The management of people in government organizations and public service delivery
Importance of public personnel administration

Ensures individuals (teachers, police officers, healthcare professionals) are selected, trained, and managed effectively
Successful functioning of an organization depends on its manpower and quality of leadership
Skills, abilities, knowledge, and experience of people are intangible and invaluable assets in securing the organization's future
Scope of public personnel administration
Recruitment
Selection
Training
Performance evaluation
Compensation
Employee relations
Concept of public personnel administration
As tasks, responsibilities and activities of organizations multiply, the demands on personnel in terms of efficient discharge of their duties also rise
The task of personnel administration is to assure a steady source of people who can contribute to the success of an organization and meet the growing demands of development
Personnel more than anything else determines the quantity and quality of the performance and output of an organization
Personnel constitute an integral part of the organization
With their requisite skills, aptitude, integrity and organizing capacity they can build the image of their organizations as effective institutions in nation building
