Financial Administration In India

Financial Administration In India by Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan, Anupama Puri Mahajan

Book Summary:

The book is an outcome of thorough and sustained research activities of the authors. The book narrows a significant gap between the theoretical and practical aspects of financial administrations, as it analyses and synthesises, simultaneously, the implication for Financial Administration theory and practice.

The book entails what is inherent in the Indian Financial System along with covering areas of conceptual framework. The chapters are set in such a manner that they connect vividly to the prescribed syllabi of Financial Administration, a core paper in Public Administration in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The book also caters to the needs of State and Civil Administrative Service examinations.

Besides dealing with Tax Administration in India, Ministry of Finance and Centre–State fiscal relations, the book also deals with types and essentials of budgeting while highlighting the budgeting procedure being followed in India. It covers all about Finance Commissions, especially the Thirteenth Financial Commission and the audit and accounting. The book also gives an explicit explanation on public debt, deficit financing and monetary and fiscal policy of India.

The updated text, written from students’ point of view is presented in a straightforward, precise and lucid manner. The concepts have been explained and analysed in relevance to current Indian scenario.

Audience of the Book :

This book Useful for Management students.

Table of Contents :

1. Financial Administration

2 Centre-State Fiscal Relations

3 Finance Commission

4 Ministry of Finance

5 Budgeting—Part I

6 Budgeting—Part II

7 Budget as an Instrument of Economic Development and Management

8 Budget Preparation

9 Budget in the Legislature

10 Execution of Budget and Control over Expenditure

11 Performance Budgeting

12 Zero-Based Budgeting

13 Program Budgeting

14 Program Planning Budgeting System

15 Sunset Budgeting

16 Incremental Budgeting

17 Tax Administration in India

18 Accounting System

19 Financial Control of Parliament over Executive

20 Audit

21 Financial Committees

22 Public Debt

23 Deficit Financing

24 Monetary and Fiscal Policy