Contemporary Issues and Concerns in Indian Administration

Contemporary Issues and Concerns in Indian Administration

1 Challenges of Globalisation

  1. Evolution of Globalisation
  2. Characteristics of Globalisation
  3. Challenges of Globalisation

2 Concerns of Public Private Partnerships

  1. Meaning of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
  2. Principles and Objectives of PPPs
  3. Advantages and Disadvantages of PPPs
  4. PPP Policies and Projects in India
  5. Key Principles of PPPs
  6. Challenges of PPPs

3 Corporate Social Responsibility

  1. Meaning of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  2. Importance and Potential Benefits of CSR
  3. Approaches to CSR and its Implementation in India
  4. Limitations of CSR

4 Challenges of Digital Governance

  1. Meaning of Digital Governance
  2. Features of Digital Governance
  3. Government Initiatives towards Digital Governance
  4. Challenges and Problems of Digital Governance
  5. Future Governmental Strategies in Digital Governance

5 Issues of Decentralisation

  1. Concept of Decentralisation
  2. Decentralisation in the context of Socio-economic Issues
  3. Role of Local Self-Government
  4. Maladies Plaguing Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies
  5. Way Forward on Issues affecting Decentralisation

6 Citizen-Centric Administration

  1. Concept of Citizen-Centric Administration in India
  2. Initiatives towards Citizen-Centric Administration in India
  3. Barriers to Citizen-Centric Administration in India
  4. Citizen-Centric Administration and Socio-economic Development

7 Towards Social Capital- Social Justice and Social Welfare Concerns

  1. Meaning and Types of Social Capital
  2. Theories of Social Capital
  3. Social Justice and Welfare State
  4. Social Capital as a Response to Social Welfare Concerns

8 Social Inclusion and Exclusion- A case for Womenโ€™s Participation in Administration

  1. Meaning and Concept of Social Exclusion
  2. Concept of Social Inclusion
  3. Social Inclusion Policies from a Gender Perspective
  4. Womenโ€™s Participation in Administration

9 Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management

  1. Concept of Conflict Resolution
  2. Phases of Conflict Resolution Model
  3. Understanding Crisis Management
  4. Phases in Crisis Management

10 Strengthening Financial Management Systems

  1. Meaning and Objectives of Financial Management Systems
  2. Control over National Expenditure: Role of Constitutional Bodies
  3. Budgeting as a part of Financial Management Systems

11 Evaluating Efficiency and Effectiveness

  1. Concepts of Efficiency and Effectiveness
  2. Evaluation of Efficiency and Effectiveness

12 Evolving Norms of Ethics

  1. Concept of Ethics
  2. Ethical Dilemmas and Issues
  3. Need for Administrative Ethics
  4. Evolving a Code of Ethics