Day 21 – Q 4.What role do charities play in the development process? Discuss. Also examine the challenges faced by charities in India.
4. What role do charities play in the development process? Discuss. Also examine the challenges faced by charities in India.
विकास प्रक्रिया में परोपकारी संस्थाएं क्या भूमिका निभाते हैं? चर्चा करें। भारत में परोपकारी संस्थाओं द्वारा सामना की जाने वाली चुनौतियों का भी परीक्षण करें।
Synopsis:
In India, the scope of development is not narrow but very wide, as it includes not just the economic development but the growth on social front, quality of life, empowerment, women and child development, education and awareness of its citizens. The task of development is so huge and complicated that just implementing government plans is not sufficient to fix the problem. To achieve this, a holistic vision and collaborative efforts involving various departments, agencies and even charities and NGOs is required.
Charity is the act of extending love and kindness to others unconditionally, which is a conscious act but the decision is made by the heart, without expecting a reward. When Charity is carried out selflessly, it is a one-way act where a person gives but asks for nothing in return.
Role of Charity in developmental process:
The greatest gift to our community would be when we contribute to making lives better; when we touch lives by the dint of donations or charity, spreading light to the most needy and enlighten our souls in the process.
- Charity is essential and therefore meant to be done for public benefit, relief and to provide assistance to people at times of need in any part of the world, especially who are the victims of war, natural disaster, catastrophe, hunger, disease, poverty, orphans by supplying them with food, shelter, medical aid and other fundamental needs.
- Such charitable purposes can gain momentum from advancing the education of young people for the public benefit by making grants and awards to students in full-time education.
- When considering poverty in the developing world, people feel deep sorrow but seem to put no effort whatsoever to reduce or eradicate the problem. Poverty in today’s world has turned out to be sinister and we lay passive towards the problem, therefore such attitude has made us powerless to stop it.
- Charities or NGOs have more benefits of working in rural areas as compared to governmental organizations because charities are more flexible, NGOs are specific to a particular locality and moreover these are committed towards serving the public and community as a whole.
- As the task of development is massive, many charities are playing vital role in the rural development of India in collaboration with the government.
Challenges faced by the charities:
- The number of foreign-funded organisations operating in India has reportedly shrunk by nearly half in the past two years amid a crackdown by the government.
- One of the biggest challenges to giving today is the credibility of organizations. A lot of organizations have poor reputations in terms of how they’re using their funds.
- Emotional ties play a big part, if parents and grandparents have given to a particular religious trust or temple, somehow the present generation feels obliged to continue that, even when they would rather channel that money somewhere else.
- Some family foundations that were set up many decades ago with very specific purposes. But they’ve become a bit redundant now because those issues don’t arise any more.
- It’s very important that instead of keeping those funds locked up as I’ve seen they are, particularly in my own community, we need to somehow work with the charity commissioner or other such offices to see how we can put those funds to better use.
Conclusion:
But in spite of all the hurdles, charities will keep on working for social and economic development in India. Charities selectively utilized the local talent, train the individuals and use this for urban and rural development. But the complete success of the Indian development actually depends upon the willingness and active participation of the people in the development processes and efforts.
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