How Indian NGOs have contributed to India's progress?
NGOs or Non-Governmental Organisations are cause-oriented organisations that work for a plethora of issues ranging from social development, human development, health, skill development, environment to animal rights, and more. These organisations work to benefit the society and the environment in a sustainable manner. To bring about change from the grass root level, these charitable organisations work at local, national, and international levels and function independently from any form of government, i.e. they are neither managed nor owned by any government or government representatives. It is estimated that there are about 10 million NGOs across the globe, and as per a report on 2015, there are about 3 million Indian charity organisations.
Role of NGOs in India’s progress
India is a vast country, and despite all the progresses it has made, there still looms several socio-economic and environmental issues. And, since the operational structure of NGOs allow to work more closely with a particular cause and its beneficiaries, these organisations boost and multiply the efforts of the government. For instance, the government’s motto of ‘Education for All’ gets amplified with the work done by NGOs who are actively involved with promoting and ensuring child education in India; the health situation in the country gets bettered with various schemes initiated by the government and the dedicated work of the health-centric NGOs; fundamental rights as stated in the constitution can be ensured for by NGOs working in the area of rights and awareness; in line with environmental laws, various issues can be addressed closely by working with pro-environment NGOs; and many such related issues.
