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Title:
Inclusive Urban Development in India
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About the Book:
Inclusive urban planning and development has got momentum in the context
of new policy regime and changing economic environment. The 11th Five Year Plan
has emphasized on inclusive policies and programmes for mainstreaming of poor and
marginalized in urban planning and development besides massive investment on urban
infrastructure and service in order to improve the access and delivery of civic
services to urban poor. State governments have also launched inclusive urban development
policies and programmes under the state sector in order to mainstream the urban
poor and marginalized communities. Present book, based on a study conducted under
the auspices of ICSSR, New Delhi, attempts to review the impact of pro-poor programmes
and policies on urban poor and marginalized communities in the selected cities of
Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal In India. Present book deals with trends of urbanization
and urban development; inclusive urban growth and development; concept of inclusiveness,
policy initiatives for urban development during the plan period, inclusive infrastructure
development, service delivery excellence and urban development schemes; urban poverty
alleviation; urban poverty scenario and approaches for reducing urban poverty in
India; inclusive urban planning, policies and strategies of urban development in
India, urban infrastructure, environment and climate change, mission approach and
implementation of municipal reforms; analysis of view perception of officials of
urban local governments; and impact of inclusive planning on urban poor. It is expected
that the book will be highly useful in understanding the dynamics of inclusive urban
planning and development and evolving a road map for mainstreaming of poor in urban
development planning and governance.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. A.K. Singh
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ISBN:
978-81-89630-89-8
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Year of Publication:
2016
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Title:
Challenges in Urban Management in India in New Millennium
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About the Book:
India is on track to witness an unprecedented pace and scale of urbanization.
Census data show that the country’s urban population has grown tremendously. However,
even at the current pace and scale, India is struggling. The delivery of urban infrastructure
and basic services is insufficient to provide citizens with a decent quality of
life. Urban India is underserved by utilities, suffers from inadequate housing stock,
and is highly congested and polluted. The addition of millions of people to urban
India every year puts enormous stress on the urban system. Across all major quality
of life indicators, India’s cities fall well short of not only the levels of service
to which international cities aspire but also even basic standard of living. Rapid
urbanization has resulted in poor quality of life in its cities but worse is ahead
if India continues with current unplanned approach. Thus it is important to realize
that crucial for growth. The situation may deteriorate if urbanization is not managed.
Left unattended, the risk from the ongoing deterioration in the quality of life
will compromise productivity, deter investors and eventually curtail economic growth.
Given the increasing importance of cities, urban India must dramatically step up
its performance on delivering basic urban services, bolster its governance systems,
planning and funding policies, institutions, and capacity and capability. It is
under this backdrop, this volume makes attempt to underline a galaxy of few and
not only challenges and opportunities in regard to changing urban society, land,
housing, poverty, services, slums, street, vending, governance etc. emerging in
managing urban India in new millennium.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U.B. Singh, Dr. Ashok Kumar, Dr. A.K. Singh
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ISBN:
978-81-89630-85-0
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Year of Publication:
2014
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Title:
New Dimensions of Disaster Management in India: Perspectives, Approaches and Strategies-
Vol. -1 & 2
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About the Book:
Disaster management has gained importance in the recent years as India
is witnessing natural and human induced disasters very frequently. Earthquake, cyclone,
land sliding, flash flood, drought, tsunami, forest fire, road accidents, rail and
air accidents, epidemics, etc. cause severe loss of human lives and resources. The
government of India in collaboration with state governments, international donor
agencies and various stake holding agencies is implementing various programmes,
projects and schemes for prevention, mitigation and disaster preparedness, besides
providing policy and legal framework and budgetary support for disaster management.
However, the government alone cannot be responsible for disaster management. However,
the government alone cannot be responsible for disaster management and therefore
various other stakeholders need to shoulder this responsibility. In this context,
a national seminar on Disaster Management in Urban Areas: Role of Stake Holders
was organized to discuss and deliberate on the pertinent issues. The present volume
is the outcome of the seminar. It contains four sections viz. Policy perspective
and government intervention, prevention and mitigation of disasters, climate change
and its implications on disasters, and approaches and strategies. The volume comprises
of 37 well written papers on various dimensions and aspects of disaster management
in India. It is expected that the volume will be highly worth full to the policy
makers, administrators, urban planners, development professionals and other stakeholders
in understanding various pertinent issues and dimensions as well as developing a
road map for disaster preparedness.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Anjuli Mishra, Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh
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ISBN:
978-81-8387-564-6
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Year of Publication:
2013
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Title:
Women in Panchayats (A Study of Role Conflict)
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About the Book:
The 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India are landmark
in our uni-federal structure. These have created ‘federations within the federation’.
