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Suggestions for Amendment in the syllabus for foundation training of

Rajasthan State Services officers

SS Bissa IAS(Retd)

Sr.Honorary Fellow HCM, Ripa

General Suggestions:-

1. Paper I Administrative Environment is required to be divided into two parts

(i) Administrative Environment

(ii) Law

(If Possible there may be separate paper for law only, because the trainee officers come from various

academic disciplines so they are required to be acquainted with basic knowledge of some important laws)

2 Separate Paper for Economic Environment and planning is not required (as already suggested by

the course committee). Important topics of this paper may be aided in other papers.

Paper wise and topic wise suggestions are submitted in following table ;

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Paper-I: Part I - Administrative Environment

Training syllabus at present Proposed syllabus by the committee Suggestions for

Amendment/Additions/De

letions in original Syllabus

and the syllabus proposed

by committee 1. Basic knowledge of the

Constitution of India- Preamble,

Fundamental Duties, Fundamental

Rights, Directive Principles of State

Policy, Centre-State Relations:

Distribution of Powers

1. Basic knowledge of the Constitution of

India

1. Basic knowledge of the

Constitution of India-

Preamble, Fundamental

Duties, Fundamental Rights,

Directive Principles of State

Policy, Centre-State Relations:

Distribution of Powers.

Add –

Article 309, 310, 311 (

Provisions regarding civil

services)

Part 9 and 9 a(Provisions

regarding Panchayats and

Municipalities)

Article 338, 340, 341, 342

constitutional provisions

regarding SC/ST and OBC

(faculty should be advised to

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2. Public Interest Litigation and

Judicial Activism

3. Media and Administration

4. Evolution of Political System in

Rajasthan

5. Parliamentary/Assembly Work-

Parliament Questions, Assembly

Questions, Cut-motions, Calling

Attention Motion,

Parliamentary/Assembly Committees

6. Good Governance : Attributes and

Issues

2. Public Interest Litigation

3. Media and Administration

4. Evolution of Political System in Rajasthan

5. Parliamentary/Assembly Work - Parliament

Questions, Assembly

Questions, Cut-motions, Calling Attention

Motion' Parliamentary/

Assembly Committees

6.. Good Governance : Attributes and Issues

brief the officers about 5

leading judgments of the

supreme court to clarify the

constitutional provisions )

2. Public Interest Litigation

3. Role of Media and its

importance in Administration

4. Evolution of Political

System in Rajasthan

5. Parliamentary/Assembly

Work - Parliament Questions,

Assembly

Questions, Cut-motions,

Calling Attention Motion'

Parliamentary/

Assembly Committees

6. Good Governance :

Attributes and Issues

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7. Role of Regulatory Bodies

in Governance, e.g., RERC, TRAI,

IRDA, AICTE etc.

8. Introduction to: Human Rights,

Consumers Protection Act, Special

Provisions for Minorities and

Weaker Sections.

9. Recent Socio-Economic Trends

affecting Government Organizations

10. Bureaucracy: Characteristics and

Challenges, Changing Role of

Bureaucracy in emerging political-

economic scenario.

7. Deleted by the committee

8. Introduction to : Human Rights, NHRC and

SHRC, Consumers Protection Act, Special

Provisions for Minorities and Weaker Sections

9. Deleted by committee

10. Bureaucracy : Characteristics and

Challenges, Changing Role of

Bureaucracy in emerging socio-political,

economic and environmental

Scenario

7. (Topic may be redrafted as)

Brief introduction and

working of DISCOM,

RVPNL, and RVUN Add.

Best Practices

8. Introduction to : Human

Rights, Special

Provisions for Minorities and

Weaker Section

Del _ Consumer protection

act. ( this will be included in

paper I Part II Law paper)

9. May be deleted as

Proposed by the course

committee

10. ( May be redrafted as)

Administrative system and

culture in Rajasthan :

