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1.25 pages thick. Hundreds of pages. A large collection of circulars issued by the U.S. War Department circa World War II. A sampling of the titles include: Standards of Physical Examination During Mobilization; Inspector General's Department; Quartermaster Corps; Standards of Physical Examination for Flying; Administration of Hospitals - General Provisions; Service Commands and Departments - Administration; Posts, Camps, and Stations - administration, non-appropriated funds, motion picture service; Penalty Envelopes and Labels - Use of the Mails; Correspondence - How Conducted; Military Records - Service Record, Morning Reports; Personnel - Honors to persons; Enlisted Men - reception and processing. Also includes Technical Bulletin TB 23-7-4 entitled cal. .30 Carbine M2 (T4). Upon front board is written "Enlistments, Public Relations", beneath which is written the prior owner's name, Sgt. Lowry. Some markings to contents. Average wear. Binding sound. An interesting and informative second world war artifact. Book
This book sincerely attempts to discuss the municipal administration in the Southern states of the country in the post 74th-CAA (Constitutional Amendment Act) era. The legal structural frame work of urban governance in the four major developed states in the country is highlighted in the book. Separate sections have been devoted to the urban local bodies in the transitional, smaller and larger urban areas. The mandatory provisions enshrined in the constitution regarding the Ward Committees, District and Metropolitan Planning Committees. Finance Commission and State Election Commission are discussed separately. The consolidated picture in all the four states at a glance is depicted in Annexures appended at the end. This book will definitely prove to be a pioneering work on the subject. It would be of immense help to the academicians, researchers and students in the field of administration in particular. About The Author:- U.B. Singh Ph.D. In Human Resource Development, has been a fellow under Colombo Plan at the University Coollege of London. He has undertaken a number of research sktudies on various focetrs of public administration in gerneral and in rural and urban administration in porticular. He has orgainized a series of executive development programmes for the senior and middle level officials enaged in urba government in the states of U.P. Contents:- Urban Local Government in India Historical Perspective: Evolution of Modern Local Government. • Andhra Pradesh. • Karnataka. • Kerala. • Tamil Nadu. • Appendices. • Index. The Title 'Functioning Local Government in South India written/authored/edited by U.B. Singh', published in the year 2000. The ISBN 9788121207157 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 246 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Public Administration. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
welfare and development schemes and their many-handed implementation in the lives of people of cities and towns to construct the urban infrastructure as well as boost up the rich dividends of economy, as felt of the independence. A positive story of the experiments useful for academic community. About The Author:- Dr. U.B. Singh, a prolific writer in the urban field. The Title 'Revitalised Urban Administration in India Strategies and Experiences written/authored/edited by U.B. Singh', published in the year 2002. The ISBN 9788178350776 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 380 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Public Administration. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
About the Book:-The book is an edited work comprising of articles by academicians from across the country. The authors throw light on various aspects of state administration in the country. The articles discuss mainly the changing profile of federal polity andthe role of administration in view of the pandemic Covid-19; the Citizenship Amendment Act vis a vis refugee problem; the role of Governor; state craft in Vedic era; role of state administration in development; e-governance initiatives is states; local governance; administrative challenges in dealing with the pandemic; gender mainstreaming; smart cities and other allied and functional themes. The book traces current emerging issues and challenges thereof being faced by the state administration in the country. About the Author:- U.B. Singh, MPA, Ph.D. (Human Resource Development), D.Litt. (Time Management) has been actively associated in teaching, training and research in Public Administration at theMizoram Central University, Aizawl and Lucknow University, Lucknow for more than three decades. He has been teachingDevelopment Administration; Administrative Theories; Principles of Management; and Local Government in the USA, the UK, France and India at the PG level. He was awarded fellowship under Colombo Plan at University College London, U.K.; and under the auspices of UNDP, an international programme on Planning & Administering Good Governance atAIT, Bangkok. He has to his credit more than two dozen books, authored and edited, and more than sixty research papers published in reputed journals and edited volumes. He has undertaken scores of research studies sponsored by Ministries of Housing and Urban Poverty, Urban Development, SocialWelfare, Agriculture, NCW, UGC, ICSSR etc. Dr. Singh is champion of urban governance and change management. He is a unique combination of a teacher, a researcher and a trainer in public administration. CONTENTS:- Preface . 