One major provision of these enactments is the reservation of seats to women belonging
to all sections of the society to the tune of not less than one-third of the total
elected members at the grassroots level units of governance. This revolutionary
move has assured the political participation of women in local governance. It’s
a historical step in the male dominated traditional society of the country, where
women are generally not allowed to venture out their homes all alone. Their main
responsibility is confined to home management only. The comparatively less literate
or many a time illiterate women have been saddled with a new responsibility of decision
making at the local level government. This has led to a situation of conflicts between
the traditional (family bound) and ascribed (political) roles of the women. This
volume is the revised and upgraded version of a research study conducted under the
auspices of the national Commission for Women in 2007. It is a study of role conflicts
among women representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions in the most populated
state. However the story is more or less throughout the country, except in southern
states where women in general are educated and hence more aware than those of northern
states. The conflicts areas relate to the ascribed roles, familial roles and self-related
roles of women representatives in all the three tiers of PRIs. The findings are
eye openers for all the stakeholders including the government, administrators, researchers,
academia and citizenry.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
978-81-8387-307-9
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Year of Publication:
2011
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Title:
New Dimensions of Urban Management in India
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About the Book:
Cities play a vital role in development and economic growth. The cities
have emerged as engines of growth however, these are at the cross roads of transition.
In India, the process of urbanization is at critical juncture. India is among the
countries at low level of urbanization however, structure and patterns of urbanization
are changing which demand for large investment in infrastructure and services for
accelerating the growth of economy. The increasing urban population has put pressure
on existing infrastructure, services and civic amenities. The gap between demand
and supply of urban infrastructure and service is gradually increasing with a result
in deterioration of space, environment and quality of life in urban areas. There
has been paradigm shift in urban governance in India. Decentralization as envisaged
in 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1994 has led the process of municipal reforms
and ensuring urban good governance. The escalating demand for urban infrastructure
and services has called for mobilization of resources through public-private-partnership
initiatives and introducing municipal reforms in urban local governments. Present
volume provides an insight into the various aspects and dimensions of urban development
and management in India. It comprises of eleven detailed papers on decentralized
governance, infrastructure development, environment, sanitation and hygiene promotion,
water supply, services, poverty alleviation, GIS & its applications, disaster management,
and financial management. It is hoped that the present volume will be of immense
importance for those engaged in urban development and management, policy makers,
academicians, city managers and students for understanding the dynamics of urban
development and management as well as evolving strategies for effective management
of urban affairs.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Nishith Rai, Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh
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ISBN:
978-81-8387-232-4
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Year of Publication:
2010
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Title:
Urban Reforms in India
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About the Book:
The reform agenda under JNNURM has opened up an unparalled window of opportunity
for the State Government and Urban Local Bodies to avail the Central assistance
by implementing the Reform Agenda to take up urban infrastructure improvement and
upgrade programmes on a sustainable basis. The endeavor, however, demands consistent,
coordinated and coherent action from all concerned stakeholders. Sustained administrative
and political will is most important for implementation of reforms. Reform process
is a continuous process. It is not an end in itself but it is a toll for improving
governance and sustainable development in the cities. Implementation of urban reforms
is, however, not without its operational challenges. Govt. of India has been making
consistent efforts by initiating various measures and mechanism for enhancing the
capacity of urban local bodies and state governments. The present volume would be
extremely useful and beneficial to all those interested in urban India that is steadily
and gradually making efforts for transforming its urban governance.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Nishith Rai, Dr. Urmila Bagga
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ISBN:
978-93-80685-01-4
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Year of Publication:
2010
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Title:
E-Governance in Urban Local Bodies
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About the Book:
Among the many initiatives towards making good-governance a reality, the
implementation of e-governance by harnessing the immense potential of ICT has captured
the center stage. Governments around the world are embracing electronic governance.
The recently launched schemes of Government of India for implementation of e-governance
in urban local bodies demonstrate a holistic approach unlike the isolated one in
the past and have offered opportunities for sustained improvement in efficiency
and effectiveness in delivery of urban services. The journey to e-governance, however,
is not easy and is full of challenges. It is a continuous process of evolution,
of struggle of improvising the systems and is equally associated with financial
and political risks. Resistance to change is inevitable due to various factors.
