• Debarshi Nag
• Vijay Mishra

Public Administration has witnessed a radical change as a discipline from the conventional Weberian model embarking on the western philosophies to the neo-liberalist model which banks on the universal theory sponsored by the World Bank. However, neither of these models does justice to the discipline which is specifically context-driven and depends upon the society in which it is applied. In India, this discipline was originally treated as a part of Political Science and was introduced, before Independence, in certain universities in a limited form. However, it was Appleby who institutionalized it as a distinct discipline in several Universities after Independence. The discipline received a major fillip when it was inducted as a compulsory subject in the curriculum of the Indian Civil Service Examination conducted by the UPSC. But it could not attract the best brains due to the limited scope of research and excess emphasis on its technical aspect. A research survey made on the study of this discipline brings out its inherent weakness as a goal-driven exercise without identifying its socio-economic and political perspective. The recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commissions led to the formation of several bodies and the enactment of certain laws in order to root out administrative corruption and uphold the spirit of ethics in governance. So the fundamental task of Public Administration is to defend its methodological diversity, context-specific approach and public character to survive as a praxis discipline in the face of the ever-changing global scenario.

Public Administration, Western methodology, Political Science, Governance, Re-conceptualization, Ethics, Neo-liberal perspective.

"Study of Public Administration in India: Concerns and Prospects", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.1305-1310, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06211.pdf

"Study of Public Administration in India: Concerns and Prospects", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp1305-1310, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06211.pdf