7Contributors . 231. Covid-19 and Polemics of Indian Federal Polity . 25— P.N. Gautam2. State Administration in India: Role in DevelopmentAdministration and Pandemic Management . 37— A. Sridhar Raj & R.K. Mishra3. Techniques of Statecraft in Ancient India as Depicted in theManusmriti . 53— S.K. Jaiswal4. The Role of Governors in State Polity with special referenceto Uttar Pradesh . 61— S.N. Singh5. The Citizenship Amendment Act and Refugee Question in India . 69— V. Bijukumar6. Culture and Governance: Recent Trends in Tamil Nadu . 79— Subramaniam Chandran7. Empowering and Strengthening Rural Local Governmentsin Mizoram . 101— Lalrintluanga8. Governing Urban Areas in India (Administrative Challenges) . 125— V. Gnaneshwar9. Empowering and Strengthening of Local Governments – Issues and Challenges .147— S. Vijay Kumar10. Financial Empowerment of Urban Local Bodies .161— Chaganti Nagaraja Rao & M.A. Hussein11. Administrative Responsiveness with Respect to Public Service Delivery in India: A Study of E-disha Centres in Haryana . 173— Rajbir Singh Dalal12.Role of Digital Technology in Governance for the LocalDevelopment: Issues in Local Government Administrationof Upcoming Smart Cities in India: A Case Study ofNagpur District. 179— Neelima Deshmukh13.Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Management inSmart Cities: A Proposition for State Governments in India. 193— Krishna Pratap Singh & Abhinav Sharma14.Urbanization in India: Challenges and Solutions. 213— C. N. Rao15.Women Empowerment and Engendering Development inUrban Administration: A Study of Bihar. 223— A. K. Singh16.Tourism Administration and Infrastructure in Meghalayaand Mizoram. 251— Jyoti Bikash Chakma & NVR Jyoti Kumar17.Government Initiatives for Skills Development ofYouth in Mizoram. 265— C. Devendiran18.Role of Women Representatives in Urban Governance inHimanchal Pradesh (A Study of Shimla Municipal Corporation). 279— Pawan Kumar Banta19.Social Security: Issues & Challenges during Covid-19. 299— Ravindra Singh20.Covid-19 Crisis— Governments’ Responses andAdministrative Challenges. 309— V. Anupama & V. GnaneshwarIndex. 361 The Title 'State Administration in India: Emerging Issues and Challenges written/authored/edited by U.B. Singh', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353243142 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 377 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Administration. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
About the Book:-The book is an edited work comprising of articles by academicians from across the country. The authors throw light on various aspects of state administration in the country. The articles discuss mainly the changing profile of federal polity andthe role of administration in view of the pandemic Covid-19; the Citizenship Amendment Act vis a vis refugee problem; the role of Governor; state craft in Vedic era; role of state administration in development; e-governance initiatives is states; local governance; administrative challenges in dealing with the pandemic; gender mainstreaming; smart cities and other allied and functional themes. The book traces current emerging issues and challenges thereof being faced by the state administration in the country. About the Author:- U.B. Singh, MPA, Ph.D. (Human Resource Development), D.Litt. (Time Management) has been actively associated in teaching, training and research in Public Administration at theMizoram Central University, Aizawl and Lucknow University, Lucknow for more than three decades. He has been teachingDevelopment Administration; Administrative Theories; Principles of Management; and Local Government in the USA, the UK, France and India at the PG level. He was awarded fellowship under Colombo Plan at University College London, U.K.; and under the auspices of UNDP, an international programme on Planning & Administering Good Governance atAIT, Bangkok. He has to his credit more than two dozen books, authored and edited, and more than sixty research papers published in reputed journals and edited volumes. He has undertaken scores of research studies sponsored by Ministries of Housing and Urban Poverty, Urban Development, SocialWelfare, Agriculture, NCW, UGC, ICSSR etc. Dr. Singh is champion of urban governance and change management. He is a unique combination of a teacher, a researcher and a trainer in public administration. CONTENTS:- Preface . 7Contributors . 