PHASES OF INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT- A lenseye view

By: Dr. P. K. Agrawal

Pub. Date: 2018

Print ISBN-13: 9788192769417

Subject: Social Science

Price: ~~USD 50.00~~ USD 37.5

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The book ‘Phases of India's Development: A Lenseye View’ is a comprehensive collection of columns and articles published in various magazines for last four years, by Dr. PK Agrawal, a writer of sixty books.

The book contains articles under broad topics of Bureaucracy, Judiciary, Land Reform and Good Governance and gives overall functioning of polity in India. The book mainly covers the functioning of governments in States and at the Centre. Thrust areas and broad schemes of governments have been covered.

As government has now limited role, corruption, black money and bureaucratization in private sector are also touched.

Dr. Agrawal has about 37 years' experience of working in government and eight years with the private sector. Thus the writer has dwelt with the problems facing the country with a pen of an expert.

Accordingly, speedy, objective and transparent working in bureaucracy has been elaborated. Steps required for liquidation of pendency and speedy disposal of cases have been narrated. Land reforms as the measures to remove poverty in India have been suggested including solution to the Naxalism. Lastly, left out measures for ensuring good governance have been touched upon.

This volume will be useful to all those who are interested to know how India as a State can march ahead as a developed country.

Sr.	Contents	Page No.
	Preface	IX
	BUREAUCRACY
1	Anatomy of a Bureaucrat at Work	1—5
2	Psychology of a Bureaucrat	6—8
3	Fear Psychosis among Bureaucrats	9—11
4	Mega Bureaucracy of Central Government	12—13
5	Problems of Bureaucracy in Uttar Pradesh	14—16
6	Ideal Bureaucrats of Gujarat	17—18
7	Ring is Buzzing without Reply	19—21
8	Obeying Illegal orders of Superior Officer is not a Defence.	22—25
9	The Superior should Confirm Oral Instructions in Writing	26—28
10	Postings should not be based on Confidential Reports alone	29—31
11	Why Retirement at 60?	32—34
12	Corruption among Bureaucrats	35—37
13	Corruption Creates Imbalance in the Economy	38—40
14	Tackle Corruption by Positive Actions Forward	41—43
15	Legal Approach to Combat Corruption.	44—47
16	High time to Follow UN Convention on Corruption	48—50
17	Ombudsman in India	51—53
18	The Dilemma of a Bureaucrat	54—57
19	Civil Service Reforms : Need of the Hour	58—60
20	SCPC Mandates Govt. Servants to Perform.	61—63
21	Before Motivating Others, Motivate Yourself	64—66
22	Only Administrative Law is the Solution	67—69
23	How American Bureaucrats Function	70—74
24	Role of Police in India’s Development	75—77
25	Bureaucratization of India	78—79
26	Computer is the Biggest Bureaucrat in India	80—82
27	Yoga: The Therapy for Bureaucrats	83—84

	JUDICIARY
28	Judicial Reforms : The Need of the Hour	85—89
29	Delay Denies Justice	90—92
30	Adjournments as Curse to the Judiciary	93—95
31	Accountability in Higher Judiciary	96—99
32	The Supreme Court has Shown the Way	100—104
33	Judiciary Needs More Judges	105—106
34	Huge Pendency of Cases in District and Subordinate Courts	107—110
35	Consumer Grievance Redressal through Mediation.	111—113
36	Free Legal Aid : For Speedy Disposal of Cases of Jail Inmates	114—119
37	Role of Mediation in Settling Consumer Disputes	120—122
38	ADR at Grass Root Level : the Madhya Pradesh Experiment	123—125
39	How much Protection is Available to Judges and Magistrates	126—128

	LAND REFORM
40	The Chinese Revolution to Implement Land Reforms	129—137
41	Land Distribution as a Tool of Poverty Reduction	138—143
42	Organising the Unorganised	144—149
43	Development Over Land	150—156
44	A Milestone in SC Land Acquisition Judgments	157—159
45	Administrative Approach to Land Acquisition.	160—162
46	Land Reforms in Bangladesh	163—167
47	Land Reforms in Pakistan	168—171
48	Status of Land Reforms in Nepal	172—175
49	Suggestions to Remove Poverty in India	176—178
50	Removal of Poverty through Self Help Groups	179—181

	GOOD GOVERNANCE
51	Tips for Good Governance	183—187
52	Gearing up Govt. Machinery for Better Public Service	188—190
53	People Respond Favourably to Good Governance	191—193
54	Cleanliness in Record Room	194—197
55	How Can River Cleaning Programmes Become Successful?	198—200
56	The Ganga Cleaning Starts from Home	201—203
57	Combating Air Pollution in India	204—206
58	Preventing Misuse of Social Media	207—209
59	Better to Continue Present Constitutional Status of Delhi-NCT	210—212
60	Skilling India is a Very Tough Job	213—214
61	Improving CSR Initiatives	215—217
62	Small is Beautiful	218—219
63	Taking District Administration to Doorstep of Citizens	220—222
64	Indians should Utilize Weekends More Fruitfully	223—224
65	Privatization is not the Panacea	225—227
66	Corruption also in Private Sector: How can it be Controlled?	228—230
67	Black Money Holders ‘Running Parallel Economy’ in India	231—233
68	Black money-How Black it is?	234—235
69	How Tax Havens Function	236—238
70	Positive Approach to Demonetisation	239—241
71	Should Death Penalty be Abolished in India?	242—243
72	Status of Ken-Betwa Rivers Link	244—246
73	I am a Businessman	247—249
74	Call for Performance of Duties	250—254
75	Swachh Bharat Mission takes India to a New Identity	255—257
76	On Karma	258—259
77	The Bhagvad Gita: A Book of Battlefield	260—267
78	Strategy to Tackle Naxalism	268—272
79	Non-Government Sector is More Important	273—275
80	Currency Reflects Work Rendered by a Country’s Citizens	276—278
81	Why Do Farmers Commit Suicide?	279—281
82	Problem of Intolerance: Causes and Cure	282—285
83	Ambulance is the VIP	286—287
84	Freedom of Press in India	288—293
	Bibliography	297
	Index	305