Characteristics and

Challenges, Changing Role

of

Bureaucracy in emerging

socio-political, economic and

environmental

Scenario

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11. Administrative Reforms with

special reference Major

Recommendations of 2nd

Administrative Reforms Commission

12. Administrative Ethics and Work

Culture

13. Integrity, Social Commitment

and Objectivity in Public Services

14. Lokayukt

11. Administrative Reforms with special

reference of Major

Recommendations of 2nd Administrative

Reforms Commission

12. Administrative Ethics and Work Culture

13. Integrity, Social Commitment and

Transparency in Public Services

14. Lokayukt

11. Administrative Reforms

with special reference of

Major Recommendations of

2nd Administrative Reforms

Commission

Add - Special reference to

report 4th

of ARC (Ethics in

Governance)

12. Administrative Ethics and

Work Culture

13. Integrity, Social

Commitment and

Transparency in Public

Services

14. Delete – Lokayukt

( Lokpal Lokayukt and CVO

will be covered in topic

Administrative Law )

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15. Geographical Features of

Rajasthan and their Implications for

Administration

16. Public-Private Partnership in

Governance

17. Disaster Management and Civil

Defense

18. Citizen and Administration:

Issues of Transparency and

Accountability (including RTI Act,

Citizen's Charters, Savottam, Social

Audit, Grievances Handling)

19. Administration of Elections and

Electoral Process

15. Deleted by committee

16. Deleted by Committee

17. Deleted by Committee

18. Citizen and Administration : Issues of

Transparency and Accountability

(including RTI Act, Citizen's Charters,

Sevottam, Social Audit,

Grievances Handling)

19. Management of Elections and Electoral

Process and Election Offences

15. May be deleted as

Proposed by the course

committee

16. May be deleted as

Proposed by the course

committee

17. Disaster Management and

Civil Defense – provisions and

best practices(This important

topic should not be deleted)

18. Citizen and Administration

: Issues of Transparency and

Accountability

(including , Citizen's Charters,

Sevottam, Social Audit,

Grievances Handling) RTI

will be included in paper I

Part II

19. Management of Elections

and Electoral Process and

Election offences

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20. Administrative Culture in

Rajasthan

20. Administrative Culture in Rajasthan

Topics added by the committee

21. Right to Hearing and Public Service

Delivery Guarantee Act

22. Grievance Redressal System : CM

Helpline, Rajasthan Sampark Portal,

23. Administrative Law

20. Included at S. No. 10

21 Included in Paper I Part

II

22. Deletion proposed as

Grievance Redressal System

is the part of Administrative

Law, so will be coverd in

that topic)

23. Administrative Law (

Delegated legislation,

Proceedings against the

state, Principles of Natural

Justice, Machinery for

redressal of citizens

grievances special reference

to Rajasthan Sampark

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24. Principles of Natural Justice

25. Public Servants and IPC (Special powers

and enhanced punishment)

26. Police Law and Rules (FIR & Procedural

Aspects)

27. PDR Act - salient features

Portal and CM Help Line in

Rajasthan

24. Deletion proposed (

Principles of natural justice

is the part of Administrative

Law

25. Deletion proposed

(included in Paper I Part II)

26. Deletion proposed

(included in Paper I Part II)

27. Deletion proposed

(included in Paper I Part II)

(28) Civil Military Liaison

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from Paper 4 entry 11 to be

shifted here as this topic is

more concerned with

Administrative system than

Development Administration

Administrative Environment

Part – II LAW

Brief Introduction of some

substantive and procedural

Laws -

1. IPC – Sections relating to

public servants 161 to 174

sections 133, 141, 142 (Public

Nuisance and Public

Tranquility) Section 354

ABCD

Section 406 Breach of Trust,

Criminal Defamations Section

501)

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2. CRPC – Provisions

regarding FIR, Complaint,

Public order powers of police

and Courts provisions of Bail

and Bond

3. Brief introduction of police

law and rules (FIR &

Procedural Aspects

Introduction of some

important Acts

Rajasthan Guaranteed

Delivery of Public

Services Act and Rules

2011

Rajasthan Right to

Hearing Act and rules

2012

Laws regarding

Women, Prevention of

sexual harassment of

women at workplace act

PDR ACT salient

features

Contempt of courts Act

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including section 12

order 39, rules 2 A of

CPC

Right to Information Act

RTPP Act and Rules

National Honor Act

Intellectual Property

Rights (Brief

introduction of

Geographical

Indications (GI) Copy

Right, Patent

Basic Principles of

interpretation of laws

(Golden rule, Ejusdem

Generis, Rule of

Harmonious

Construction etc.)