231. Covid-19 and Polemics of Indian Federal Polity . 25— P.N. Gautam2. State Administration in India: Role in DevelopmentAdministration and Pandemic Management . 37— A. Sridhar Raj & R.K. Mishra3. Techniques of Statecraft in Ancient India as Depicted in theManusmriti . 53— S.K. Jaiswal4. The Role of Governors in State Polity with special referenceto Uttar Pradesh . 61— S.N. Singh5. The Citizenship Amendment Act and Refugee Question in India . 69— V. Bijukumar6. Culture and Governance: Recent Trends in Tamil Nadu . 79— Subramaniam Chandran7. Empowering and Strengthening Rural Local Governmentsin Mizoram . 101— Lalrintluanga8. Governing Urban Areas in India (Administrative Challenges) . 125— V. Gnaneshwar9. Empowering and Strengthening of Local Governments – Issues and Challenges .147— S. Vijay Kumar10. Financial Empowerment of Urban Local Bodies .161— Chaganti Nagaraja Rao & M.A. Hussein11. Administrative Responsiveness with Respect to Public Service Delivery in India: A Study of E-disha Centres in Haryana . 173— Rajbir Singh Dalal12.Role of Digital Technology in Governance for the LocalDevelopment: Issues in Local Government Administrationof Upcoming Smart Cities in India: A Case Study ofNagpur District. 179— Neelima Deshmukh13.Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Management inSmart Cities: A Proposition for State Governments in India. 193— Krishna Pratap Singh & Abhinav Sharma14.Urbanization in India: Challenges and Solutions. 213— C. N. Rao15.Women Empowerment and Engendering Development inUrban Administration: A Study of Bihar. 223— A. K. Singh16.Tourism Administration and Infrastructure in Meghalayaand Mizoram. 251— Jyoti Bikash Chakma & NVR Jyoti Kumar17.Government Initiatives for Skills Development ofYouth in Mizoram. 265— C. Devendiran18.Role of Women Representatives in Urban Governance inHimanchal Pradesh (A Study of Shimla Municipal Corporation). 279— Pawan Kumar Banta19.Social Security: Issues & Challenges during Covid-19. 299— Ravindra Singh20.Covid-19 Crisis— Governments’ Responses andAdministrative Challenges. 309— V. Anupama & V. GnaneshwarIndex. 361 The Title 'State Administration in India: Emerging Issues and Challenges written/authored/edited by U.B. Singh', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353242800 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 377 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Administration. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-
Recently, with the rise of awakening among the people in the country, the urban local government has gained importance. This book deals with the subject and all concerned issues at length. This scholarly book must be of immense help to the students, teachers and scholars of Public Administration and as well as the policy makers and administration associated with local bodies. About The Author:- U.B. Singh M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration), Ph. D. (Human Resource Development ), D. Litt. (Time Management), is presently working as Joint Director with Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, University of Lucknow, Lucknow. Prior to the present assignment, he was Head of the Department of Public Administration at the Mizoram (Central) University, Aizawl. He was awarded fellowship under Colombo Plan at the University College London, U.K. and certificate course with Asina Institute of Technology, Bangkok. He is prolific writer. He has authored many books including Administrative System in India, Fiscal Federalism in India Union, Urban Local Government, and Urban Governance in South India, Decentralized Decorative Governance in New Millennium etc. His edited works include Revitalised Urban Governance, Urban Development in India, Empowerment of Women, Leaders in Making, etc. He has more than 50 papers to his credit. Dr. Singh has conducted a number of executive development programmes, and has undertaken more than two dozens of research studies on various aspects of public administration. He has attended to and presented papers at numerous national and international conferences and seminars. He has given consultancy to Government of Jharkhand on Restructuring Urban Management. He has drafted a new Muncipal Law for U.P. and Orissa. He is a unique combination of a teacher, trainer and researcher in the field of public administration. Contents:- Preface • Introduction • Assam • Manipur • Meghalaya • Sikkim • Tripura • Appendices • Index The Title 'Urban Governance in North-Eastern Region written/authored/edited by U.B. Singh', published in the year 2012. The ISBN 9788121206617 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 188 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is North-East Indian Studies / Public Administration. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
Tokyo, University of Tokyo Press, 1984, in-8, brossura editoriale, pp. 271. Ottime condizioni: in stato di nuovo.
8vo., First Edition; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE. Graham & Cole, I56.
