Organization of Public Administration

Public administration should be efficient, economical, responsible and accountable. These aims can be achieved by proper organization. Every public administration is organized into various departments, commissions and other agencies. They are organized on the principle of line and staff agencies. Staff agencies are concerned with planning and advisory functions e.g. Public Service Commission, Planning Commission, Finance Commission.

They are usually situated in the capital of the country. The line agencies, also called departments, are concerned with the primary objects for which government exists. Their task is the provision of service to the people. Their functions are the enforcement of laws, maintenance of law and order, and implementation of government policies.

The administrative departments are, for instance, the Departments of the interior which deal with civil administration, police and internal affairs, of Education, Health, Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, Labor, etc. A, government usually establishes a department when it is confronted with aj new task. Thus came into being such departments as those of propaganda] women, environment, etc. Every department is under a ministry, which is headed by a minister, who is its political chief.

Public administration is also organised on geographical basis. A country or State is usually divided into provinces, districts and local units. They are variously designated as States Republics, Cantons, Departments, etc. Each of these divisions and subdivisions has its administrative departments and administrative officers to the common man; they are the administration and not the departmental chiefs at the national or provincial capitals, who are part of the government.

 

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