Question

Answer in brief.

State any four features of the Departmental Organisation.

Answer 1

1. Delegation of Authority: All major policy decisions are taken by the ministry. The day-to-day Working is looked after by the staff consisting of civil servants of IAS, IPS cadres.
2. Organizational Structure: The internal organizational structure is of line type. The department is headed by a minister who is responsible for the working of the department. Then there is the Board of Directors or Managing Committee who are assisted by Chief Executive, Executive Assistant, Supervisory, and General Staff. This is termed as a bureaucratic style or military style of organisation.
3. Government Employees: The employees of the departmental organization are civil servants and they are selected through the Union Public Service Commission. Staff Selection Board, Railway Recruitment Board, etc. and as such, they are treated as Government employees.
4. Financed by the Governments: The funds are arranged for their operation from the Government treasury. This enterprise cannot borrow money from the public without Government consent.
5. Useful for Secret: matters like defense, atomic energy, etc.