dreams: Reliability And Stability Of Ten-Item Scale, North American
Journal of Psychology ,4, 343-346. (Retrieved on December 16, 2004
from Academic Search Premier
Database)

NON-PERIODICAL DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET

Library and Archives Canada (2002), Celebrating Womens

Achievements: Women Artists in Canada, Retrieved on December 16,
2004, from http://www.collectionscanda.ca/women/h12-500-e.html .

ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE

Semenak, S.(December 28,1995),Feeling Right At Home:Government

Residence Eschews Traditional Rules, Montreal Gazette, p. A4.
Driedger, S. D. (April 20, 1998), After Divorce, Macleans, 111(16), 3843
Please note, In Place of the above rules of citation, if student use Blue
Book of Citation, it is authorized. Copy of the same is available in the
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA Library on request.

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