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Paper-II: Economic Environment and Planning

(i) National Economy (India):

1. Basic Economic Concepts

- Micro & Macro

- GNP and related

Income Concepts,

GSDP at State Level

- Growth Rate, GINI

Coefficient (Ratio)

- GNP and Economic

Welfare

2. Evaluation of Economic Policy in

India: Policies adopted immediately

after Independence such as

centralized planning, industrial

licensing, preponderance of public

sector, pricing and high degree of

protection to the indigenous industry

though quota regulation and high

tariff walls.

3. Characteristics of a Developing

Economy with special reference to

India, Concept of least developed

economies and Factors in Economic

Development, Pre-requisites of high

growth rate in a developing country.

Lessons from other Developing

Countries

4. Indian Planning- its Nature, Physical

and Financial, Centralized and

Decentralized (grass root),

Techniques of Plan Formulation,

Role of NITI Ayog, NDC and

Cabinet, Financing of the Plan,

Implementation and Evaluation

(Achievements of Planning:1951-

2017).

5. Problems of Planning in India:

Unemployment and Poverty,

Regional imbalances or inequalities

in Development- causes, present

position, Government Policy and

Solutions

6. Foreign Trade of India: Present

Position (Exports and Imports),

Balance of Trade, Balance of

Payments, Foreign Trade Policy

7. Foreign Investments in India-FDI,

Deleted by the course committee re numbered

as s Paper II

Paper 5 Renumbered as paper 2

Paper II : Office Procedure and Personnel

Administration

1. Office Procedure for Heads of Department

and Subordinate Offices

2. Conducting Meetings : Preparation of

Agenda, Meeting Proceedings and

Drafting and issuing of Minutes

3. Rajasthan Service Rules

4. Rajasthan Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,

1971

5.Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification,

Control and Appeal)Rules,

1958

6. Appointments to civil Posts, Promotion and

conducting Departmental

Promotion Committees

7. Performance Appraisal Instructions, 2008 :

Main Provisions

8. Redressal of Grievances of Employees

9.Handling Litigation :OIC in important Legal

Paper II : Office Procedure

and Personnel

Administration

This move is well taken.

Though it is suggested that

when paper 1 is divided in two

parts and part 2 is for Law

only then the acts and rules

shown at S.No. 14, 15 & 16

and a part of sn0. 9 contempt

of court should be shifted to

the Paper 1 Part 2 (Law)

Add with( Management of Office

Records) Maintenance of Office

premises and Govt.

Properties

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FII, NRI, Role in Development and

Government Policy, LPG and Impact

on Indian Economy, WTO: Different

Agreements and Their impact on

Indian Economy

8. Recession: India's Strategy for

combating Recession

ii) Regional Economy (Rajasthan)

1. Characteristics of Rajasthan

Economy, Place of Rajasthan in

Indian Economy

2. Planning in Rajasthan-Plan

Formulation, Essential Features

of Planning in Rajasthan, Plan

Financing and achievement of

Planning in the State, Social

Sector and Infrastructure

Development

3. Constraints on Economic

Growth of Rajasthan-

Geographical, Financial,

Administrative and Centre-

State relationship

4. Development Potential in

Rajasthan, Problems and

Prospectus of tourism,

minerals, animal husbandry,

handicrafts, exports

5. Development Vision of

Rajasthan

6. Economic Reforms in

Rajasthan- Present Position and

Future Prospects. Role of

NGOs in Development of the

State

7. State Finances in Rajasthan-

Present Position, issues related

with VAT and FRBM Act

2005, Prerequisites of

Sustainability of Fiscal

Scenario in Rajasthan.

8. Issues in Sectoral

Development: Population,

Agriculture, and Industry

9. WTO: Different Agreements

and Their impact on Rajasthan

Economy

10. Droughts: Causes, Impacts,

cases and contempt of court

10. Monitoring Techniques like MIS,

Feedback collection. inspection and

Sudden checking etc.

