TLP [OPTIONAL]: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Paper 1- UPSC Mains Answer Writing [19th August, 2020] – Day 11

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Topics

District Administration since Independence:

• Changing role of the Collector;
• Union state- local relations;
• Imperatives of development management and law and order administration;
• District administration and democratic decentralization

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1. With the advent of local self governments, the power and jurisdiction of District Collector has diminished. Do you agree? In this context has the district, as a basic unit of governance, become irrelevant? Examine critically.                                                                                              15 marks (250 words)

2. With the help of suitable examples explain, how the district administration is a blend of generalists and specialists. 

                                                                                                                  10 marks (150 words)