ISBN : 2226034471. ALBIN MICHEL. 1988. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 302 pages
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This work is intended for those who teach the introductory course in operations research (OR). It presents the basic techniques and requirements for formulating specific OR models, and is geared towards the undergraduate business student Clean Copy
933 pages. The Commission was appointed in 1945 to "inquire into and report upon the provincial education system, and without derogating from the generality thereof, including courses of study, text books, examinations, financing, and the general system and scheme of elementary and secondary schools involving public schools, separate schools, schools for the training of teachers and all other schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, as well as the selection and training of teachers, inspectors, and other officials of such schools, and the system of provincial and local school administration." - from page vi. Includes the following sections: The Educational Scene; Aims of Education; Proposed Reorganization of Elementary and Secondary Education; The Pupil's Growth and Progress; Programmes for the Schools of the Reorganized Educational System; Social, Spiritual, and other Aspects of Education; Centralization and Decentralization in Administration; Development and Present Status of Local School Administration; Local School Administration Under Other Jurisdictions; Local Education Authorities in the proposed Reorganization; Other Aspects of the Local Administration of Education; The Supervisor of Education; The Central Education Authority; Exceptional Children; History of the French Language in teh Publicly Supported Schools of Ontario; Recommendations on the Teaching and Use of the French Language; Origin and Development of Separate Schools in Ontario; Roman Catholic Separate Schools in the Reorganized Educational System; Protestant and Coloured Separate Schools in the Reorganized Educational System; The Teaching Staff of the Publicly Supported Schools of Ontario; Recommendations with Respect to the Professional Preparation of Teachers; Conditions of Service of Teaching Personnel; Community Programmes of Adult Education and Recreation; School Site, Plant, and Equipment; Other Educative Agencies; The Development of Methods of Financing Education in Ontario; Our Proposed Method of Financing the Educational Programme; Divergence of Opinion Within the Commission; Conclusion; Minority Report and Memoranda; Appendices. Navy boards. Well-preserved with very light wear and soiling externally. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding sound. A superior copy of this landmark work. Book
PUF. 1952. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat passable. Livré sans Couverture. Dos abîmé. Intérieur acceptable. 125 pages. Dos presque entièrement manquant. Plats manquants. Annotations dans le texte. 'Que sais-je ?'.
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Signed and inscrobed by author upon front free endpaper. xi, [1], 515 pages. Index. Author "relates the journey that brought him from a modest neighbourhood of Montreal to the top echelons of legal power in Ottawa. Then takes readers backstage and leads them through the halls of power by explaining his experiences in the various positions he occupied within the federal administration. Offers a unique perspective on a period of significant change in Canada." - back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy. Book
ABOUT THE BOOK:- The “Highlander's Plainspeak: an Administrative Rede” is a unique narrative. Structured over important posts held by author over a period of thirty three years of active service in Indian Administration, it recounts personal novel experiences while critically analysing reformative and developmental interventions. It spans wide-ranging fields of administration. From policy-making to implementation of schemes, taxation and planned spending, it forays into the unexpected heavy fire-fighting during natural disasters and emergencies, besides challenging brushes with polity and judiciary. It can be useful not only for the budding aspirants and administrators but also to those having academic interest in nuances and caveats, potential and paradoxes of the Indian administrative system in all its facets. The book shows how the system rewards and motivates but also punishes and bruises, sometimes without rhyme or reason. Misunderstandings with seniors, contemporaries and friends can be common, and at times vicious. The narratives reveal how an administrator can exercise functional leverage through specific and broad-based interventions at every rung of hierarchy, even while holding posts type-cast as administratively insignificant. The book reflects the die-hard spirit of an emotionally-detached administrator, who turned his assignments into the most productive ones for the public at large. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- The author, Dr. Taradatt, earned his Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University after completing dual Masters degrees in Sanskrit, with specialization in Literature, and Indian Philosophy. Showing competitive mettle, he got placed in Indian Administrative Service in 1983. In a career spanning 33 years, he innovated and visibly transformed land administration, agriculture, rural and tribal development, disaster management, and varied other fields. His forte was delivering timely and effective public service across all positions held in State Government of Odisha and Central Government. He rose to the top rung by dint of hard work, sincerity, intelligence, sheer grit, and unimpeachable integrity. He has numerous articles in Sanskrit, English and Odia published in reputed journals and dailies, besides four books to his credit on tribal development, block development administration, Advaita Philosophy of Aadi Sankara, and reality and imaginations in relation to Kailash-Manasarovar. CONTENTS:- Foreword. 11 Preface. 15 Acronyms and Abbreviations. 19 1. Firmly Grounded Early Life, Education and Training. 23 Family and Education Training: a vital necessity 2. First Cut in Revenue, Regulatory, Development Administration. 39 Charge Officer, Settlement, Jeypore, Koraput Transfer to Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi District Difficulties Faced Early On Exposed to Misuse of Power Skewed Distribution of Land First Exposure to Administration: Sub Collector How Grounding in Settlement Helped Eviction of Encroachments Other Revenue Administration Functions Implementation of Priority Sector Programmes Public Distribution System and Social Welfare Schemes Unnecessary Administrative Rituals Flavour of First Promotion: Project Director in DRDA, Balangir Overturning Mismanagement and Implementation of Schemes Streamlining Office and Field Administration Sylvan Green Pastures at DRDA Sambalpur Initial Hiccups in Sambalpur Improving the Ecosystem Innovations to Redress Deficiencies in Schemes and Programmes Correcting the Mechanical Approach and Improper Methodology Promotion of Non-Conventional Energy and Other Schemes Shifting to the new DRDA Office Building Management of Homes for the Destitute 3. Decisive District Administration: Ganjam. 85 An Unexpected Students’ Agitation An Unprecedented Natural Calamity Damage and Restoration Operational Difficulties Misunderstanding and Confrontation Exploitation by Some and Enforcement by Administration Rural Development Works in Ganjam Misunderstanding with RDC Communal Conflict Efforts towards Total Literacy and Exit Things Which Remained Unattended Expression of Public Appreciation and Rejection of Favours 4. Desk Jobs in the Secretariat and Foreign Training. 119 Five Weeks in Industries Department Tasks Assigned in Panchayat Raj Department Heading a Department: Director, Tribal Welfare Untangling Knots in OTDP, Kashipur Tribal Education: Achieving Certification of Merit Historical ‘Exclusion’ of Tribal Development Vested Interests at Work in ST&SC Development Department Contempt of Court Implementing Reservation Single Line Administration: A Paradox Foreign Training: First OVERSEAS Exposure Mass Education: MY least productive assignment 5. Deep Plough: Agriculture & Food Production. 149 Sorry State of Agriculture in the State Streamlining Administration: A Pre-Requisite Achieving High Yields in HYV Certified Seeds Turnover in Seeds of Odisha State Seeds Corporation Aggressive Push to Farm Mechanisation Large-Scale Soil Testing Micro-Irrigation Diversification of Production Swift Revival of Odisha Agro Industries Corporation Sorting Out Convoluted, Unseen Dimensions of Agriculture Hybrid Seeds and Cultivation of a Scam Seeds of an Investigation by CBI End of My Innings in Agriculture Department 6. A Bit of Everything. 183 Once more in Panchayat Raj Department (Vigilance) Hitting Bull’s Eye in OSCSC A short creative tenure in GAA Stymied and Stalled in Fisheries & Animal Resource Development 7. Central Sojourn: Handling Home Affairs and AYUSH. 201 Ringside View of Functioning of Constitution: Home Affairs Functioning of Zonal Councils of States Reorganising States is not about size; natural resources matter Centre-State Relations – Window Dressing A Minor Personal Disappointment AYUSH: Appearance and Reality Holistic Reforms and Mainstreaming Indian Systems of Medicine Embedding Standards in Educational Institutions Administrative Affairs in AYUSH A second baseless CBI Investigation 8. Taxing Life: Administration of Commercial Taxes in Odisha. 223 Administrative Difficulties in Implementing Value Aid Tax (VAT) Creating Healthy Office Conditions for Healthy Tax Collections Overcoming Staff Stagnation and Demoralisation Twin Tracks: Tax Mobilisation and Enforcement Minister’s Restlessness Tax Brushing Some Well-known Industrial Enterprises Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Club or Cabal? Resisting Interference in Transfers and Postings and Other Matters 9. Equity and Equality: ST&SC and OBC & Minorities Welfare. 245 Magical Development of a Thousand 100-seated ST Girls’ Hostels Building Educational Complexes for Particularly Vulnerable Tribals Ekalavya Model for Tribal Residential Schools From Elementary to Higher ST/SC Education in 8 KBK Districts 54 Residential High Schools for ST Girls Usher Parity with ST Boys Rationalisation of Admissions in Hostels Hard Landing of Soft Skills Vital to Promote Tribal Education Launching Innovative Tribal Education: Ramakrishna Mission Partial Success at Rationalising Student Scholarships, Staff Remunerations Misunderstanding with Minister, déjà vu Making a Cooperative Corporation Stand on its Feet Two Vital Schemes for Economic Development Dead Against Social Discrimination of SCs OBC Politics in the State Office Reforms Handling Ethnic Conflict in Kandhamal: No Easy Task Odisha Scores High on Conferring Land Rights to Tribal Families Did It Have To End This Way? Some Embarrassing Moments 10. Multiple Hats: Cooperation, Excise and Rural Development. 