Change management need to be dealt sensibly and tactfully. Capacity building of
all stakeholders is another important issue that needs to be addressed on priority
basis. The volume presents a variety of approaches, experiences, analysis and lesion
learnt obtained in the form of contribution from administrators, practitioners,
corporate players, academicians, experts etc. The papers discuss the wide range
of challenges, issues and options pertaining to e-governance in urban management.
The book would be of immense value and interest and highly beneficial for the policy
makers, administrators, city managers and scholars engaged and/or interested in
the field of urban management.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Nishith Rai, Dr. Urmila Bagga
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ISBN:
978-81-89267-76-6
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Year of Publication:
2009
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Title:
Disaster Management in India: Perspective, Issues and Strategies
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About the Book:
India is one of the world’s major theaters of disasters. Floods, droughts,
cyclones, earthquakes, communal riots, conflicts, fires, epidemics and other disasters
compound the country’s chronic troubles. The social and economic progress achieved
over decades by the people, and advances in physical development, can be significantly
devastated and degraded by the disasters. Urbanization, industrialization, globalization
and economic liberalization, all have influenced human life. People are lend to
live in disaster prone areas due to severe stress on land, high prices of land and
construction of non-engineered buildings, poverty, migration and non-regulation
of urban housing constructions. Government of India through various stake-holding
agencies has been making efforts to meet the exigencies as arisen by natural disasters.
It is however, and contingency plans lack coordination, participation and accountability
of different stake-holding agencies. The local governments have to be associated
at all levels of planning and implementation of the disaster mitigation, response,
and rehabilitation and reconstruction of victims and affected areas. The papers
of the volume provide an insight into the various aspects of disaster management
in the country and it is hoped that the volume will be of immense importance to
those engaged in disaster management, policy makers, city managers, academicians
and students for understanding the dynamics of disaster management and evolving
strategies for effective management of the disasters.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Nishith Rai, Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh
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ISBN:
81-89267-57-4
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Year of Publication:
2007
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Title:
Urban Governance in India: Challenges and Prospects
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About the Book:
The Government of India recently launched a 'Campaign for Good Urban Governance'
to promote the specific goals of decentralization, integration of the poor and the
marginalized, environmental sustainability, improved municipal finance, transparency,
better municipal management and capacity building. There is thus a need to improve
governance, make cities more efficient, build accountability and develop partnerships.
The state of affairs at different levels of urban governance in the country includes
effective strategies to suggest ways of further strengthening the urban local bodies
as basic functional units of democracy, especially in the post-74th Constitution
Amendment scenario. The four major themes on which the papers of this present volume
based are (i) Good Urban Governance: Concept and Practices; (ii) Urban Services
and Public-Private Partnership; (iii) Financial Administration in Urban Local Bodies;
and (iv) Capacity Building and E-Governance in Local Bodies. The articles provide
an insight into the various aspects of urban governance in the country and it is
hoped that the volume will be of immense value to those engaged in city government,
policy makers, city managers, academicians and scholars and help them in further
formulating their strategies for effective management of resource in the field of
urban administration.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Nishith Rai, Dr. RichaVarmani
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ISBN:
81-89267-35-3
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Year of Publication:
2007
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Title:
Sustainable Urban Management
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About the Book:
In the 21st century, for the sustainable urban management, administration
needs to be effective, efficient, dynamic, objective, fair, honest and forward looking.