Sr.	Contents	Page No.
	Preface	IX
	BUREAUCRACY
1	Anatomy of a Bureaucrat at Work	1—5
2	Psychology of a Bureaucrat	6—8
3	Fear Psychosis among Bureaucrats	9—11
4	Mega Bureaucracy of Central Government	12—13
5	Problems of Bureaucracy in Uttar Pradesh	14—16
6	Ideal Bureaucrats of Gujarat	17—18
7	Ring is Buzzing without Reply	19—21
8	Obeying Illegal orders of Superior Officer is not a Defence.	22—25
9	The Superior should Confirm Oral Instructions in Writing	26—28
10	Postings should not be based on Confidential Reports alone	29—31
11	Why Retirement at 60?	32—34
12	Corruption among Bureaucrats	35—37
13	Corruption Creates Imbalance in the Economy	38—40
14	Tackle Corruption by Positive Actions Forward	41—43
15	Legal Approach to Combat Corruption.	44—47
16	High time to Follow UN Convention on Corruption	48—50
17	Ombudsman in India	51—53
18	The Dilemma of a Bureaucrat	54—57
19	Civil Service Reforms : Need of the Hour	58—60
20	SCPC Mandates Govt. Servants to Perform.	61—63
21	Before Motivating Others, Motivate Yourself	64—66
22	Only Administrative Law is the Solution	67—69
23	How American Bureaucrats Function	70—74
24	Role of Police in India’s Development	75—77
25	Bureaucratization of India	78—79
26	Computer is the Biggest Bureaucrat in India	80—82
27	Yoga: The Therapy for Bureaucrats	83—84

	JUDICIARY
28	Judicial Reforms : The Need of the Hour	85—89
29	Delay Denies Justice	90—92
30	Adjournments as Curse to the Judiciary	93—95
31	Accountability in Higher Judiciary	96—99
32	The Supreme Court has Shown the Way	100—104
33	Judiciary Needs More Judges	105—106
34	Huge Pendency of Cases in District and Subordinate Courts	107—110
35	Consumer Grievance Redressal through Mediation.	111—113
36	Free Legal Aid : For Speedy Disposal of Cases of Jail Inmates	114—119
37	Role of Mediation in Settling Consumer Disputes	120—122
38	ADR at Grass Root Level : the Madhya Pradesh Experiment	123—125
39	How much Protection is Available to Judges and Magistrates	126—128

	LAND REFORM
40	The Chinese Revolution to Implement Land Reforms	129—137
41	Land Distribution as a Tool of Poverty Reduction	138—143
42	Organising the Unorganised	144—149
43	Development Over Land	150—156
44	A Milestone in SC Land Acquisition Judgments	157—159
45	Administrative Approach to Land Acquisition.	160—162
46	Land Reforms in Bangladesh	163—167
47	Land Reforms in Pakistan	168—171
48	Status of Land Reforms in Nepal	172—175
49	Suggestions to Remove Poverty in India	176—178
50	Removal of Poverty through Self Help Groups	179—181

	GOOD GOVERNANCE
51	Tips for Good Governance	183—187
52	Gearing up Govt. Machinery for Better Public Service	188—190
53	People Respond Favourably to Good Governance	191—193
54	Cleanliness in Record Room	194—197
55	How Can River Cleaning Programmes Become Successful?	198—200
56	The Ganga Cleaning Starts from Home	201—203
57	Combating Air Pollution in India	204—206
58	Preventing Misuse of Social Media	207—209
59	Better to Continue Present Constitutional Status of Delhi-NCT	210—212
60	Skilling India is a Very Tough Job	213—214
61	Improving CSR Initiatives	215—217
62	Small is Beautiful	218—219
63	Taking District Administration to Doorstep of Citizens	220—222
64	Indians should Utilize Weekends More Fruitfully	223—224
65	Privatization is not the Panacea	225—227
66	Corruption also in Private Sector: How can it be Controlled?	228—230
67	Black Money Holders ‘Running Parallel Economy’ in India	231—233
68	Black money-How Black it is?	234—235
69	How Tax Havens Function	236—238
70	Positive Approach to Demonetisation	239—241
71	Should Death Penalty be Abolished in India?	242—243
72	Status of Ken-Betwa Rivers Link	244—246
73	I am a Businessman	247—249
74	Call for Performance of Duties	250—254
75	Swachh Bharat Mission takes India to a New Identity	255—257
76	On Karma	258—259
77	The Bhagvad Gita: A Book of Battlefield	260—267
78	Strategy to Tackle Naxalism	268—272
79	Non-Government Sector is More Important	273—275
80	Currency Reflects Work Rendered by a Country’s Citizens	276—278
81	Why Do Farmers Commit Suicide?	279—281
82	Problem of Intolerance: Causes and Cure	282—285
83	Ambulance is the VIP	286—287
84	Freedom of Press in India	288—293
	Bibliography	297
	Index	305

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PHASES OF INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT- A lenseye view

Dr. P. K. Agrawal