00814pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001900040245006700059260000900126300001500135362001200150520041800162650002600580650001800606773004400624180718b1997   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDeshmukh, B.G.  aPrime Minister's office - We cannot and need not do without it  c1997  ap.408-415.  aJul-Sep  aAnalytically examining the establishment of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in India since Independence, the author takes a closer look at developments in PMO's office during the tenures of office of Pandit Nehru and those who succeeded him. Although he highlights the negative traits of PMO and their adverse impact on administration, yet he upholds its necessity in view of the present-day needs. - Reproduced  aCivil service - India  aCivil service  aIndian Journal of Public Administration