Do NGOs in India Really Work for Others OR Work for their Own Vested Interests?

Group Discussion
Points to remember before you participate in this discussion:
  • Assume you are one of the members of a real group discussion.
  • Take the initiative to participate and contribute your thoughts.
  • Contribute your positive thoughts towards providing the solution.
  • Post your thoughts here.
Discussion:
76 comments Page 5 of 8.

Pramod said:   1 decade ago
NGO's are good and honest. They work well. I Have a Great Experience with NGO's Work. NGOs work for a better society. They works in unreachable area where government never reach.
(6)

Amar Deep Tiwari said:   1 decade ago
Hello friends, NGOs are Non-Governmental Organisations and Non Profit organisations also, funded by legal persons or party. These organisations are boon for poor people. The work of these organisations is to provide education and medicine and provide information to live life in a better way specially women of ruler areas.

NGOs fights for people's rights. NGOs give employment which is major problem. There are some areas where government agencies are unable to do work there NGOs wok well. There are more than 20 lacks of NGOs in India having 1 NGO for each 600 people, but we Indians are still poor. These results show that NGOs are made to reduce the taxes.

Behind these organisations people make only their life better instead of poor people. So finally it could be say that NGOs are need of society to make life better but some reforms can be made so the working method of NGOs could be change.
(33)

Chandal roseline said:   1 decade ago
Yes, like NGO's work for the betterment of the people, many organizations should be developed to educate the people, to support orphans, senior citizens.
(6)

Denise Hilton said:   1 decade ago
There are many non-profit organizations and groups who are actually working for the betterment of people. Www. Webemployed. Com for example, is doing a great work by educating young people to start earning money online even if they don't have physical jobs. I think these type of causes will definitely help the general public.
(3)

Umakant said:   1 decade ago
Yes, it is true that some NGOs work for making money or for saving their black money and convert it to white money. However, there are some real good NGOs who also make money to sustain the lives of their sincere and honest workers and to sustain the organization in itself. Had these sincere people worked in the corporate world these might have earned in millions! However, they chose to help others. So does that mean they have no right whatsoever to earn money!

People not helping others want to earn millions and believe that those helping others should live hand to mouth. That is keeping double standards. I believe that those working for others should earn more than anyone else or at least at par with the world! Because they deserve so.
(7)

Sapna said:   1 decade ago
This NGO business has baffled me honestly. I have seen them going on world tours with family, spending money effortlessly and just buying all the material things which money can buy in this world. A common man works sincerely day to night and cannot afford crores of rupees till his death. And these middlemen are earning crores of rupees in their so young age. I simply ask the agencies----Why they not question and inquire where, how and when their money is utilized for the society. A rupee should be tallied honestly and if found guilty these culprits should not be allowed to thrive in the name of social upliftment.
(7)

Aanand said:   1 decade ago
I agree that there are some NGO'S which are for their own profit and also converting the black money into white but on other side there are NGO's which work for the poor children and for development of rural areas. Sense foundation is the NGO in Delhi which provide education to the poor children and take care of health and medical for people of rural areas.
(6)

Raj said:   1 decade ago
NGOs in India are emerging at a rate tentatively equally to its population growth.

Since its been enough years to watch out the results of having NGOs in our social and economic systems since their appearance in India at a large scale its not illogical to assess the importance of them.

First of all NGOs have worked more for rich people to defend their black money than they have for concerned people.

Its very easy to have an NGO on paper with not an efficient mechanism of regulation and control of government, that is the reason why they are emerging this much fast.

As far as relevance is concerned its better to tax a bit more for public private partnership to implement schemes than creating a force of people who take things for granted (As no NGO volunteer takes any incentive, so long term effect can be this) and end up with creating inefficient socio-eco system here.
(3)

Indian said:   1 decade ago
I think NGO is a business like any other business. Most of the NGO start collecting money after December because they know in few months people will fix tax returns and so they may be looking for tax exemption 80g, etc.

NGOs collect money from people then deduct their expenses like salary of people working in NGO, office supply charges, electricity charges, telephone charges, travel charges, etc like any other company and the remaining amount goes to the needy person. If you donate Rs 100 then may be 50% or more is consumed by NGO itself. However, NGO creates awareness among people that there are needy people who may benefit from the charity.

80g or any tax exemption in the name of donation is not useful in saving money from tax. Actually, donation means giving away your money so there is no saving. If you do math you will understand what I am saying. Best thing is to identify who is the needy person and directly give him help to avoid overhead cost of NGO. There is no doubt that people make their living by creating NGOs.
(21)

DADU said:   1 decade ago
I think its a good topic for group discussion around us we can see so many ngo's working for people. Their aim is to build a corruption less country, help to senior citizens, education to children, unemployment. As you know nothing is 100% perfect some of the leaders of ngo's using the name of ngo grabbing money from the donations which people have given for disabled people, orphans. So people must be educate about where the ngo's are spending money and how and why. Building a golden nation is everyone's aim, join your hands & help the people by working as a volunteer in ngo.
(15)


Post your thoughts here:

Your comments will be displayed after verification.