Decentralization and Local Government

Paper Code: 
PAD 225
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective: To acquaint the participants the structure and administrative machinery at Local Governance in India after the constitutional provision of 73rd and 74th Amendment Act.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Acquiring the theoretical knowledge and understanding of the evolution and growth of local governance.
  • Gaining insights about composition, role and functions, resources of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
  • Connecting the role and relationships of rural local democratic decentralized

institutions (PRIs) with other related issues and institutions

  • Understanding about the composition, role, functions, and resources of urban local bodies
  • Understanding of the structure and working of urban development programmes
12.00

Democratic Decentralization- Concept, Evolution and Significance of Democratic Decentralization, Sustainable Development and Challenges to Decentralized Governance, Capacity Building of Grass roots functionaries

14.00

Features of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, Structure and functions of rural and urban government with special reference to PESA Act and Muicipal Act of Rajasthan, Intra Local Government Relationship

 

10.00

Cooperation and Rural Development-Role of Cooperatives,Cooperative Principles; Forms of Cooperatives. Cooperative Administration at the Centre, State and Local Levels, Micro Level Plans- Formulation and Implementation; Development Planning

12.00

Decentralized Development Through Cooperation and Partnership between different levels of Government-Union and State Governments; Partnership among Different Levels of Government-II: Local Authorities and Special Purpose Agencies, Partnership between Local Government and Non-State Agencies/Actors

 

12.00

Rural and Urban Governance: Themes and Issues, Personnel Administration: Recruitment and Training, State-Local Relationship- Administrative and Financial, State Election. Commission: Composition, Functions and Role. Contemporary Scenario of Rural and Urban Governance, Issues and Challenges

Essential Readings: 
  • Misra B, BN Singh, HB Singh and Kusum Lata, Indian Urbanisation and SustainableDevelopment, IIPA, 2016
  • Kumar, Girish (2006). Local Democracy in India: Interpreting Decentralization. New Delhi:Sage.
  • Mehta, Aasha Kapur, Shepherd, Andrew, Bhide, Shashanka, Shah, Amita and Kumar, Anand (2011). India Chronic Poverty Report: Towards Solutions and New Compacts in a DynamicContext. New Delhi: CPRC-IIPA.
  • Pardeep Sachdeva: Urban Local Government and Administration in India, Kitab Mahal, New Delhi, 2000.
  • Hoshiar Singh: Local Government in India, Britain, France and USA, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad, 1997.
  • Hoshiar Singh and Zia-U-Din Khan: leadership in Municipal Government, Jaipur, RBSA Publishers.
  • Hoshiar Singh: State Surpevision and Control over Municipal Bodies, New Delhi: Associated Publishers.
  • S.L. Kaushik: Leadership in Urban Government in India, Allahabad: Kitab Mahal 1989.
  • Sahib Singh and Swinder Singh: Local Government in India, Jalandhar: New Academic Publishing Co., 1991.
  • Pardeep Sachdeva: Dynamics of Municipal Government and Politics in India, New Delhi, Kitab Mahal 1991.
  • David Wilson & Chris Game & Others: Local Government in the United Kingdom, London: Macmillan 1994.

Surat Singh and Mohinder Singh (Eds.): Rural Development Administration in 21st Century: A MultiDimensional Study, New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications, 2006

  • Tony Byrne: Local Government in Britain, London: Penguin Press 5th Ed. 1990.
  • Vincent Ostrom and Others: Local Government in the United States, San Franscisco,Califoronia, ICS Press, 19987.
  • Michael Keating: Comparative Urban Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. Hamshire,England, Cover House Croft Road, Aldershot, 1992.
  • D.A. Chandler (Ed.), Local Government in Liberal Democracies: An Introductory
  • Hoshiar Singh: Administration of Rural Development in India, New Delhi, Sterling Publishers, 1995.
  • S.R. Maheswari: Local Government in India, New Delhi: Origin Longman, 1984.
  • Bhatnagar: Rural Development in India, New Delhi: Light and Life Publishers, 1978.
  • Hoshiar Singh: Rural Development in India, Jaipur: Printwell Publishers, 1985.
  • SR. Maheswari: Rural Development in India, A Public Policy Approach, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1985.
  • S.N. Mishra: New Horizons in Rural Development Administration, New Delhi: Mittal Publications,1989.
  • Kurukshetra: A journal of Rural Development, Government of India.
  • Journal of Rural Development, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad.
  • Sahib Singh and Swinder Singh: Local Government in India, New Academic Publishing Co.Jallandhar, 1992.
  • A.S. Malik: Concept and Strategy of Rural Industrial Development, New Delhi: M.D. Publications,1995.

 

Academic Session: 
2020-21
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