01054pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002500040245005900065260000900124300001500133362001200148520069800160650001800858773004400876180718b1997   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aChandrasekaran, K.A.  aWhat makes the best late 20th century public official?  c1997  ap.153-172.  aApr-Jun  aFollowing a discussion on the recent two major thrusts of administrative reforms undertaken by Government of India in the shape of: (i) New Economic Policy, and (ii) Democratic Decentralisation (through amending Constitution of India), the author examines the role of the State. Flowing therefrom, he attempts to assess the key roles and the required qualities of public officials in the changed context of public administration and how these could be ensured through a recruitment, training and career system. Then, in the concluding section, he suggests certain systematic changes which, to him, are vital to sustain the qualities of the best late 20the Century public official. - Reproduced  aCivil service  aIndian Journal of Public Administration