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• What NGOs do for the society is not measurable. They do not contribute to
the GDP of the economy but what they do for the society has far-reaching
effects.

• NGOs specify their social purpose and are usually exempted from taxes.
• NGOs also help a country in building international relations.
Role of NGOs in India

• In India NGOs have helped the needy in diverse areas and problems
• NGOs in India are working for the needy and are serving a wide variety of
purposes. For example
• Deepalaya NGO in India works for education of poor students.
• The Udaan Welfare foundation has been working for women and children
rights in the country.
• On similar lines, the Akshaya Trust is working for human rights of the citizens
of the country.
• Helpage India is an award winning NGO and has worked dedicatedly for
taking care of the elderly in India.
• These NGOs are working at national levels. Apart from these there are a
number of NGOs running locally. For example, Feeding India in Ludhiana
takes away the excess food in restaurants and parties and distributes it
amongst the hungry!
• These are just few of the many examples that help us understand what role
NGOs play in our country.

Issues

• Often NGOs face opposition from political parties because they may spoil the
vote bank of a party in power. The parties are afraid that the people will give
the credit for all developmental work to NGOs.
• Some NGOs do not give proper reports of their accounts and no systematic
auditing is done which is against the laws if the country.
• Sometimes, misuse of funds and donations is done in the name of charity.

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