The Foundation for Democratic Reforms is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent research institution founded by Dr.
Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), popularly referred to as JP or ''Lok Nayak'' (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. He is remembered for le ...
, an
Indian Administrative Service
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officer turned politician and a political activist based in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
. 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 and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
, it is recognized by the
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR),
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Govt. of India
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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 liberal public policy think-tank based in India which focuses on ideas and policies that cause human flourishment and India's Future Founda ...
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Democracy in India
Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is t ...
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Election Commission of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, dir ...
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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 of ...
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