01168pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002100040245006500061260000900126300001500135362001300150520072000163650001500883650003800898650003000936773004400966180718b1990   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNarain, Yogendra  aGovernment functioning in the centre - An agenda for freedom  c1990  ap.840-844.  aOct.-Dec  aDiscusses the problems at secretariat level of ministries and departments in the centre and suggest some remedial measures from operational angle or as he terms it "the agenda for reform". Discussing delays, the author observes that while decentralisation has failed to lessen work-load, mounting newer responsibilities have rendered the tasks unmanageable. He is critical of elaborate hierarchical system of functioning, wastage of time in intra-ministrial discussions on files, assuming newer responsibilities even without the required expertise etc. Among rededies, the author suggests amending allocation of Business Rules; making eash department a self-contained decision-making unit; granting specific area of  aGovernment  aAdministrative Department - India  aAdministrative Department  aIndian Journal of Public Administration