289 Cooperation Department Anarchy in Crop Loans and Paddy Procurements Quirks of Fate Secure Completion of Market Yard for Fish at Chilika Success in Democratising Institutions; Infrastructure Remains a Dream So Close to Refunding Depositors’ Dues of a Collapsed Bank Investments and Losses: Finger-Pointing at Erstwhile MD, OSCB Cleaning Operations State’s Excise Policy and its implementation Liquor Guzzling Godowns: Improving Delivery Systems Replacing Degrading Poly-Packs: Bottling Country Liquor at Aska Tragedy with Liquor: Hooch Deaths Exposing Rampant Cultivation of Cannabis Tenure in Rural Development: Hoisting Flags of Flagship Schemes Prime Minister’s Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) Rural Sanitation and Drinking Water 11. Highest Office: Cabinet Secretariat and its functioning. 315 Steely Resolve Underpinned Auctioning of 3G Spectrum 24x7x365 Handling Defence, Security, Intelligence Work Commonwealth Games-2010: Making it Happen Finally Investigative Aftermath of CWG-2010: Public Deserved Better My experience in CWG-2010 is used in South Asian Games-2016 Some Other Tasks Performed in Cabinet Secretariat Stress and Strain 12. Saving Precious Lives: Revenue and Disaster Management. 359 Completing Land Settlement Operations Left Undone Land Records: Transforming and Modernising Offices and Systems Retrieving Government Land from Bellicose Bulls, while Bearing Risks Exposing and Disposing Fraudulent Government Land Leases Bringing Discipline, Accountability in Land Acquisition and R&R in Law Reformative Ransacking of Land Acquisition and R&R Rules Government’s Poor R&R Track Record Abdication of Responsibility by Nodal Department/Agency Making Registration Offices Intrinsically ‘Swatchh’ and Modern No Political Traction for Dealing with Land Classification nor Share-Cropping Other Legislative and Administrative Reforms Modernisation of Tahasils Plugging other Legal and Administrative Loopholes Settling GramkanthbParomboke, Abadi, Khasmahal and Nazul Land Saga of Paradip Port Streamlining Administration and Other Interventions High risk but no choice: Heading the Task Force on Quotas Bhubaneswar Development Authority Cuttack Development Authority Odisha State Housing Board General Administration Department Critical analysis and broad conclusions Submission of Report and its Expected Aftermath HEIGHTENED PREPARATIONS: DISASTER MANAGEMENT Vigorous Development: National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Preparing the State Disaster Management Plan Mock Drills to Test Preparedness: Leaving Nothing to Chance Very Severe Cyclone Phailin Strikes, but Precious Lives Saved National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project-II Close to Settling Satbhaya 13. KBK Districts: Superior Endowments, Conspicuous Deficits. 453 KBK Administration: A Curtain Raiser Critical Efforts: Intensity for Steady Transformation in KBK Districts Execution of other Infrastructure Projects Capacity Building: Essential Nurturing, Mainstreaming Local Youth Decentralization and Selection of Contractors on Nomination Basis Health and Family Welfare The Mess in Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Elementary, Vocational and Higher Education in KBK Districts Implementation of Priority Sector Programmes Irrigation Projects in KBK Districts Closure of Innings as Chief Administrator, KBK Districts 14. The Past Gone, Seizing Today: Closure of Innings. 495 Preparation of 30 District Gazetteers: Unfinished Symphony? Just a Bitter Taste at Closure of Administrative Innings Temptation or Threat to Transfer and Organised Campaign Anonymous Petition that was not Rightfully Consigned to Anonymity Odisha: Paradoxes, Opportunities, Politics and Bureaucracy Developmental Distortions What Ails Poverty Alleviation Programmes My Final Take The Title 'Highlander’s Plainspeak: An Administrative Rede written/authored/edited by Taradatt', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121219693 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 521 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Public Administration / Political Science / Biography. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-
ABOUT THE BOOK:- The “Highlander's Plainspeak: an Administrative Rede” is a unique narrative. Structured over important posts held by author over a period of thirty three years of active service in Indian Administration, it recounts personal novel experiences while critically analysing reformative and developmental interventions. It spans wide-ranging fields of administration. From policy-making to implementation of schemes, taxation and planned spending, it forays into the unexpected heavy fire-fighting during natural disasters and emergencies, besides challenging brushes with polity and judiciary. It can be useful not only for the budding aspirants and administrators but also to those having academic interest in nuances and caveats, potential and paradoxes of the Indian administrative system in all its facets. The book shows how the system rewards and motivates but also punishes and bruises, sometimes without rhyme or reason. Misunderstandings with seniors, contemporaries and friends can be common, and at times vicious. The narratives reveal how an administrator can exercise functional leverage through specific and broad-based interventions at every rung of hierarchy, even while holding posts type-cast as administratively insignificant. The book reflects the die-hard spirit of an emotionally-detached administrator, who turned his assignments into the most productive ones for the public at large. