Exam Details

Subject Decentralization and Local Governance
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts in Public Administration
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. What do you mean by the term 'democratic decentralisation'? Examine the political dimension of democratic decentralisation.

2. Write an essay on the socio-economic components of decentralised development.

3. Define the term empowerment. Examine the grass roots initiatives to empowerment.

4. Write a note on Bhagidari programme.

5. Discuss the political and functional dimensions of development.

6. Describe the organisational structure of rural local bodies in India.

7. Discuss the challenges to sustainable development and environment.

8. Examine the factors influencing people's preference for distribution of benefits of development.

9. Elucidate the various issues involved in micro -level planning.

10. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each

State Finance Commission

Resources of local bodies


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Administrative Theory
  • Decentralization and Local Governance
  • Disaster Management
  • E-Governance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Public Policy and Analysis
  • Public Systems Management
  • State, Society and Public Administration