District Administration in Mizoram--A Study of the Aizawl District
Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgement. 1. District administration in India--concept and evolution. 2. District administration in Mizoram and Aizawl District--a brief profile. 3. Office of the Deputy Commissioner of the Aizawl District--Organisational structure powers/functions/changing role. 4. Revenue administration in the Aizawl District. 5. Law and order administration--agencies. 6. Major development departments of the Aizawl District--structure and working. 7. Village and urban administration, need for democratic decentralised governance--New Panchayati Raj System and Nagarpalika/Municipalities. 8. Concluding remarks/observations. Bibliography. Index.
"District is the administrative unit of the state government in India with which every citizen comes into contact. It is the level at which the policies are made into practice and the problems of local people are studied and communicated to the government. It is the district that the big and complex administrative machinery of government is in operation and it is by its accomplishments at this vital centre that the extent of success of governmental policies, plans and programmes are measured.
The book is divided systematically into eight chapters. The first chapter deals objectively with a theoretical concept of District Administration and traces its evolution from ancient period till date in India. Also highlighting the functioning of the district administration in the north-eastern region. The remaining seven chapters deal with Mizoram in general and the Aizawl District in particular during the period of 1972-1995. The basic thrust of the study is to find out as to what extent the district administration has come up to the expectations of the people in the Aizawl District and to suggest certain recommendations in order to make District Administration responsive, change, goal and result oriented in the management of the affairs of the people. This will be very useful for policy makers, practitioners, teachers, scholars and students, and to all those interested in public administration studies." (jacket)