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- The author, Dr. Taradatt, earned his Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University after completing dual Masters degrees in Sanskrit, with specialization in Literature, and Indian Philosophy. Showing competitive mettle, he got placed in Indian Administrative Service in 1983. In a career spanning 33 years, he innovated and visibly transformed land administration, agriculture, rural and tribal development, disaster management, and varied other fields. His forte was delivering timely and effective public service across all positions held in State Government of Odisha and Central Government. He rose to the top rung by dint of hard work, sincerity, intelligence, sheer grit, and unimpeachable integrity. He has numerous articles in Sanskrit, English and Odia published in reputed journals and dailies, besides four books to his credit on tribal development, block development administration, Advaita Philosophy of Aadi Sankara, and reality and imaginations in relation to Kailash-Manasarovar. CONTENTS:- Foreword. 11 Preface. 15 Acronyms and Abbreviations. 19 1. Firmly Grounded Early Life, Education and Training. 23 Family and Education Training: a vital necessity 2. First Cut in Revenue, Regulatory, Development Administration. 39 Charge Officer, Settlement, Jeypore, Koraput Transfer to Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi District Difficulties Faced Early On Exposed to Misuse of Power Skewed Distribution of Land First Exposure to Administration: Sub Collector How Grounding in Settlement Helped Eviction of Encroachments Other Revenue Administration Functions Implementation of Priority Sector Programmes Public Distribution System and Social Welfare Schemes Unnecessary Administrative Rituals Flavour of First Promotion: Project Director in DRDA, Balangir Overturning Mismanagement and Implementation of Schemes Streamlining Office and Field Administration Sylvan Green Pastures at DRDA Sambalpur Initial Hiccups in Sambalpur Improving the Ecosystem Innovations to Redress Deficiencies in Schemes and Programmes Correcting the Mechanical Approach and Improper Methodology Promotion of Non-Conventional Energy and Other Schemes Shifting to the new DRDA Office Building Management of Homes for the Destitute 3. Decisive District Administration: Ganjam. 85 An Unexpected Students’ Agitation An Unprecedented Natural Calamity Damage and Restoration Operational Difficulties Misunderstanding and Confrontation Exploitation by Some and Enforcement by Administration Rural Development Works in Ganjam Misunderstanding with RDC Communal Conflict Efforts towards Total Literacy and Exit Things Which Remained Unattended Expression of Public Appreciation and Rejection of Favours 4. Desk Jobs in the Secretariat and Foreign Training. 119 Five Weeks in Industries Department Tasks Assigned in Panchayat Raj Department Heading a Department: Director, Tribal Welfare Untangling Knots in OTDP, Kashipur Tribal Education: Achieving Certification of Merit Historical ‘Exclusion’ of Tribal Development Vested Interests at Work in ST&SC Development Department Contempt of Court Implementing Reservation Single Line Administration: A Paradox Foreign Training: First OVERSEAS Exposure Mass Education: MY least productive assignment 5. Deep Plough: Agriculture & Food Production. 149 Sorry State of Agriculture in the State Streamlining Administration: A Pre-Requisite Achieving High Yields in HYV Certified Seeds Turnover in Seeds of Odisha State Seeds Corporation Aggressive Push to Farm Mechanisation Large-Scale Soil Testing Micro-Irrigation Diversification of Production Swift Revival of Odisha Agro Industries Corporation Sorting Out Convoluted, Unseen Dimensions of Agriculture Hybrid Seeds and Cultivation of a Scam Seeds of an Investigation by CBI End of My Innings in Agriculture Department 6. A Bit of Everything. 183 Once more in Panchayat Raj Department (Vigilance) Hitting Bull’s Eye in OSCSC A short creative tenure in GAA Stymied and Stalled in Fisheries & Animal Resource Development 7. Central Sojourn: Handling Home Affairs and AYUSH. 201 Ringside View of Functioning of Constitution: Home Affairs Functioning of Zonal Councils of States Reorganising States is not about size; natural resources matter Centre-State Relations – Window Dressing A Minor Personal Disappointment AYUSH: Appearance and Reality Holistic Reforms and Mainstreaming Indian Systems of Medicine Embedding Standards in Educational Institutions Administrative Affairs in AYUSH A second baseless CBI Investigation 8. Taxing Life: Administration of Commercial Taxes in Odisha. 223 Administrative Difficulties in Implementing Value Aid Tax (VAT) Creating Healthy Office Conditions for Healthy Tax Collections Overcoming Staff Stagnation and Demoralisation Twin Tracks: Tax Mobilisation and Enforcement Minister’s Restlessness Tax Brushing Some Well-known Industrial Enterprises Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Club or Cabal? Resisting Interference in Transfers and Postings and Other Matters 9. Equity and Equality: ST&SC and OBC & Minorities Welfare. 