Preface. 1. Continuity and Change in Indian Administration: A Brief Historical Outline. 2. The Civil Service in India. 3. Administration and Politics of India: The Central Picture. 4. Administration and Politics of India: The Provincial (State) Picture. 5. District Administration: Changing Role of the Collector. 6. Local Self Government in India: An Urban Picture. 7. Local Self Government in India: A Rural Picture. 8. Women's Participation in Local Self Government. 9. Planning and Plan Administration. 10. Financial Administration. 11. Citizens and Administration. 12. Communications between the Panchayats and the Marginalized: A Development Perspective. 13. Administrative Reforms in India: Major Committees and Commissions. 14. Welfare Administration. 15. Issue Areas in Indian Administration. 16. Some Recent Developments in the Concept of Administration. Name Index. Subject Index.

Public administration is concerned with the implementation of public policy, as laid down by the competent authority, economically and efficiently for the benefit of the people. This book deals with the Indian administrative system at the central, state, district and local levels.