It should be open, people oriented, accountable and responsive. New technology of
information and communication, computer and telecommunication system can enhance
the capability and efficiency of management. The present book entitled “Sustainable
Urban Management” is a very timely publication and it covers a wide range of aspects
of urban management. The book represents a cross section of relevant views and experiences
in sustainable urban management in India, suggesting many measures of reforms and
improvements of urban development and management. The editors of this book have
accomplished a formidable task of bringing together a wide and very representative
range of authors and urban management in India and the book would be of great interest
to policy makers, administrators, practitioners and scholars who will greatly benefit
from its publication.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Nishith Rai, Dr. Anjuli Mishra
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ISBN:
81-89267-35-3
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Year of Publication:
2007
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Title:
Empowerment of Women in Urban Administration (Experiences and Strategies)
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About the Book:
The volume is a collection of scholarly papers contributed by academics,
administrators and practitioners at a national seminar organized and coordinated
by the editor under the auspices of the Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental
Studies, Lucknow University, Lucknow, Government of India in the Ministry of Urban
Development and Sustainable Development Forum, Patna. It is probably a maiden effort
to trace study and analyze the strategies for empowering women in urban administration
in the country. Women (half of the population) in different roles especially in
urban sector are the focal point for discussion by all the research papers. Under
the broad theoretical and policy framework the experiences in varied fields of urban
sector have been highlighted. The volume is of much benefit to the academics, teachers,
researchers and students interested in women studies.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-8387-005-8
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Year of Publication:
2006
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Title:
Human Resources Development in Urban Administration
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About the Book:
After the enactment of the 74th amendment to the Indian Constitution, urban
local bodies in the country have been granted constitutional status. These grass
root institutions have gained importance and are destined to play an important role
in the federal structure. The Book deals with the Municipal Human Resources specially
in India and U.P. in particular. It trances history of Municipal Administration
in India and U.P; it gives a detailed picture of the Municipal Humane Resource in
the country and U.P. The Book discusses in detail the Recruitment and Selection
procedure for municipal employees in U.P, besides dealing in detail the Training
and Development policy, the practiced procedure of Performance Appraisal, the schemes
for Personnel Welfare etc. The book ends with highlighting a number of Suggestions,
which will be of benefit to the policy makers, academics, researchers and students
of Urban Administration.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Rajeev Narayan
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ISBN:
81-8387-025-2
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Year of Publication:
2006
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Title:
Urban Management
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About the Book:
The enactment of 74th Constitution Amendment Act in 1992 in the post-independence
period is the most important development in the country with a view to strengthen
the urban local bodies. Besides granting Constitutional status to urban local bodies,
it made a remarkable beginning by recognizing the role of municipal government in
urban administration. The present volume covers various papers based on the four
important themes relating to implementation of 74th Constitution Amendment Act in
states. Major themes include: (i) Conformity legislations in States; (ii) Expanding
functional domain of urban local bodies and devolution of financial powers; (iii)
Capacity building of urban local bodies; and (iv) Urban infrastructure and delivery
of services. These articles provide an insight into the various facets of urban
administration and management and also suggest a reform agenda that needs to be
implemented in order to achieve the ultimate goal of good governance. It is hoped
that this book would be beneficial to the scholars of urban administration, especially
to those who are engaged in policy making and decision making relating to urban
development and management at the Central/State/City levels in formulating strategies
for future action.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. Nishith Rai, Dr. Urmila Bagga
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ISBN:
81-89267-24-8
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Year of Publication:
2006
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Title:
Urban Administration in India (Experiences of Fifty Years)
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About the Book:
Urban administration in India has attracted the attention of policy formulators,
planners, administrators, sociologists and academia in recent few decades. Although
the country has been witnessing a fall in growth in urban population, the concentration
of population in larger urban areas has resulted into an urban chaos. The uncontrolled,
unplanned and haphazard growth of urban centers is leading to great pressure on
urban services, mushrooming of habitations with inhuman surrounding, degradation
in environment, polluted air, water and noise. The cities are becoming inhabitable
decade after decade. The institutional mechanism has either failed to cope with
the situation or become weak and inefficient. The people are more vocal and demanding
but less responsible and civil. The irreversible trend of urbanization warrants
sustainable interventions. The first fifty years of Independence have faced many
ups and downs in the sphere of urban administration. The historic 74th Amendment
to the Country’s Constitution was a major policy directive enacted during the period.
