Voluntary organization

Role of VOs in social developmet

1. Muthuraj K Social Development and Role of Voluntary Organization in Making India Shine

2. Voluntary organizations are also known as non profitable or non Paid organization and voluntary association Voluntary organization means a group of people working together voluntarily to help the needy persons with their needs and resources available to them. They not work for personal intention but they work for humanity, welfare of people and development. particularly for disadvantaged sections of society. Social Development and Role of Voluntary Organization in Making India Shine

3. voluntarism is derived from the latin word “ voluntas ” which means will or freedom . It is that action or activity which is not diverted or controlled by the state . It is an activity which is governed by its own members and not by any outside force. we can say that voluntary organization is a group of people who spend their free time helping others without monetary compensation and do not make a profit from their activities Meaning of Voluntarism

4. David . L.Sills : “Voluntary organization is a group of persons organized on the basis of voluntary membership without state control for the furtherance of some common interests of its members” Difination of VOs

5. In the nineteenth century has been marked by the initiation of social reform movements Several social reform movements were started primarily, to raise voices against discrimination along lines of birth, gender, faith and practices. Much focus of such social movements remained on religion. During the first decade of the 20th century, the wave of Swadeshi Movement swept across the country. The formation of Atmiya Sabha in 1815 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Brahmin Sabha in 1828, Arya Samaj (1875), Ramakrisma mission, etc. Voluntary Effort from 1800 to 1947

6. The major contributions of these movements during this period of history were: 1) Providing to untouchables access to education, work of choice and worship 2) Providing to women access to education and other aspects of social life 3) Spread of English education for induction of people

7. Seventh five year plan and role of voluntary organizations in India The traditional role of voluntary organizations in India is to provide their services to the deprived and underprivileged sections of the society. Today, the major role of voluntary organisation is cooperating with government agencies or supplementing their efforts in the implementation of their programs. The seventh five year plan document had identified the role of voluntary agencies in the implementations of development programs as follows.

8. To supplement the government efforts in offering the rural poor choices and alternative. To be eyes and ears of the people at the village level. It should be possible for the voluntary agencies to adopt samples, innovative, flexible and inexpensive means with its limited resources and to reach a large population group with greater community participating. To activate the delivery system and make it effective at the village level and respond to the needs of the poorest of the poor.

9. To spread information. To make communities as independent as possible. To show how villages and original resources and how human resources, rural skill and which local knowledge is grossly underutilized at present, could be used for their own development. To demystify technology and bring it in the simpler form to the poor To train a cadre of gross root who believes in professionalizing volunteerism To mobilize financial resources from within the community with a view making communities stand on their feet.

10. For the first time during the Seventh Plan Period due consideration was given to these organizations as their role was recognized in development activities besides those relating to welfare. The VOs were supposed to plan their own schemes and follow their own modus operandi to deal with the problems of rural poverty. The Seventh Plan document states that "serious efforts will be made to involve voluntary agencies in various development programs particularly in the planning and implementation of programs of rural development“.

11. "Depending on the approaches adopted and the priorities set voluntary agencies have been classified into seven categories - J.B. Singh signifying at large that voluntary agencies operate today in seven distinct areas. These are: Charity : giving food, clothing, medicine, alms in cash and kind, land, buildings, etc. Welfare : providing facilities for education, health, drinking water, roads, communication, etc. Roles of VOs

12. Relief: responding to call of duties during naturally calamities like floods, drought, earthquakes and man-made calamities like ravages of war, etc Rehabilitation: continuing and follow up of the work in areas struck by calamities and starting activities durable in nature Services : building up infrastructure in depressed backward areas. Tractor hiring services, providing or facilitating credit, supply of seeds, fertilizers, technical know-how etc.

13. Development of social-economic environment around human beings: socio economic transformation on area basis covering all people in a given area. Development of Human Beings: Conscious raising, awakening, raising conscience, organizing, recording of priorities to suit social justice

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