Synopsis The city of Delhi and its environs are unique in more sense than one. Beginning from the kingdom of Pandavas of the Mahabharat times, a student of history and administration will have to pass through a maze of historical passages transcending other kingdoms whether of the Mughals, the Afghans, the Marathas and last but not the least the British. In the fifth decade of the Indian independence some academics, administrators, city planners, etc., considered the possibility of bringing out a volume which will comprise the myriad facets of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. An attempt has been made, however, to present to the readers the various administrative problems from the beginning of modern India and the emergence of British Raj till date. The various articles deal with different aspects of governance; the historical legacy; the political/administrative equations, particularly that between the Lt.-Governor and the Council of Ministers; landmarks in Delhi legislation; law and order management, women and child development programmes; organization and functions of DDA; problems and prospects of metropolitan Transport Authority; management and supply of electricity and drinking water, problems of slums and urban poor as well as those of environmental conservation and sustainable development; technical education in Delhi; the setting up of training institutions to professionalise Civil Service; and last but not the least the burning problem of redressal of public grievances. The concluding part contains the address of the Lt.-Governor of Delhi which by itself is a frank appraisal of the redressal machinery seen through the eyes of the Chief Executive of the Delhi Government.