245 Magical Development of a Thousand 100-seated ST Girls’ Hostels Building Educational Complexes for Particularly Vulnerable Tribals Ekalavya Model for Tribal Residential Schools From Elementary to Higher ST/SC Education in 8 KBK Districts 54 Residential High Schools for ST Girls Usher Parity with ST Boys Rationalisation of Admissions in Hostels Hard Landing of Soft Skills Vital to Promote Tribal Education Launching Innovative Tribal Education: Ramakrishna Mission Partial Success at Rationalising Student Scholarships, Staff Remunerations Misunderstanding with Minister, déjà vu Making a Cooperative Corporation Stand on its Feet Two Vital Schemes for Economic Development Dead Against Social Discrimination of SCs OBC Politics in the State Office Reforms Handling Ethnic Conflict in Kandhamal: No Easy Task Odisha Scores High on Conferring Land Rights to Tribal Families Did It Have To End This Way? Some Embarrassing Moments 10. Multiple Hats: Cooperation, Excise and Rural Development. 289 Cooperation Department Anarchy in Crop Loans and Paddy Procurements Quirks of Fate Secure Completion of Market Yard for Fish at Chilika Success in Democratising Institutions; Infrastructure Remains a Dream So Close to Refunding Depositors’ Dues of a Collapsed Bank Investments and Losses: Finger-Pointing at Erstwhile MD, OSCB Cleaning Operations State’s Excise Policy and its implementation Liquor Guzzling Godowns: Improving Delivery Systems Replacing Degrading Poly-Packs: Bottling Country Liquor at Aska Tragedy with Liquor: Hooch Deaths Exposing Rampant Cultivation of Cannabis Tenure in Rural Development: Hoisting Flags of Flagship Schemes Prime Minister’s Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) Rural Sanitation and Drinking Water 11. Highest Office: Cabinet Secretariat and its functioning. 315 Steely Resolve Underpinned Auctioning of 3G Spectrum 24x7x365 Handling Defence, Security, Intelligence Work Commonwealth Games-2010: Making it Happen Finally Investigative Aftermath of CWG-2010: Public Deserved Better My experience in CWG-2010 is used in South Asian Games-2016 Some Other Tasks Performed in Cabinet Secretariat Stress and Strain 12. Saving Precious Lives: Revenue and Disaster Management. 359 Completing Land Settlement Operations Left Undone Land Records: Transforming and Modernising Offices and Systems Retrieving Government Land from Bellicose Bulls, while Bearing Risks Exposing and Disposing Fraudulent Government Land Leases Bringing Discipline, Accountability in Land Acquisition and R&R in Law Reformative Ransacking of Land Acquisition and R&R Rules Government’s Poor R&R Track Record Abdication of Responsibility by Nodal Department/Agency Making Registration Offices Intrinsically ‘Swatchh’ and Modern No Political Traction for Dealing with Land Classification nor Share-Cropping Other Legislative and Administrative Reforms Modernisation of Tahasils Plugging other Legal and Administrative Loopholes Settling GramkanthbParomboke, Abadi, Khasmahal and Nazul Land Saga of Paradip Port Streamlining Administration and Other Interventions High risk but no choice: Heading the Task Force on Quotas Bhubaneswar Development Authority Cuttack Development Authority Odisha State Housing Board General Administration Department Critical analysis and broad conclusions Submission of Report and its Expected Aftermath HEIGHTENED PREPARATIONS: DISASTER MANAGEMENT Vigorous Development: National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Preparing the State Disaster Management Plan Mock Drills to Test Preparedness: Leaving Nothing to Chance Very Severe Cyclone Phailin Strikes, but Precious Lives Saved National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project-II Close to Settling Satbhaya 13. KBK Districts: Superior Endowments, Conspicuous Deficits. 453 KBK Administration: A Curtain Raiser Critical Efforts: Intensity for Steady Transformation in KBK Districts Execution of other Infrastructure Projects Capacity Building: Essential Nurturing, Mainstreaming Local Youth Decentralization and Selection of Contractors on Nomination Basis Health and Family Welfare The Mess in Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Elementary, Vocational and Higher Education in KBK Districts Implementation of Priority Sector Programmes Irrigation Projects in KBK Districts Closure of Innings as Chief Administrator, KBK Districts 14. The Past Gone, Seizing Today: Closure of Innings. 495 Preparation of 30 District Gazetteers: Unfinished Symphony? Just a Bitter Taste at Closure of Administrative Innings Temptation or Threat to Transfer and Organised Campaign Anonymous Petition that was not Rightfully Consigned to Anonymity Odisha: Paradoxes, Opportunities, Politics and Bureaucracy Developmental Distortions What Ails Poverty Alleviation Programmes My Final Take The Title 'Highlander’s Plainspeak: An Administrative Rede written/authored/edited by Taradatt', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121219686 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 521 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Public Administration / Political Science / Biography. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
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