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Non-governmental organization The World Bank defines NGOs as private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development. • NGOs are legally constituted organizations which operate independently from Government and are generally considered to be nonstate, nonprofit oriented groups who pursue purposes of public interest. Characteristics of NGOs • These are social development organizations • These are organizations of private individuals who believe in certain basic social principles. • They structure their activities to bring about development to communities they are servicing. • An independent, democratic, non-sectarian people’s organization working for the empowerment of economic and/or socially marginalized groups. • An organization not affiliated to political parties. Registration of NGOs • Indian NGOs mainly comes under three segments – Societies, Trusts, Charitable Companies. • Societies : Societies have to register under the Societies Registration Act,1860. • Trusts : Private trusts are registered under the central government’s Indian Trusts Act, 1882, and public ones are registered under the state legislation concerned. • Charitable companies: They are set up according to section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. For charitable companies, the compliance requirements are high, as loans and advances are easily available to them compared to a...

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Context: It is well known that the collaborative effort of markets and the Government leads to development of a country. We also know that engaging with communities and non-state informal institutions is as important as working with the Government machinery. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Management of Social Sector/Services, Transparency and Accountability in Governance) Dimensions of the Article: • Role of NGOs in Indian Democracy • Benefits of having non-state actors engaging with communities • About Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • How is the CSR law helping? • Conclusion Role of NGOs in Indian Democracy • NGOs endeavour to plug gaps in the government’s programmes and reach out to sections of people often left untouched by state projects. For example, providing aid to migrant workers in Covid-19 crisis. • They are engaged in diverse activities, relating to human and labour rights, gender issues, healthcare, environment, education, legal aid, and even research. • Community-level outfits and self-help groups are critical for bringing any change in the ground – and in the past, such grass roots organisations have been enabled by collaborations with bigger NGOs and research agencies that have access to foreign funding. • There are also many political NGOs that mobilise public opinion against government’s policies and actions. • A key pillar of democratic governance is citizens’ power to question the state. NGOs and voluntary groups/organisa...

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Topic: Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. 2) Discuss the role of NGOs in our society along with the Issues involved in their functioning. (250 words) Indian polity by Lakshmikanth Why this question: The question is based on the static portions of the syllabus. Key demands of the question: Answer must discuss the role of NGOs in Indian society and the challenges that they face /issues involved in their functioning in detail along with suggestions as to how can we overcome and address such issues. Directive word Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments. Structure of the answer: Introduction In a few introductory lines explain what are NGOs. Body Discuss the following : • What are NGOs and their key features – • As defined by the World Bank NGOs refers to not-for-profit organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development. • These organizations are not a part of the government, have a legal status and they are registered the specific Act under which they have to be registered. • The term NGO in India denotes wide spectrum of organizations w...

The World Bank says, “A Non-governmental Organization (NGO) is a private organization that pursues activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development”. Any kind of private organization, independent from government control, can be classified as NGO, provided it is not for profit. Traditionally, NGO’s have 3 important roles, • As an implementer • A catalyst • A partner and facilitator The ultimate goal of an NGO is primarily to complement the work as a bridge of the government, serve the people aligning with goals of NGO projects and helping in the overall development, (human development and social progress indices, both). In the past couple of decades, the NGOs have developed as a new force playing a vital role in shaping and implementation of participatory and their credibility is dependent on their constructive role. During the nineties, the emergence of welfare, empowerment and a nonprofit-oriented organization was the cult. The emerging NGO or voluntary sector is also known as the third sector. The national policy on the voluntary sector, adopted in 2007 seeks to establish a new working relationship between the government and the voluntary sector. The role of the voluntary sector and NGOs can expand only when there lies a well thought out framework, functional autonomy and policy guidance that supports them. But again, there has to be a double-sided effort on part...

From UPSC perspective, the following things are important : Prelims level : Not much. Mains level : Paper 2- Role of NGO and Civil Society amid pandemic. Social capital is what civil societies are known as. The article highlights the valuable role played by the civil society, and NGO in the pandemic. They constitute the backbone of the collective expression of citizen interest in a democracy. So, read about the ways in which they can contribute in dealing with destruction due to pandemic. Partnership with 3 key stakeholders: NGO, Private Sector, international development organisation • The nature and scale of the crisis which the COVID-19 pandemic has led to is unparalleled. • In such a scenario, solutions are unlikely to come from past experiences or best practices. • The biggest source of strength now is the partnerships we have built over the years. • The situation at hand calls for stakeholders to come together, work side by side and support each other. • The fight against COVID-19 needed as many hands as were available. • The job was too big for the government to handle alone. • The strategy was to leverage vertical and horizontal partnerships: Vertical partnerships, which the stakeholders have built within their organisations and horizontal partnerships, which the government has institutionalised with stakeholders. • This is precisely what one of the Empowered Groups created by the government has been doing since it was formed. Significance of NGOs • The NGOs, given ...

From UPSC perspective, the following things are important : Prelims level : Not much. Mains level : Paper 2- Role of NGO and Civil Society amid pandemic. Social capital is what civil societies are known as. The article highlights the valuable role played by the civil society, and NGO in the pandemic. They constitute the backbone of the collective expression of citizen interest in a democracy. So, read about the ways in which they can contribute in dealing with destruction due to pandemic. Partnership with 3 key stakeholders: NGO, Private Sector, international development organisation • The nature and scale of the crisis which the COVID-19 pandemic has led to is unparalleled. • In such a scenario, solutions are unlikely to come from past experiences or best practices. • The biggest source of strength now is the partnerships we have built over the years. • The situation at hand calls for stakeholders to come together, work side by side and support each other. • The fight against COVID-19 needed as many hands as were available. • The job was too big for the government to handle alone. • The strategy was to leverage vertical and horizontal partnerships: Vertical partnerships, which the stakeholders have built within their organisations and horizontal partnerships, which the government has institutionalised with stakeholders. • This is precisely what one of the Empowered Groups created by the government has been doing since it was formed. Significance of NGOs • The NGOs, given ...

Context: It is well known that the collaborative effort of markets and the Government leads to development of a country. We also know that engaging with communities and non-state informal institutions is as important as working with the Government machinery. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Management of Social Sector/Services, Transparency and Accountability in Governance) Dimensions of the Article: • Role of NGOs in Indian Democracy • Benefits of having non-state actors engaging with communities • About Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) • How is the CSR law helping? • Conclusion Role of NGOs in Indian Democracy • NGOs endeavour to plug gaps in the government’s programmes and reach out to sections of people often left untouched by state projects. For example, providing aid to migrant workers in Covid-19 crisis. • They are engaged in diverse activities, relating to human and labour rights, gender issues, healthcare, environment, education, legal aid, and even research. • Community-level outfits and self-help groups are critical for bringing any change in the ground – and in the past, such grass roots organisations have been enabled by collaborations with bigger NGOs and research agencies that have access to foreign funding. • There are also many political NGOs that mobilise public opinion against government’s policies and actions. • A key pillar of democratic governance is citizens’ power to question the state. NGOs and voluntary groups/organisa...