11. Record Management in Government :

Record Keeping and

Documentation

12. Protocol Duty

13. Etiquettes and Manners as expected from a

Civil Servant

14. Prevention of Sexual Harassment of

Women at Workplace

15.Head of Oftice:Common Legal lssues theft,

embezzlement,forgery,

misappropriation, criminal breach of

trust,criminal trespass'

Encroachment etc.

16. Interpretation of Provisions. Rules and

Rulings'

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Short-term and Long-term

solutions, Drought Proofing

Measures, Migration of Labour

11. Water: Availability in

Rajasthan, Sectoral use, Present

Policy, Strategies for efficient

use of Water in various sectors.

Paper-III: Management &

Organizational Behaviour

(i) Management

1. Basic Concepts and

Functions of

Management

2. Managerial Decision

Making and creative

Problem Solving

Paper III : Management & Organizational

Behaviour

(i) Management

1. Basic Concepts and Functions of

Management

2. Decision Making in Government

Paper III : Management &

Organizational Behaviour

Add.- (1)Concept of

Management in Indian

Ethos ;Management of State

craft in Kautilya’s

Arthshastras.

(2)Gandhian way of

management (leadership,

Management of Time,

Teamwork, skill of

managing people with

openness and simplicity

including the importance of

trusteeship in organization)

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3. Changing Role of

Public Sector

Organizations: New

Public Management

Perspectives (Issues

related to customer

orientation,

deregulation,

downsizing

disinvestments,

transparency etc.)

4. Total Quality

Management (TQM),

Quality Rating

5. Overview of Human

Resource Management

with special emphasis

on Performance

Appraisal, Training

and Development

6. Creativity and

Innovation

3. Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality

Rating

4. Overview of Human Resource Management

with special emphasis on

Performance Appraisal, Capacity Building and

Career Advancement

5. Creativity and Innovation

(3) Importance of EQ in

behavior and in

Management

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7. Overview of Project

Management and

Preparing Project

Proposals

8. Negotiation Skills

(ii) Organizational Behavior

1. Organizational Dynamics and

Team work

2. Communication and Presentation

Skills

3. Employee Motivation

4. Supervision Skills and Monitoring

Techniques

5. Leadership Effectiveness

6. Self Awareness and Effectiveness

including development of Positive

Attitude

7. Stress Management

6. Negotiation Skills

(ii) Organizational Behavior

l. Group Dynamics and Team Work

2. Communication and Presentation Skills

3. Motivation

4. Supervision Skills and Monitoring

Techniques

5. Leadership Qualities

6. Stress Management

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8. Time Management

9. Conflict Resolution

Paper-IV: Development and

Welfare Administration

(i) Introduction

1. Overview of Development

Administration; Linkages with

Regulatory Administration

2. Sustainable Development

3. Right to Development

4. Responsive Administration

5. Participatory Approaches to

Development

6. Role of NGOs in Development

Administration

7. Time Management

Management by Objectives

8. Yoga and Wellness

Paper IV : Development and Welfare

Administration

(i) Introduction

1. Overview of Development Administration;

Linkages with Regulatory Administration

2. Sustainable Development Goals

3. Responsive Administration

4. Community Participation in Development

5. Role of NGOs in Development

Administration

Paper IV : Development and

Welfare Administration

(9)Disaster Management was

deleted from paper 1 and

added here by the committee ,

better to be part of paper 1

only (SoAdded there)

(11) Civil Military Liaison

from Paper 4 entry 11 to be

shifted in paper iIas this

topic is more concerned with

Administrative system than

Development Administration

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7. Role of National and International

Funding Agencies and Financial

Institutions in Development

8. Cooperative Movement:

Achievements and Limitations

6. Indian Planning-its Nature, Physical and

Financial, Centralized and Decentralized

(grass root), Techniques of Plan Formulation,

Role of NITI Ayog, NDC and Cabinet.

Financing of the Plan, Implementation and

Evaluation (Achievements of Planning : 1951-

2017)

7. Role of National and International Funding

Agencies and Financial Institutions in

Development

8. Cooperative Movement :

Achievements and Limitations

9. Disaster Management

10. Global Warming and Climate Change

I 1. Civil Military Liaison

12. Management of Natural Resources

13. Water Management in Rajasthan

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(ii) Welfare Administration

1. Gender Issues in Development,

Gender Budgeting

2. Empowerment Programmes for

Women, Children, Senior Citizen,

Disadvantaged Persons, SC, ST and

other Weaker Sections

3. Tribal Development, Welfare

schemes for tribal area development

(ii) Welfare Administration

l. Gender issues in Development, Gender

Budgeting, and social indicators

2. Empowerment Programmes for Women,

Children, Senior Citizen, Disadvantaged

Persons, SC, ST and other Weaker Sections,

Implementation of schemes of social justice

Deptt.

