Aakar Patel | Civil society & NGOs: Why they matter in run-up to 2024
Deccan ChronicleWe have entered the third year of the Narendra Modi government and in the months to come the discussion will inevitably turn to the general election of 2024. The term “civil society” refers, according to the World Health Organisation, to a wide array of organisations: community groups, non-governmental organisations, labour unions, indigenous groups, charitable organisations, faith-based organisations, professional associations, and foundations”. In India we usually use the term “civil society” almost exclusively for the NGOs and activists, because professional associations are quite afraid of confronting the government. The rebellion of Birsa Munda, the man whose statue Amit Shah once wanted to garland forced the British to introduce the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, which banned the transfer of adivasi land to non-adivasis. A weakening of the government, meaning a Central government with no party having an absolute majority, or a change in government, will give civil society groups additional leverage.
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