This harbinger effort is a turning point in the life and functioning of urban local
government. The volume makes an assessment of strategies for administering the urban
areas in the country.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-86771-51-4
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Year of Publication:
2004
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Title:
Fiscal Federalism in India Union
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About the Book:
This book attempts to assess the functional domain and financial health
of urban local bodies in most of the states in India where Finance Commissions have
submitted their reports. Discussing the taxation powers, it analyses the recommendations
of State Finance Commissions. The analysis has been grouped mainly as augmenting
existing sources tax and non-tax, assignment of tax sources, sharing, grants-in-aid
and miscellaneous. Highlighting the present urban scenario, it conceptualizes the
principles of decentralization in the historical perspective. The analysis covers
the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur,
Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-7022-982-0
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Year of Publication:
2003
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Title:
Revitalized Urban Administration in India
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About the Book:
With the down of Independence, the enhancement of status of urban infrastructure
was urgently felt by the state governments keeping in view all the relevant aspects
having deep bearing on developmental schemes. The structure of the local bodies
was revitalized and strengthened by the Amendment Act of the Parliament. Thus the
main thrust was to devise ways and means which should cover up schemes having deep
impact on the lives of people in cities and town. Such welfare schemes did prove
as valuable assets boosting the economy with rich dividends. This unprecedented
experiment brought about a remarkable change with the painstaking efforts of our
entrepreneurs. This book of twenty-four articles contributed by eminent scholars
would be useful for the academic community in India and abroad.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-7835-077-7
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Year of Publication:
2002
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Title:
Privatization of Municipal Services
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About the Book:
The economic scenario in the country has witnessed a tremendous change
in the last decade. The advent of liberalization has broadened the scope for private
sector. The new economic policy has drifted from a balanced mixed economy to open
one with more roles set for private sector. Market mechanism is gaining momentum
in a phased manner. The private sector, thus, is getting more and more broadened
areas of operation. However, the private sector is not confined to the industrial
arena, but is also entering into the provision of services as well. Municipal services
are not exception. In this backdrop the book, basically an edited version of the
papers presented and discussed at a two day National Seminar on ‘Privatization of
Municipal Services in India’, provides an input to the decision makers for formulating
policy for opening the provision of municipal services for the private sector, In
our context the present scenario is dominated by decentralization, which transfers
monopoly from one hand to other. Whereas, the congenial atmosphere for privatization
requires scope for competitiveness, public sector as one of the stakeholders. The
volume conceptualizes successfully the practices of privatization and the rationale
thereof besides critically analyzing the pros and cons of privatization especially
of municipal services. A few case studies present a galaxy of privatization of services
in different part of the globe. The book initiates the academic process of privatization
in the area of the civic services, probably the pioneer attempt delineating scope
of privatization in municipal services.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-7678-069-0
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Year of Publication:
2001
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Title:
Functioning Local Government in South India
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About the Book:
This book sincerely attempts to discuss the municipal administration in
Southern states of the country in the post 74-CAA 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 general and urban administration in particular.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-212-0715-0
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Year of Publication:
2000
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Title:
Urban Governance in North Eastern Region
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About the Book:
Urban local government in the country has gradually been gaining importance
with the increase in urban population since 1961. However, it could attract due
attention only after the national Commission on Urbanization studied all aspects
of urban management. In this context, the Indian Parliament passes a bill in 1002,
which became the 74th Amendment to the Constitution. It is a landmark in the history
of urban governance in the country. The Act not only constitutionalizes the urban
local government but also provides it with stability in addition to facilitating
democratic decentralization and revitalizing these grass root institutions. A lot
of work has been done in the field or rural management but no attempt has been made
so far to present a comparative picture of urban governance in the scheduled areas
which have been made so far to present a comparative picture of urban governance
in the scheduled areas which have been given a special status in the Indian constitution.
The proposed volume attempts to trace the historical development of urban local
government in the North Eastern States, besides discussing the trends of urbanization
and urban problems in the area. The book earnestly studies various provisions of
Municipal Laws enacted and practiced in the post-74th Constitution Amendment Act
era. A study of law, governing autonomous areas has also been made. The book must
be of immense help to the students of public administration.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-212-06661-8
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Year of Publication:
1999
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Title:
Urban Local Government
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About the Book:
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act is a landmark in the history of urban
local self-government in the country. It revolutionizes the urban administration
in India. It envisages certain essential measures for revitalizing and strengthening
the urban local bodies besides ensuring people’s participation in local administration
and decision-making. The present book presents an overview of urban local government
in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh. It discusses at
length the new facets of local administration in these states.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-7033-380-8
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Year of Publication:
1997
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Title:
Human Resources Development
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About the Book:
Human Resources Development (HRD) in Public Administration is still in
the stage of development, more so in the public sector. It has been attempted in
the book to grasp the intricacies of HRD with two-fold facets, i.e., training as
‘tool of improvement of specific skills of the non-managers’, and ‘development of
the managers’. The book analytically discusses the ways to convert the traditional
personnel functions to the development mechanisms. It urges upon the need of HRD
even before the selection of the personnel. How the conventional tool of performance
appraisal can be used for developing personnel to help achieve the organizational
objectives is one of the many themes of the book. This study of the UPTRON Group,
an upcoming public sector enterprise in Uttar Pradesh, attempts to prepare a base
for other and introduce the HRD System. It will be a valuable guide for researchers,
HRD professional and corporate managers.
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Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dr. U. B. Singh
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ISBN:
81-7033-148-7
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Year of Publication:
1992
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