Mational Policy on the Voluntary Sector 2007
NATIONAL
POLICY ON THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR 2007
May
17, 2007
Press Information Bureau,
Government of India
The Union Cabinet
today gave its approval for
National Policy on the Voluntary Sector.
The
Policy has six parts: (a) Preamble (b) Scope of the Policy (c)
Objectives of the Policy (d) Establishing an Enabling Environment (e)
Partnership in Development (f) Strengthening the Voluntary Sector
The
main objectives of the policy include:
(i)
Creating an enabling environment for Voluntary Organisations (VOs)
that not only stimulates their effectiveness but also protects their
identity and safeguards their autonomy. (ii) Enabling VOs to
legitimately mobilize the necessary financial resources from India and
abroad. (iii) Identifying systems by which the Government may work
together with the Voluntary Sector. (iv) Encouraging VOs to adopt
transparent and accountable systems of governance and management.
In the
part "Establishing Enabling Environment" it will examine the
feasibility of enacting a simple and liberal central law to register
societies, trusts and non-profit companies.
Under
"Partnership in Development", three instruments of partnership
between the Government and the voluntary sector have been recognized
and elaborated upon.
In the
part "Strengthening the Voluntary Sector", there is a commitment
to encourage independent philanthropic institutions to provide
financial assistance to deserving VOs.
The
National Policy on the voluntary sector aims to provide an enabling
environment for the voluntary sector and also make it accountable, so
that VOs can play their constructive role in development activities
effectively.
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