Subject(s): Evolutionary perspective:Kautilya's administrative state--The mughal administration--Administration aunder the british rule -- Constitutional setting:Salient features and value premises of the Indian constitution--Constitutionalism--Parliamentary democracy in India--The union judiciary--Union state relations -- The union executive: The Indian president--The Indian prime minister, role and responsibilities--The prime minister's office--The council of minister's and cabinet--Cabinet secretariet--Ministers and departments -- State administration: The governor:constitutional position and political reality--The chief minister and state council of ministers--The chief secretary and the state secretariat -- Area administration:The district collector--Urban local governance--Panchayati raj struggle for effectiveness -- Civil service system:Structure and recruitment--Public service commission ,union and state--Civil service training -- Development administration: Planning systems,central state and district--The NITI aayog--Rural development programmes Foci and strategies -- The accontability system:Parliamentary accountability and financial control--The comptroller and auditor general of India -- Issue areas:Generalists and specialists complementarity and compatibility--Administrative reforms in India--Work culture,the Indian senario--Ethical concerns in public administration--Integrity in the civil service