Administration Of Public Sector Enterprises

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Public sectorhas long been an integral part of the state and government. Immediately after India attained independence in 1947, our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru laid great emphasis on the public sector which he felt, apart from triggering industrial growth, would also provide employment opportunities. This was perhaps a correct approach at that time for an emerging nation like India, which was bracing itself up for industrialization without a developed private sector. At a later stage, particularly since the early 1990s, we have come to introduce pro-market reforms, making a paradigm shift in our attitude toward state enterprises, their need, efficacy and management.While Sections I to III the present volume contain selected readings on public enterprises (also called state enterprises) covering three phases: of emphasis on state enterprises after independence; of the period when the role of state enterprises started getting questioned; and the post-liberalization era with its totally differentfocus and how efficiency can be ensured amongst PSUs, Section IV contains selected papers on various aspects of administration of industrial development over the years.Hopefully, the book will inform and illuminate the reader on a number of issues related to PSU management and to the administration of industrial development, such as the nature of the debate regarding state enterprises, the changing contours of public policy and the ideas that have shaped and influenced political and economic approaches in these spheres from independence to the present day. About Author : Sandeep Verma, an IAS officer of 1993 batch, is Special Secretary (Home), Government of Rajasthan, posted in HCM RIPA twice, he has been instrumental in designing and conducting training programmes on different aspects of public sector undertakings. He has also contributed scholarly papers in journals of repute.Satish K Batra, formerly Associate Professor of Economics in the University of Rajasthan, has been inthe teaching/training profession for about four decades. He is a prolific writer with articles in the leading journals a few authored/edited books, especially on public enterprises. He was the Chief Editor of the Rajasthan Economic Journal and is Associate Editor of Administrative Change and has been an active member of Indian Institute of Public Administration. Some of his recent well-received books are Advertising and Sales Promotion and Consumer Behaviour (co-author).Presently, he is Deputy Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Jaipur Kendra and is also Principal, Bhavan's College of Communication & Management.The book is part of HCM RIPA's Golden Jubilee Series on "Changing Contours of Administration Since Independence" whose Series Editor is Dr. Rakesh Hooja. Contents : ContentsSeries Editor's IntroductionVolume Editors' IntroductionSection I: High Noon of Indian State Enterprises:1960s-1970s1. Performance of Public Enterprises in the Early 1970s2. Some Problems of Management in the State Sector: A View from Mid-1970s3. Industrial Relations in State Enterprises in Rajasthan4. Marketing Management in State Enterprises5. An Appraisal of the Financial Performance of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation through Profitability Analysis in Late 1960s6. Rajasthan State Enterprises in Practice in 1970s7. The Committee on Public Undertakings and Recommendations Regarding the Better Management of State EnterprisesSection II: Questioning the Public Enterprises: The 1980s8. What Ails the Indian Public Undertakings: A 1980 Overview9. Joint Sector: An Approach to Industrial development (A Case Study of RIICO)10. My Years with the Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Company Limited11. Performance Appraisal of Public Enterprises in India: A 1984 Case Study of Indian Airlines12. The Rajasthan State Ganganagar Sugar Mills: A Study of Termanally Sick Public Sector IndustrySection III: New Approaches to State Enterprises: 1990s and the Start of the 21st Century13. Issues in Public Sector Reforms14. State Level Public Enterprises in India: Ills and Cures15. Public Sector and Privatization in the New MillenniumSection IV: Changing Trends in Administering Industrial Development16. Poverty and the Need for Industrial Reorganization: A 1975 Note17. RFC and Industrial Development of Backward Areas in Late 1970s18. Institutional Finance for Industrial Development19. Industrial Development of Jaipur District: A Late 1970s Note20. Small-Scale Industries in Rajasthan: A Study of Regional and Area-Oriented Economic Problems in 198021. Administration of Village and Small-Scale Industry in Andhra: A 1982 Study of Problems and Prospects22. Problems of Small-Scale Industries: A Study of District Gurdaspur23. A Dynamic Small Enterprise Economy: India's Hope for the Next Millennium24. Strategic Management for the Investment Promotion Agencies in Twenty First Century25. Foreign Direct Investment in India: Policy Analysis