Synopsis The book contains chapters on functioning of bureaucracy in India written by eminent writers like Parkinson and public-spirited bureaucrats like PC Alexander, N Vittal, PS Appu., MN Buch and MK Kaw. The book projects achievements and failures of Indian bureaucracy after independence. It is wrong to blame bureaucracy for all the ills of India as bureaucracy operates only in about 15 to 20 percent portion of the Indian Economy. It also attempts to assess the performance of the present bureaucratic system in India through a general formulae devised by Dr. P.K. Agrawal. The book also sets an agenda to reform the bureaucratic system in India, which is essential for an efficient delivery system of development. The book has universal application to all bureaucratic systems and will be immensely useful for insight into the working of Indian bureaucracy. It will be a handbook for trainee in service officials, administrators and policy-makers.