Issues and challenges before the district collector in the present era of governance
By: Jain, Abhishek.
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ArticlePublisher: 2010Description: p.1-17.Subject(s): District administration
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Indian Journal of Public AdministrationSummary: The District Collector is one of the most important government functionary in the entire fulcrum of administrative governance and certainly the most important functionary at the cutting edge levels of administration. Despite reasonable successes, the efficacy of district administrators over a period of time has left much to be desired and achieved. The present era of governance involving the inter-play of multitude of socio-economic and political forces coupled with the changes in their roles and societal expectations from them, have thrown a lot of challenges before the District Collector today. The article also puts forward an hypothesis of `Increasing Authority-Responsibility Gap' of District Collector and its causes and consequences. It concludes with the proposition that only an efficient, humane, transparent and accountable Collector in the role of a professional manager or CEO of the district can steer the ship of prosperity of the people, as also of the nation. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 56, Issue no: 1 | Available | AR87693 |
The District Collector is one of the most important government functionary in the entire fulcrum of administrative governance and certainly the most important functionary at the cutting edge levels of administration. Despite reasonable successes, the efficacy of district administrators over a period of time has left much to be desired and achieved. The present era of governance involving the inter-play of multitude of socio-economic and political forces coupled with the changes in their roles and societal expectations from them, have thrown a lot of challenges before the District Collector today. The article also puts forward an hypothesis of `Increasing Authority-Responsibility Gap' of District Collector and its causes and consequences. It concludes with the proposition that only an efficient, humane, transparent and accountable Collector in the role of a professional manager or CEO of the district can steer the ship of prosperity of the people, as also of the nation. - Reproduced.
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