118-1124 125-1132 1 MEANING, NATURE, SCOPE AND IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Species of the genus ‘administration’. To Public Administration” we must, therefore administration’ means. ADMINISTRATION Meanings of the Term za Pariance the word ‘administration’ appears to bear at fe AM*ent meanings according to the context in which if ig ase om of the word ‘cabinet’ or some such other body of persons Bret Nene, uree of alfairs as, for example, when we say that the Bist Nehru administration included the leaders oF all ihe Political parties in india. See Of a branch of tearning or intellectual discipline, « £ When we say that administration is one of the social sciences, Se _Sum-total of the uctivities undertaken, to. implement public Feict Policies, or to produce some service or goods ee ie Same, Whent we speak of the ‘indian administration,” Yaiwer Saministration’, ‘educational administration’ etc., ani Sr of management, e:g, when we say that eo and s has no Pan ao. artitude for ‘administration’. These four meanings differ Ea one another so widely tht itis difficult to combine thar joo Single definition of administration. Sstegral and Managerial Views of Administration Desmissing the frst of the meanings noted above 4 unimportant for iD owe’. Me are left with the remaining three. The purjurt of thers Re No ae gat administration ts a study or branch of learning No.2), and also an activity (meaning Nos.. 3 and 4) ahoe bject-matter or content of that study. So far we are on iy Agreed ground. When we, however, enguire as to what activi ene” Af comprised. tn ‘administration’ we are faced with. Be, Mecording to some, ‘administration’ is the sum-total or the mplex of activities, manual, clerical, technical, and manageriglMeanng, | 2 ‘which are undertaken to realise the objecce Memes Sf. 176 implementanon of the policy or policies in a sre ameemeeccortins Bo the bes implemnentjeminietration’ is not the sum-total of che actrsiies sendertako" — in pursuance of a purpose but just one of them concerned with Renee a fo arma aunich unites and controls the rest of ther ae parts of 8 himectt managemted endeavour, This shsde of meaning of administration 1 pe Se coe ned im the word ‘administrator’ who it supposed to De © eepioven nthowary in charge of management functions, We do net calls peor. Gr He gx a clerk an ‘administrator part of thi We may call the above two views regarding the nature of admicistration as the integral’ and ‘managerial Views respective) Ty difference between the two is fundamental If we accept the ‘integral Staff aitferenes JPGistration an the sum-total of activities to achieve thy vic sa common purposes, then not only would the entire personnd! of - various 5 seeperees’ level in the industrial hierarchy... Be ives a table to show how much pf administration constittites a Jeet oF the duties of various grades of employees as follows Administration Other Managerial Technical Activities work or Abilities Workman 10% Foreman 25% 60% Shop Manager ‘ 30% 45% Departmental Head 35% 30% Plant Manager 45% 199 General Manager 109) 10% 859 he dintinction between the work of two categories is related to the ce between management and operation, or in ordinary words, eeteen getting things done and doing things. According to the ial theory only managerial ar supervisory activities constitute Bimistration, not the operations. In other words, according to it imistration is not doing things, but getting them done. An Rinistrator is a functionary who gets things done by others by ting and supervising their work ons of Administration The above fundamental difference of approach is reflected in the tions of administration given by various writers. A few samples will jatrate the point, According to Simon, Smithbourg and Thompson. “In its broadest Sees administration can be defined as the activities of groups co-operating to compliah commen goals.” wThe real core of administration is the basic service which is med for the public such as police and the protection, public works, Pucation, recreation, sanitation, social security, agricultural research, Rational defence and other.” — Nigro uties “Public administration consists of doing the work of government Eby tiiiehether it be running an X-ray machine in health laboratory or coining feoney in the mint Pfiffner™ In simplest terms administration is determined action taken in ours Ppursuit of a conscious purpose.” A