Role of NGO’s in Social Development

• Non Governmental Organization and

Development
• NGOs are increasingly being used as vehicles
for developt. They are becoming a measure
of a citizen’s participation.
• They work on issues of poverty, literacy,
health, population, women empowerment…
• Many of them focus on some issues of
different regions, but it has been found,
there is sharing &learning between these
NGOs.
• Globalization has offered many
challenges for developing new models
for development, participation and
approaching the common problems.
• The govt. system were too rigid to solve
the problems. It is highly bureaucratic in
nature and complex in mechanism.
• The strength of the NGOs lays in their
approach and methods for motivating
people to participate in developmental
process.
• Govt. works for development it has target
oriented approaches and works as
consultant. It is least concerned about needs
and problems of people.
• NGOs works with a friendly and informal
approach. Motivate people to participate in
all stages of the programmes. NGOs are
purposeful, role bound social units.
• The aims & objectives, project area, target
group, views of NGOs on problems of tribal
communities, suggestions have been studied.
• NGOs either registered with the Home
ministry under the Foreign Currency
Regulation Act (FCRA) or registered as
societies under the Societies Regulation
Act, 1860.
• The work of NGO has been evaluated on
the basis of nature of work, their priorities,
financial conditions of NGOs, staff position,
their views on self-sufficiency, need for
continuity of work.
• ROLE OF NGOs IN INDIA:--
• The growing disillusionment and the
resultant discontent among the masses
gave birth to number of NGOs in 1960s
in India.
• These grassroots movements are
concerned with the plight of the
exploited sections of society.
• They are part of the democratic struggle at
various levels. The role of NGOs is neither
antagonistic nor complementary with the
existing sectors.
• It is a role at once more limited and more
radical, taking up issues that the political
parties are unwilling to take up.
• Coping with a large diversity of situation
that governments and parties are unable to
deal, encompassing issues that arise from
not merely local and national but also
international forces at work.
• The individual efforts are expressed in
micro terms, but it deals with conditions
that are caused by large macro structures.
• The NGOs are thus a part of a large
movement for global transformations in
which non-State actors on the one hand
and non territorial on the other are
emerging and playing new role is.
• Most important role in Indian context is
NGOs playing a ‘watch dog’.
• AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF NGOs WORKING IN
RESEARCH AREA
• On the basis of the analysis of the information
received from the respondent. Aim, objectives-
• 1.) To organize oppressed people and
spearhead for their rights.
• 2.) To protect means of livelihood of the people.
• 3.) To fight against injustice. They give voice to
under-represented in the society, thus plat an
important role in the civil rights’, downtrodden
movements.
• 4.) To improve the economic well being of
tribals;
• 5.) To create developmental awareness,
conscience among the society, nation;
advocates for change and sources of
innovation and action.
• 6. To motivate, mobilize and organise the
tribals for their development; serve as
source of leadership, development &
empowerment, contributing to overall
participation and change in the society.
• 7. To liberate tribals from the age old
bonded labour (VethBigari)
• 8. To make people Self- reliant by using the
locally available natural resources;
• 9. To bring about educational development
among Katkaris;
• 10. To enhance the status of the women;
• 11. To develop women entrepreneurship;
• 12. To assist in implementation of the tribal
development programmes;
• 13. To as watchdog against corruption in the
implementation of Govt. schemes.
• 14. To regain alienated natural resources
and livelihood.
• 15. They often work to provide services
such as health care, education, vocational
training etc. to groups not reached by the
govt programmes. They provide charity to
them and organise them to deal with the
causes of their problems.
• According to Haq,” the NGO community and
govt. functionaries have to come to terms
with each other. The govt. must recognize
that NGOs can deliver many services at lower
unit costs, that they can manage to reach the
poorest and most vulnerable group in
society, which govt. of south Asia should
increasingly rely on NGO initiatives for
channeling their own community
development programmes. Many NGOs have
earned national and international reputation
for their contribution to development.
• Such as SEWA, Chetna, Agra Khan Rural
Support Programme, Lalbhai Rural
Development fund, Disha at Ahmedabad,
Family planning association of India
• The international donor agencies such as
UNICEF, FAO, UNDP, WHO, have supported
large scale developmental projects taken
up by the NGOs.
 
• NGOs will have to workout their new
agenda to meet the challenges posed by
globalization. Enhanced cooperation &
collaboration with national &
international agencies to promote social
and economic development.
• There is need to simplify govt. systems
and procedures so as to enable the NGOs
to participate in development of nation
with ease and dignity.
 
• They do not need the uniformity or
standardization of practices; organize
themselves to provide tailored support to a
particular disadvantaged group.
• Due to their non-profit principles many
donor agencies trust them and support
them in reaching out to the really needy.
• NGOs do not just implement the program
but they play a very supportive role in
mobilizing human & non-human resources.
• Conclusion is on a positive note. 
• Role of NGOs in social development is
undoubtedly important.
• These really think in the terms of nation.
• Since they are comparatively less
burdened by official documentation, they
can influence in any way they want, to
achieve their target.
• As they are issue based, have single point
agenda, thus success factor is high.
• NGOs work in a very congenial & informal
atmosphere.
• In spite of certain limitations, NGOs are
here to stay.