Personnel and Financial Administration

Paper Code: 
POL 414
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Rationale: This paper provides understanding of the key concepts and the sub-systems of Public Administration like Personnel and Financial and also the importance of legislative and judicial control over administration.

 

The objectives of this course are to:

1. Acquaint the students with administrative set up, personal administration and other issues related.

2. Understand continuity and change within the administrative working of different systems.

 

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

POL 414

Personnel and Financial Administration

CO74: Understand the way in which the public power is exercised and public resources are managed and expanded.

CO75: Unravel the varying methods of performance assessment of public institutions.

CO76: Acquaint with the various aspects of Personnel administration.

CO77: Understand the basic principles in public finance, accounting, and auditing that relate to public budgeting and the budgetary process.

 

Approach in teaching

 

Lecture, Power point presentations ,Classroom discussions and Virtual Displays

 

Feedback  through class discussions

 

Pictorial presentations through  Power point  and other virtual tools

 

Class discussions through presentations and case studies

 

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

 

Online Quiz

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Unit -1

Recruitment and Training of Personnel

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Unit-II

Control over Administration – Legislative, Judicial, and Popular

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit-III

Budget- Concept and significance;

Performance Budget and Zero-Base Budget

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit-IV

Formation and Execution of budget in India

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit-V

Deficit Financing- Public Debt, Accounts and Audits; Administrative Reforms in India-

Main Recommendations

Essential Readings: 
  • Awasthi,A.,&Maheshwari,S.R., (2018), Public Administration: Theory and Practice,  Agra,Lakshmi Narain Agarwal
  • Basiya,K.N.,(1986), Financial Administration in India,  Mumbai,Himalya Publishing House, Mumbai
  • Bhattacharya, M.,(2018), New Horizon of Public Administration,New Delhi , Jawahar Publishers
  • Chopra, D., (2012),Public Administration in India, New Delhi, Sonali Publications
  •  Goel,S.L.,(2003), Public Administration, New Delhi, Deep and Deep Publications
  • Maheshwari, S.R., (2006),Public Administration in India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press
  • Naidu,  S.P., (2021), Public Administration: Concepts and Theories, Hyderabad,New Age International Publishers
  • Fadia, B.L. and Fadia, K(2017)Public Administration: Administrative Theory and Concepts. New Delhi: Sahitya Bhawan.
  • Laxmikanth, M., (2017), Public Administration, New DelhiTata Mcgraw Hill Publishing Co.
References: 

Reference Books:

 

  • Fllipo, E.B.,(2000), Principles of Personnel Management, 6th edition, Singapore,McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1984
  • Procter, A.W.,(2009), Principles of Personnel Administration, South Carolina, Bibliol Life
  •  Mourice, W.C.,(2005),Theory and Practice of Personnel Management,London, Heinemann

 

E-Resources

 

Journals

  • Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
  • Public Administration (journal)
  • Journal of Public Policy
  • Public Administration Review
  • Public Policy and Administration

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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