Department of Public Administration

The Department of Public Administration, Panjab University, Chandigarh launched its Department Lecture Series titled, “Public Policy - Theory and Praxis” with an Inaugural Lecture on Public Policy: Theory and Praxis by Sh. Tejvir Singh, IAS on 24.09.2018. While discussing the objective of the lecture series, Professor Ramanjit K Johal, Chairperson, Department of Public Administration and Director Research Promotion Cell, Panjab University stated that the idea is to involve professionals, especially administrators and trainers, in teaching the discipline to enrich the learning experience of the students.

Sh. Tejvir Singh began with sharing the US experience of governance and public policy from 1980s to the present. He discussed the paradigm shift that has taken place in terms of envisioning the role of the government. His lecture mainly focussed on understanding the meaning of governance and public policy in terms of role of the state in relation to the society; the policy cycle; decision-making models including theoretical constructs; framework for public managers; and issues detailing the gap between theory and praxis. Sh. Tejvir Singh’s discussion of the theoretical aspects of public policy was full of insights from the Indian experience, especially from sectors like education, health, employment, insurance, industries to mention a few. The lecture was attended in large numbers by students and researchers from disciplines of Public Administration, Political Science, Economics and History. Dr Bharti Garg, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration proposed the vote of thanks.