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DOES THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZE NGOs?

DOES THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZE NGOs?

While we use the term" non government" we do not imply that there is no relationship whatsoever. For instance, to start with, an NGO must be a registered body registered through the right government agencies in particular state. They will be therefore under some restrictions from the government and you will read more about this in the other units of this course.

In order to fully understand the relationship of the  NGO and the government some historical background will be helpful. Although voluntary organisations have been working for centuries, the phrase 'non governmental organisation" only came into popular use with the establishment of  the we united nations organisation in 1945. Soon governments began to recognise the role played by such bodies in fulfilling the tasks that they were not able to accomplish.

It was only around 1980 that the government began to define the role of voluntary agencies and recognise their importance. The sixth five year plan(1980-1985), identified new areas in which Ngos as new actors could  participate in development. These areas included:

è Family welfare

è Health and nutrition

è Education and relevant community programs in the field

è Health for all programs

è Water management and  soil conservation

è social welfare programs for weaker sections

è Implementation of minimum needs program

è Disaster preparedness and management (i. e. for floods, cyclones, ect)

è Promotion of ecology and tribal development, and

è Environmental protection and education.



Today, India has a vigorous NGO sector. Although there has been no complete census of NGOs, it is estimated that about 25,000 to 30,000 are active in India. In fact, as of December 31st, 1989, there were 12,3 13 NGOs registered with the ministry of home affairs, government of India under the foreign contribution (regulation) act (FCRA) 1976; furthermore, 726 NGOs unregistered but under the prior permission category.  One problem with NGOs in India, as with NGOs anywhere else in the world, has been the inc. reassigns dependency on governmental funds or donations from external (foreign) donors like the World Bank. This dependent relationship has resulted in a lack of flexibility on the peat of NGOs to pick their mission and objectives since many are expected to perform certain tasks in return for funding. But, further still, it has also created structures that have become more bureaucratic in nature and, hence, less effective in development. Nevertheless, NGOs are here to stay and will continue to work in India on political, economical or social issues, the task before them is how they will manage to produce change will keep track for governmental documentation.

Almost all government ministries will have certain funds allocated for Ngos demonstrating their acceptance as well as dependence on NGOs to common mission.  NGOs are encouraged with fairly substantial grants for their activities.
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