NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Organized entities with the aim of social service are known as non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Not all NGOs are voluntary organizations, while all voluntary organizations are considered NGOs. Their primary objective is to work for the development and welfare of the public. In order to ensure the participation of NGOs in making development programs successful, and to provide these organizations with a new direction, the concept of "KAPART" (an organization or initiative) has been established. Currently, due to the increasing interest and trust of rural and tribal people in these organizations, their numbers are continually rising.

NGOs do not have a fixed meaning, purpose, function, or activity. Their nature often changes according to the context in which they operate. Some organizations continually adapt their activities based on community needs. Nonetheless, NGOs are generally organized groups of activists working at the grassroots level, which include Jain groups, voluntary organizations, voluntary agencies, social welfare groups, and so on. Their main objective is to serve society. These large and small organizations, which do not fall under the hierarchical structure of the country’s administrative system but work for public development, are referred to as NGOs. They can operate at both local and international levels.

We can consider organized entities aimed at social service as non-governmental organizations. While not all NGOs are voluntary organizations, all voluntary organizations are classified as NGOs.