The Meghalaya Public Service Commission is the State Public Service Commission is provided under Article 315 read with Article 316 of the Constitution of India. Here is a Detailed Syllabus for MCS & MPS Preliminary Exam Optional Paper - Public Administration.
MCS & MPS Prelims Syllabus
Optional Paper - Public Administration
- Introduction: Meaning, scope and significance. Evolution and status of the discipline. Comparative
Public Administration and Development Administration. Public and Private Administration: State versus market debate. New Public Administration. New Public Management perspective.
- Basic concepts and principles: Organisation, hierarchy, Unity of command, Span of control, Authority and Responsibility, Co‐ordination, Centralization and Decentralization, Delegation, Supervision, Line and Staff.
- Theories of Administration: Scientific Management (Taylor and the Scientific Management Movement), Classical Theory (Fayol, Urwick, Gulick and others) Bureaucratic Theory (Weber and his critics). Ideas of Mary Parker Follett and C.I. Barnard; Human Relations School (Elton Mayo and others). Behavioural Approach, Systems approach.
- Administrative Behaviour: Decision making with special reference to H. Simon, communication and control, leadership theories. Theories of motivation (Maslow and Herzberg).
- Accountability and Control: The concepts of Accountability and control: Legislative, executive and judicial control. Citizen and Administration: Role of civil society, people’s participation and Right to Information.
- Administrative Systems: Comparative administrative features of USA, Great Britain, France and Japan.
- Personnel Administration: Role of Civil Service in developing societies; position classification, Recruitment, Training, Promotion, Pay and Service conditions. Relations with the Political Executive; Administrative Ethics.
- Financial Administration: Budget: Concepts and forms. Formulation and execution of budget, deficit financing and public debt, Accounts and Audit.
- Union Government and Administration in India. British legacy: Constitutional context of Indian Administration; The President, Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers; Central Secretariat; Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, Planning Commission; Finance Commission; Election Commission; Comptroller and Auditor‐General of India. Public enterprises: Patterns, role performance and impact of liberalization.
- Civil Services in India: Recruitment to All India and Central Services. Union Public Service Commission; Training of Civil Servants. Generalists and Specialists. Minister‐Civil Servant relationship.
- State and District Administration: Governor, Chief Minister, Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Directorates, District Collector: changing role.
- Local Government: Panchayati Raj and Urban local Government: Main features, structures, finances and problem areas. 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.
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