The Foundation for Democratic Reforms is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent research institution founded by Dr.
Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), also known as JP and ''Lok Nayak'' (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian politician, theorist and Indian independence activist, independence activist. He is mai ...
, an
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian ...
officer turned politician and a political activist based in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
. It is one of India's leading think tanks and scientific research-resource center for studying, formulating and promoting fundamental reforms in political, electoral and governance spheres and in critical areas of state policy. Established in 1996 and located in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
, it is recognized by the
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR),
Ministry of Science & Technology,
Govt. of India.
Objective
The aim of the foundation is to enable every Indian citizen to fully realize and enjoy:
*Liberty and basic freedoms
*Genuine democracy
*Self-governance
*Self-correcting institutions
*Rule of law
Focus areas
* Political and electoral reforms
* Good governance
* Empowerment of local governments
* Judicial reforms
* Key areas of state policy such as education, healthcare, agriculture, and cooperatives
Areas of work
Surajya Movement: a movement to awaken people about good governance
Indian Democracy at Work: a forum to deliberate on critical levers of change that need to be pushed to make democracy deliver better results conducted first Conference on Money Power in Politics
See also
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Youth Parliament Program
The Youth Parliament or Youth Parliament Program (YPP), an integral part of the Swatantrata Center, is a Liberalism, liberal public policy think-tank based in India which focuses on ideas and policies that cause human flourishment and India's Fut ...
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Democracy in India
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Election Commission of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body established by Constitution of India, the Constitution of the Republic of India empowered to conduct free and fair elections in the Republic of India. It is headed by a Chief Ele ...
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List of think tanks in India
The following is a list of notable Indian think tanks
India has the second- largest number of think tanks in the world, with the country's total hitting 509 in 2018 behind 1871 in the United States of America and ahead of the People's Republic o ...
References
External links
Foundation for Democratic Reforms websiteLok Satta Party websiteYouth For Better India websiteYouth Parliament Program website
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Non-profit organisations based in India
Think tanks based in India
1996 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Think tanks established in 1996
Foundations based in India