Urban Local Administration

Paper Code: 
PAD 502
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The objectives of this course are to -

  • Understand the general background of urban local administration
  • Analyze the working and role of various bodies at the local level in Rajasthan

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

PAD 502

 

 

Urban Local Administration

CO 53.Knowledge of the evolution and growth of urban local bodies in India

CO 54. Understanding about the composition, role, functions, and resources of urban local bodies

CO 55. Understanding of the structure and working of urban development programmes.

Teaching and learning needs to be undertaken through conventional class room lectures, class room discussions and interactions, quizzes, case study analysis, assignments and student presentations

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

9.00

Evolution of Local Administration. Urbanization- Trends and Challenges, 74th Constitutional Amendment Act.  Various Forms of Urban Local Bodies

10.00

Structure and role of Municipal Corporation in Rajasthan.
 Problems of Autonomy and Accountability.Urban Development Programmes- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), Deendayal    Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission

 

7.00

Personnel Administration-
             Recruitment of personnel in Urban Local Bodies
            Training of personnel in Urban Local Bodies

            Bureaucracy and Local Governance

 

10.00

Financial Administration of Urban Local Bodies.
            Methods and suggestion for strengthening of Financial Resources.

            Role of State Finance Commission

 

 

9.00

Modes of State Control over Urban Local Bodies
            Working of Directorate of Local Bodies

            Concept of Smart Cities Mission

 

 

Essential Readings: 
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of Public Administration. Pp. 41–56.

  • Dutta, A. 1998. Panchayats and Municipality within Indian Federalism. In Governing

India: Issues Concerning Public Policy, Institutions and Administration, edited by O.P.

Dwividi and D. Vajpeyi. New Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation.

  • Gopal, S. 1965. British Policy in India. Cambridge: University Press.
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  •  Matthew, G. 1994. Panchayati Raj — From Legislation to Movement. New Delhi:

Concept Publishing Company.

  • Mohanty, P.K. 1995. Municipal Decentralization and Governance: Autonomy, Accountability and Participation. The Indian Journal of Public Administration. pp. 7–27
  • Mukarji, N., and A. Banerjee. 1989. Democracy, Federalism and the Future of India’s Unity. New Delhi: Uppal.
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  • Srinivasan, Rajamanickam (2016) Local Government in India: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives
  • Tinker, H. 1968. The Foundations of Local Self-Government in India, Pakistan and Burma. New York: Praeger.
  • Vajpeyi, D. 1979. Modernization and Social Change in India. New Delhi: Manohar.
  • Vajpeyi, D. 1987. Public opinion of Bureaucratic Performance in Uttar-Pradesh and its impact on Social Change and Modernization. The Indian Journal of Public Administration. pp. 940–969.
  • Vajpeyi, Dhirendra K (2018) Local Democracy and Politics in South Asia-TowardsInternal Decolonization. Springer
  • Vohra, R. 1997. The Making of India —A Historical Survey. New York: M.E. Sharpe.

 

Academic Session: 
2020-21
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