The Editorial Analysis: Aiding in governance

Aiding in governance: Relevance

GS 2: Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

A collaborative effort among government, market and non-state informal institutions leads to development of a country.
CSR: Companies Act mandates corporates who are beyond a certain level of profits and turnover to pay at least 2% of their net profits before tax to the development space. It necessitates the private sector to collaborate with non-state actors like Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to undertake developmental efforts.

Non-state actors like NGOs strengthens the citizenry-private partnerships.
Non-state actors, because of their depth of engagement with communities, bring patient capital to corporate board rooms and help the state, too, by engaging in welfare activities.
NGOs and voluntary groups/organisations have played a significant role in building capacities of citizens to hold governments accountable.
They become the vehicle to carry the demands of people to formal institutions. For example, RTI Act was enacted due to the efforts of NGOs.
NGOs acts as a bridge between people and firms/state. They help in executing various flagship projects and hence bring development to the local level.
NGOs and CSOs sometimes do the heavy lift and ensure that schemes reach the last person even in the face of disaster. When non-state actors take a large load off the state’s shoulder, the state can focus more on governance.
Research shows that the synergy of NGOs, Government and corporates is the holy grail of development.

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