More than 65% of the Indian population
lives and depends on the very basic sectors of economy for their day-to-day
needs such as food, shelter, electricity etc. Of these 65%, majority of the population
depends on the agricultural sector for their livelihood. In a country of 1.2
billion people, there is only so much that government can do without any help
from other sources. Here is where a Non
Profit Organisation can step in and do some good work.
The
significant role of NGOs in rural development:
Since the Independence, many NGOs (Non-Governmental
Organisations) have emerged across the nation when the country was in deep
shock from the partition and was going through a phase of economic as well as
emotional turmoil. Many groups were formed who started to work at the very
grass-root levels. The role
of NGOs in rural development since the Independence has, in many ways
made India what it is today, and the role is increasing constantly and changing
at the same time as the varied policies in the government change according to
the plans.
The value of CSR projects in India:
One of the ways in which corporate
companies and industries have helped the rural and uneducated citizens of India
is by engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility in which various companies kick-start
different projects in different areas to help the poor, illiterate and rural
population to realize their true potential and work towards making India a
better place to live in. These activities have been around in India since the
1850s. During those times, CSR backed projects were purely philanthropic in
nature by creating new places of worship, new schools etc. Today however CSR projects in
India have very wide range which starts from healthcare to education
and employment, the three main things that can make or break a nation. CSR is
quite important for a country also because there is only so much that a government
in a country as big and populated as India can do.
The benefits of a Non Profit Organisation:
These CSR's though not run by NGOs,
they are quite famous for taking the kind of initiatives that they have taken.
Many NGOS work at levels that concern a higher authority in nature such as the environment
also, whereas CSR's generally work at the grass-roots level to help and find
out the condition of the people. However Non profit organisation, the
ones which use surplus revenues to achieve the goals. The basic idea behind a
non-profit organisation is that it has no owners and the all the funds in the
operation of organisation will not be used to appoint unnecessary luxuries at
the house of one of the owners.
