Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Which one of the following ministries is an example of ministry formed on the basis of clientele principle?
AMinistry of Defense
BMinistry of Human Resource Development
CMinistry of Agriculture ✓ Correct
DMinistry of Law
Correct answer: (C) Ministry of Agriculture — The Ministry of Agriculture is organised around a specific section of the people, the farmers, so it follows the clientele principle.
Explanation
★The Ministry of Agriculture is organised around a specific section of the people, the farmers, so it follows the clientele principle.
★Luther Gulick gave four bases for organising departments: purpose or function, process, clientele or persons served, and place or area.
★The clientele principle groups all services for a particular category of people under one department, as with farmers, tribals or labour.
★The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Human Resource Development are organised on the basis of purpose or function.
★The Ministry of Law is organised on the basis of process, that is a common skill or technique.
★Each principle has drawbacks, such as overlap and conflict of jurisdiction between departments.
★For NET, remember Gulick's four bases and pair clientele with ministries serving groups such as tribal affairs, labour and agriculture.
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