This document discusses line agencies, staff agencies, and auxiliary agencies in public administration. Line agencies deal directly with the public and fulfill the primary objectives of the government, such as health, defense, and education. Staff agencies act as extensions of the chief executive and cabinet to provide advice and information to line agencies. Auxiliary agencies support line agencies by providing necessary supplies and services, such as construction work and procurement. The key differences are that line agencies directly implement programs, staff agencies advise, and auxiliary agencies provide support services.

1. P R E S E N T E D B Y
N A V J O T S I N G H
C L A S S M A
R O L L N O 1 3
Topic
Line And Staff Agencies In
Public Administration
Presented To
Dr. Tripti Sharma

2. What is Line in terms of Public Administration
 Line authority is that relationship in which a
superior exercises direct supervision over a
subordinate
 In simple words there is a line of authority flow from
superior to subordinate
 Thus it is an authority relationship in direct line or
steps

3. Line Agency
An administrative system is divided into agencies or
departments principally on the basis of major
purposes The agencies are thus concerned with the
execution or fulfilment of the primary objectives of
govt and deal directly with the people

4. Examples of line agencies
 Health
 Defence
 Education
 Community development
 Commerce and industry
 Railways and transport

5. functions
 To fulfil the chief objectives of govt
 Supplying services to people
 Implementing programmes sanctioned by legislature
 Collecting taxes

6. Auxiliary Agency
Auxiliary agencies are those agencies which supports
the line agency to fulfil their root objective they
provide them with supplies they need to meet their
end

7. Examples Of Auxiliary Agencies
 There are many auxiliary agencies which perform
various tasks some of them are listed in next slide

8. Functions
 Central public works department-looks after
construction works of all departments
 Directorate general of supply and disposal – Looks
after the processing of machinery and equipment for
the govt before purchasing for various govt
departments

9. Staff Agency
 In a way Staff agencies are basically extensions of the
chief executive to be more clear we can take the
example of chief minister and cabinet

10. Examples of staff agencies
 cabinet secretariat
 cabinet committies
 planning commission

11. Functions
 To give advice in the formulation of any policy
 To provide the utmost information to line agency

12. Differences
 Difference between line and auxiliary
 Difference between line an staff
 Difference between staff and auxiliary