3.Youth Policy of Govemment:Demographic

implications, employability,

skill development and entrepreneurship

4. Tribal Development

5. Social Security : Concept & Issues

6.Issues related to Child Rights-RTE,

Prevention of Child Marriage&

Child Labour.

7. National Happiness Index

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(iii) Rural Development

1. Overview of Panchayati Raj, its

history and the Institutional

Framework for Rural Development

in the State, 73rd

Constitutional

amendment.

2. Role of District Administration in.

Rural Development

3. Role of Elected Representatives

and Executive Functionaries in Rural

Development

4. Role of Community Based

Organizations (CBOs) and User

Groups

5. Rural Poverty and Welfare

Programmes for Poor.

6. Rural Employment-MGNREGS

7. Development Programmes for

Rural Sector: Education, Health and

Infra-structure Development

(iii) Rural Development

l. Panchayati Raj System

2. Role of District Administration in Rural

Development

3.Role of Elected Representatives and

Executive in Rural Development

4.Rural Employment-Mahatma Gandhi

National Rural Employment

Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

5. Development Programmes for Rural Sector

6. Area Development Programmes

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8. Area Development Programmes

9. Decentralized Planning and

Development at District and Block

Levels

10. Land-Water

Management and Administration of

Natural Resources in Rural Areas.

(iv) Urban Development

1. Urbanization, Urban Population

Growth, Planning and Development.

2. Challenges of Urbanization

3. Legal, Policy and Institutional

Framework governing urban

planning and development

4. 74th Constitutional Amendment

and changing role of Urban Local

Bodies, State Finance Commission

5. Urban Poverty and Welfare

Programmes for Urban Sector.

(iv) Urban Development

1. Urbanization, Urban Population Growth,

Planning and Development

2. Challenges of Urbanization

3. Legal Policy and Institutional Framework

governing urban Planning and Development

4. 74th Constitutional Amendment and

changing role of Urban Local Bodies, State

Finance Commission

5. Urban Poverty and welfare Development

Programmes for urban Sector

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6. Slums and their Development

7. Development Programmes for

Urban Sector

8. Employment opportunities in

Urban Areas.

9. Problem of providing Services and

Amenities- Small Towns, Medium

Towns and Larger Cities. Smart

Cities

10. Management of Urban

Infrastructure Projects: Planning,

Financing and implementation

11. Integrating Urban and Rural

Development

6. Slums and their Development Programme

7.Management of Urban infrastructure

Projects: Planning, Financing and

Implementation

8. Geo-informatics and Remote Sensing

Application'

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Paper-V: Office Procedure and

Personnel Administration

1. Office Procedure for Heads of

Department and Subordinate Offices-

Receipt of Dak, Opening of Files and

Dealing with Paper, Noting and

Drafting Skills & Dispatch

2. Conducting Meetings: Preparation

of Agenda, Meeting Proceedings and

Drafting of Minutes

3. Rajasthan Service Rules-

Definitions, General Conditions of

Service, Various kinds of Leave and

their Admissibility, Pay and its

Fixation, Joining time, Combination

of Appointments, Maintenance of

Service Records, Foreign Service,

Dismissal Removal & Suspension

4. Rajasthan Civil Services

(Conduct) Rules, 1971

5. Rajasthan Civil Services

(Classification, Control and Appeal)

Renumbered as Paper II See Page 11 &12

Renumbered as Paper II See

Page 11 &12

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Rules, 1958

6. Appointments to Civil Posts,

Promotion and Conducting

Departmental Promotion Committees

7. Performance Appraisal

Instructions,2008: Main Provisions

and dealing with Adverse Entries

8. Redressal of Grievances of

Employees

9. Handling Litigation

10. Monitoring Techniques like MIS,

Feedback collection, Inspection, and

sudden checking etc.

