OPSC OAS Public Administration Syllabus – Paper-II (Optional Subject)

Exam: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) – OAS / OCS
Paper: Optional Subject – Public Administration (Paper-II)
Sections: Indian Administration (Section-A & Section-B)

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Section-A: Indian Administration

• Evolution of Indian Administration: Ancient Period, Medieval Period, Modern Period up to 1947
• Constitutional Framework: Preamble, Salient Features of Indian Constitution, Federalism, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy
• Central Administration in India: President; Prime Minister, Council of Ministers; Central Secretariat; Cabinet Secretariat; Prime Minister's Office
• Ministries and Departments, Advisory Bodies, Boards and Commissions, Field Organisations, Planning Commission, Finance Commission, Election Commission
• State Administration with special reference to Odisha: Governor, Chief Minister, Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Directorate, District Administration, Block Administration
• Local Government: Evolution; 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
• Rural and Urban Local Governments in Odisha – Structures, Functions, Finances, Problems and Prospects
• Major Rural and Urban Development Programmes and their management

Section-B: Public Services, Planning & Welfare

• Public Services: All India Services – Constitutional Provision, Role, Functions
• Central Services – Nature, Functions; Recruitment, Training, Promotion, Union Public Service Commission
• State Services; Odisha Public Service Commission
• Control of Public Expenditure: Parliamentary Control, Estimates Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Undertakings
• Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Ministry of Finance
• Machinery of Planning: Planning Commission – Composition, Functions, Role; National Development Council
• Planning Process – National Planning, State Planning, District Planning
• Welfare Administration: Human Rights – National Human Rights Commission; Odisha Human Rights Commission
• Machinery for Welfare administration at the National and State levels, Central Social Welfare Board and State Social Welfare Boards
• Special organizations for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Welfare Programmes for Women and Children
• Major Issues in Indian Administration: Centre-State Relations; Political and Permanent Executive Relations
• Administrative Culture and Ethics; Corruption in Indian Administration – Lok Pal and Lok Ayuktas
• Environmental Issues – Disaster Management; Criminalisation of Politics and Administration
• New Economic Policy and Public Undertakings; IT and Indian Administration