📘 Public Administration – Paper II
Constitutional Framework of Indian Administration
1️⃣ Nature of Indian Constitution
- Written and lengthy Constitution
- Parliamentary form of government
- Federal system with unitary bias
- Independent judiciary
- Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
Administrative Impact: Constitution defines powers, limits and responsibilities of administration.
2️⃣ Federalism in India
- Division of powers: Union, State and Concurrent List
- Strong Centre with residuary powers
- All India Services strengthen unity
- Inter-State Council and Finance Commission
UPSC Focus: Cooperative and competitive federalism.
3️⃣ Parliamentary System
- Executive responsible to Legislature
- Prime Minister as real executive
- Collective responsibility of Council of Ministers
- Permanent civil services support political executive
Key Idea: Political control over administration.
4️⃣ Separation of Powers
- Legislature makes laws
- Executive implements laws
- Judiciary interprets laws
- Checks and balances system
Administrative Relevance: Prevents concentration of power.
5️⃣ Emergency Provisions
- National Emergency
- State Emergency (President’s Rule)
- Financial Emergency
Impact: Strengthens central control over states during crisis.
6️⃣ Constitutional Bodies
- Election Commission
- Union Public Service Commission
- Finance Commission
- Comptroller and Auditor General
Purpose: Ensure independent and accountable administration.
Prepared by Shaktimatha Learning
Constitution → Structure → Administration
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