11. Record Management in

Government: Record Keeping and

Documentation

12. Office Environment

13. Effective Office Management

14. Protocol Duty

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15. Etiquettes and Manners as

expected from a Civil Servant (OLQ)

16. Prevention of Sexual Harassment

of Women at Workplace

Paper-VI: Financial Management

1. Financial Management and

Control in Government

2. Payments and Personal Claims,

Advances to Government Servants,

Duties and Responsibilities of Head

of Office, Rajasthan Transparency in

Public Procurement Act and Rules,

Overview of Schedule of Powers

3. Public Works Accounting Rules-

Important Provisions

4. Revenue and Receipts of

Government Money, its custody,

Loans and Advances, Personal

Paper VI : Financial Management

1. Financial Management and Control in

Government

2.Payments and Personal Claims, Advances to

Government Servants, Duties and

Responsibilities of Head of office, overview of

Schedule of Powers

3. Public Works Accounting Rules - Important

Provisions

4. Revenue and Receipts of Government

Money, e-GRAS

Addition/Deletion not

Proposed

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Deposit (PD) Account

5. Overview of Budgeting, various

types of Budgeting like ZBB,

Performance Budgeting, Outcome

Budget, Sources of State Revenue i.e

Tax Revenue, Non Tax Revenue,

Devolution of Central Taxes, Loans

and Advances, Deficits-Fiscal

Deficit, Revenue Deficit, GDP,

GSDP

6. TA Rules

7. Medical Attendance Rules

8. Treasury Administration and

Rules

9. Pension Rules, GPF and State

Insurance Rules

10. Maintenance of Accounts and

Audit; Transparency in Government

transaction, accountability, Concept

and Kinds of Audit, Financial Audit,

Performance Audit, Internal Audit,

Internal Check, Cost Audit,

Efficiency Audit, Audit by Director-

Inspections, Local Fund and Audit

5.Overview of Budgeting, sources of State

Revenue i.e Tax Revenue Non Tax Revenue

6. National Pension System, Mediclaim Policy

7. TA & Medical Rules

8. Treasury Administration and Rules

9. Pension Rules, GPF and State Insurance

Rules

l0.Transparency in Government Functioning

through different types of Audit

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Department & AG.

11. Legislative Scrutiny through

Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

and Public Undertakings

Committee(PUC)

12. Financial Management in Public

Sector Undertakings & Role of

Government in PSUs

13. Anatomy of Financial Statements

14. Computation of Income Tax and

DDO's responsibilities regarding

TDS/TCS

15. Financial Institutions,

funding/Aid from International

Organizations -WHO, UNICEF,

World Bank, ADB

16. Project Investment Planning and

Appraisal Decisions

11. Legislative Scrutiny through Public

Accounts Committee (PAC) and Public

Undertakings Committee(PUC)

12. Financial Management in Public Sector

Undertakings and Role of Government in

PSUs.

13. Rajasthan Transparency in Public

Procurement Act and Rules

14. E-Procurement, SP Portal, GEM Portal

IFMS Pay Manager

l5.Computation of Income Tax and DDO's

responsibilities regarding

TDS/TCS

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17. GST

18. A brief introduction of RAPSAR

Act, 1999

19. An overview of Resources and

Responsibility of the State, Central

State Financial Relations with

particular reference to Role of

Central Finance Commission and

NITI Ayog.

20. User Charges: Concepts and

Rationale

Paper-VII: Information

Technology and e-Governance

1. Computer familiarization

2. e-Governance including various

application implementation in

Government of Rajasthan and other

States

3. Report Writing Using Word-

Processing

16. GST-An Overview

17. A brief introduction of RAPSAR Act'

1999

18. User Charges : Concepts and Rationale

Paper VII : Information Technology and e-

Governance

1. Computer familiarization

2. e-Governance including various application

implementation in Government of Rajasthan

and other States

3. Report Writing Using Word-Processing

4. Presentation using Power Point

Addition/Deletion not

proposed

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5. Presentation using PowerPoint

5. Internet and Email, Information

Security/Cyber crimes

5. Internet and e-mail, Cyber

Security & Cyber Crimes

6. Digital India

7. New trends in IT

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