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Civil Society Engagement inthe 11th Plan

Possibilities & Constraints

Dr. Rajesh Tandon, President, PRIA

42 Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 062

Tel: +91-11-29960931/32/33; Fax: +91-11-29955183

Email: [email protected]; Web: www.pria.org

15th December 2008


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Inclusive Growth assumes

high (10%) annual growth

revival in agricultural growth

private sector investment in infrastructure

enhanced investment in education, health,

wateressential services

good governance

high (10%) annual growth

revival in agricultural growth

private sector investment in infrastructure

enhanced investment in education, health,

wateressential services

good governance


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Roles of civil society envisaged

capacity building (community, CBOs, PRIs,

participation/empowerment (marginalized,women)

support to PRIs (in service delivery) service delivery (SC,ST, NER, rural

technology, PIM,

entrepreneurs (in financial matters)

Harmonising CBOs with PRIs Watch dog, democratic accountability (for

regulators?)

States & markets

capacity building (community, CBOs, PRIs,

participation/empowerment (marginalized,women)

support to PRIs (in service delivery) service delivery (SC,ST, NER, rural

technology, PIM,

entrepreneurs (in financial matters)

Harmonising CBOs with PRIs Watch dog, democratic accountability (for

regulators?)

States & markets


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National Policy on VoluntarySector

National Policy on VoluntarySector

most comprehensive first statement of intent by

central govt.

inclusive definition of voluntary sector

three instruments of partnership

a) formal consultative mechanisms at all levels

b) strategic collaboration for complex issues where

social mobilization is critical over long termc) project funding through standard schemes

support to capacity development & accountability

of Vos

most comprehensive first statement of intent by

central govt.

inclusive definition of voluntary sector

three instruments of partnership

a) formal consultative mechanisms at all levels

b) strategic collaboration for complex issues where

social mobilization is critical over long termc) project funding through standard schemes

support to capacity development & accountability

of Vos


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Constraints

Who owns this policy? Cabinet, central govt, PlanningComm, none?

Perspective of policy not informed the formulation ofPlan

Confusions about community, peoples groups,CBOs, VOs, NGOs, CSOs, civil society, PRIs, localbodies, throughout the text?

Are these all the same? Serve same functions?

Whatever happened to strategic partnerships? Will anything happen for enabling environment?

Govt. funding (CAPART & Min of Social Justice,specially) breeds corruption in VOs

Who owns this policy? Cabinet, central govt, PlanningComm, none?

Perspective of policy not informed the formulation ofPlan

Confusions about community, peoples groups,CBOs, VOs, NGOs, CSOs, civil society, PRIs, localbodies, throughout the text?

Are these all the same? Serve same functions?

Whatever happened to strategic partnerships? Will anything happen for enabling environment?

Govt. funding (CAPART & Min of Social Justice,specially) breeds corruption in VOs


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Risks

Constrained to play limited rolesservice delivery,

assisting PRIs (not municipalities?), sharing

informationpredominantly at local level

Vision of private sector contributions and roles

clear, crisp, unambiguous; not so for civil society?

Civil society as building blocks of democracy

social mobilisation, demanding accountability,nurturing social capital---non-existant?

Compromised?


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Cont

Reforming the governments delivery system for

the inclusive not addressed? No roles for civil

society? Key constraint for decades? Continuous

risk?

Knowledge and policy making contributions

marginalized, shift to academia?

Conscientisation & mobilization contributionstransferred to media?


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Big Gaps

Sustainable, autonomous, diversified and inclusive

development of civil society missingWE

SHOULD DEFINE?

Does Global India have a global contribution ofIndian civil society? (contributions in UN,

Commonwealth, SAARC, Trade regimes)? And

does Indias development investments abroad

require some interventions of Indian civil society?

New agendas for the nation (terrorism/violence,

social harmony, urbanization?) need a vibrant/active

civil society?

civil society engagement in the 11th plan

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