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 Apart rom the reasons cited the rapid gro"th opopulation, modern "arare, increase in natural andmanmade disasters, decline in social harmon!, increase inviolence due to conlicts, communal riots, ethnic "ars,terrorism, etc. have increased the importance o publicadministration.It goes "ithout sa!ing that public administration is notonl! the operative but also the most obvious part o thegovernment. It is government in action and occupies asigniicant place not merel! as an instrument ogovernance but also as an important mechanism orpreserving and promoting the "elare o communit!. It hassubstantive impact upon the lie o the people. It is a vitalprocess charged "ith implementation o pre?determined,"elare oriented, and developmental ob4ectives.

 

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-ince the $HKLs a number o countries, have beeninluenced b! the concept o liberalisation, privatisationand globalisation. In the $HKLs India has also started theprocess o liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation(2%=). One orm o 2%= has entrusted the management opublic sector enterprises partiall! or ull! to privatecompanies. Another orm o 2%= is disinvestment in publicsector enterprises, "hich is ollo"ed in India. As a result othis the public sector enterprises ind themselves in acompetitive and challenging environment. o"ever, therole o public administration under 2%= continues to >uitesigniicant. It re>uires dismantling o a regime oregulations, controls, restrictions, licences, secrec! anddela!. The bureaucrac! has to pla! an investor riendl!,responsive, transparent, open and competitive role.

 

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-o, this re>uires necessar! administrative reorm, "hich should aim atelimination o redundant practices, procedures, administrative la"s andcorruption. Thus, the polic! o 2%= aects the role, values and s+ills o publicbureaucrac!. It also decreases the scope o the unctions o the state, resulting inminimum o state intererence in the lives o the individuals. The state is calledupon to oversee the operational side o the enterprises. This gives the state a ne"role as regulator.

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Toda!, the role o public administration is to"ards more o governance, then odirect involvement. The public administration has to pla! enabling, collaborative,cooperative, partnership and regulator! roles. Coming to the core areas such asdeence, atomic energ!, la" and order, oreign polic! it has a direct role to pla!.In certain other areas such as telecommunications, airlines, insurance, etc., it hasto compete "ith the private sector, or "hich there should be regulator!commissions to provide or e>ual level pla!ing ields or both the sectors. Thereare other areas "hich it can have partnership "ith the citizens or eicientdeliver! o services, or e'ample, maintenance o schools, hospitals, irrigation"ater and civic amenities. An e'ample "e can give is the 06hagidari -cheme1adopted b! the Delhi =overnment. In certain areas li+e electricit!, "ater andtransport it can have partnership "ith the private sector.

 

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 A number o states have partnership "ith the private sector in providingthese services. Other such areas are protection o orests, empo"ermento "omen, micro credit, health schemes, and a"areness programmes, itcan have partnership "ith the Non =overnmental (N=O) and 7oluntar!Organisations.

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In anal!sing the emerging role o public administration in the ne"millennium, "e are dealing "ith governance. And governance impliesthat public administration ahs to operate in a "ider conte't andcoordinate ebborts and activities o the governmental agencies atvarious levels "ith that o the mar+et8the private sector, civil societ!groups, N=Os and conte'tual participant or elected local governmentbodies, sel?help groups, etc. The role and character o publicadministration had seen a ma4or transormation. Although it appearsthat its directl! handled operations have declined in some o the non?traditional areas, public administration has to provide s!nerg! anddirection or man! collaborative, cooperative and regulator! activities"ith other segments o the societ!. The accent is also on promotion ogreater public participation. Met, it is still accountable or the outcomeso all the activities in "hich it participates directl! or indirectl!.