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Covid pandemic has impacted all walks of societies across the world. It has impacted social, political as well as economical aspects of almost all countries. It has impacted developing countries like India the most, because of the nature of the economy. India is a peculiar case where though the service industry contributes highest in GDP, it employs the least number of people. Service sector has remained the backbone of Indian economy since 1991 LPG reforms. Fortunately, the service sector in India is dominated by IT services. However, non-IT services, where quick transition of work to digital platforms is not possible, is impacted hugely. Level of Digital Literacy and even access to basic infrastructure like digital devices, power, internet etc made our economy difficult to shift online immediately. And what led to exodus from the city because of lockdown related unemployment.  As Prof Anup Malani discussed during in his paper titled Explaining the Income and Consumption Effects o...

Hello Readers. Following post is contributed by a good friend Shreyas Nayak. He is Electronics and Communication graduate from RVIT, Bengaluru and now preparing for Civil Services (UPSC) with Public Administration as his optional subject. In this post, we have analysed the COVID situation and its impact on Administration. The post is divided into three broad titles:  Part I: Impact of COVID19 on Public Administration Part II: Impact of COVID19 on Indian Public Administration Part III: Critical analysis of the relationship between COVID19 and Policy Making Part I: Impact of COVID19 on Public Administration Public administration is considered as a socially embedded process of relationship, dialogue and action to promote human flourishing for all. The Field of Public Administration straddles an academic component and an action/practice component, with each one significantly influencing the other; both seeking to promote the welfare of the people in the context o...