The EROPA Training Center

The EROPA Training Center is housed at the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) in New Delhi, India. The Center aims to promote the study of public administration and economic and political science with reference to public administration and the machinery of government and undertake, organize and facilitate training programs, seminars, workshops, conferences and lectures, as well as research in public administration.

As one of the Regional Training Centers of EROPA, the IIPA conducts training programs in various aspects of Public Administration like personnel administration, fiscal administration, public policy, capacity building, local government and decentralization, among others. Apart from training, the Center also engages in research undertakings, consultancy activities, and information exchange.

The EROPA Training Center is well equipped  for promoting a critical understanding of the dynamics of interaction between public administration and the social, political and economic environment  within which it functions.


Strengths of the EROPA Training Center

The main strengths of the Center are:

  • experience built on 45 years of tradition in various facets of public administration
  • focus on civil servants and their overall development
  • orientation on excellence, relevance and application
  • emphasis on "process" and delivery as well as content of courses
  • range of courses and flexibility
  • record and capability as an innovator
  • facilities and resources at the Center

Activities

The activities of the Center are organized under four categories in related programs: training, research, consultancy and information exchange.

Training

Training in public administration is one of the primary concerns of the Center. The training programs conducted by the Center fall into two broad categories: programs sponsored by the Department of Personnel and Training of the Government of India and various other Government Departments/Public Sector undertakings, etc., and the fee-based programs organized by the Center on its own.

The training activities consist of a nine-month Advanced Professional Program in Public Administration (APPA) and served short term courses for senior Government Executives, having the character of in-service training.

Research

Research has been one of the major activities of the Center. The research program has been gradually extended to newer fields such as Policy Analysis and Development, Family Planning, Rural Development, Social Services, Political Dimensions of the Role of Multinational Corporations in India, Judicial Policy Formulation in India, etc. More attention is paid to the problem solving and action oriented research. The Center's empirical studies on Organizational Behavior, Personnel Management, Financial Management, Management of Public Enterprises, Public Policy and Planning, Rural and Urban Administration, etc. have gained wide appreciation.

Consultancy

The Center has been sustaining consultancy activity since its inception by associating training programs with it for the purpose of enabling local staff to implement the findings arising out of the recommendations. This experience has further enriched and strengthened the usefulness of the training programs conducted by the Center. Some of the areas of Research and Consultancy studies are:

  • Status of Environmental Education in India
  • Economic Analysis and Policy for the Indian Economy
  • Deposit Mobilization by Rural Credit Institutions
  • Administrative Welfare Services: A Comparative Study of Government and Non-Government Agencies
  • Service Area Approach to Rural Lending by Banks: A Performance Approach
  • Decentralized System of Public Expenditure and Control
  • Bonded Labor in India
  • Women in Administration: A Situational Analysis
  • The Interdependence of Goods and Services Sector in a Developing Economy
  • Human Nature Interactions in and Around National Parks
  • Study of Environmental Action Program Human Resource Development and Institutional Structures
  • Preparation of Status Report in Biodiversity and Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
  • A Comparative Study of the Institution of Ombudsmsn in India and the United Kingdom
  • Decentralized System of Public Expenditure and Control
  • Development and Implementation of Computer Software for Financial Accounting Information and Control Inventory, Personnel Information System, etc.
  • Development and Implementation of Computer Software for Property Management and Other Functions Through an On-line Interactive System Using Fourth Generation Language
  • Macro Econometric Model for India
  • Survey of National Parks and Sanctuaries in India
Publications

The Center continues to bring out the following periodicals regularly as part of its effort to disseminate information on different aspects of public administration:
  • Indian Journal of Public Administration
  • Nagarlok (on Urban Administration)
  • Documentation in Public Administration
  • IIPA Newsletter
Library

To provide information support and library services to the planners, policy makers, legislators, executives, researchers, academic personnel, trainers, etc., a need is increasingly being felt to establish a National Research Center in Public Administration at IIPA. The Center's library fulfills this need as it has an extensive and modern collection of about 1, 067, 278 books and 501 periodicals from all over the world. With the funds made available to the Center by the Government of India, it has been possible to bring about computerization and automation of the library services.

Conferences, Seminars and Workshops

The Center conducts conferences, seminars, workshops on current topical themes and policy issues. 

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Contact Information

EROPA Training Center
Indian Institute of Public Administration
Indraprastha Estate, Ring Road,
New Delhi 110002
India
Website: http://www.iipa.ernet.in/