Topic: Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
4.“Civil society, and voluntary and non-government organisations constitute the backbone of the collective articulation of citizen interest in a democracy”, Analyse the statement applied to the current COVID times.(250 words)
Reference: Indian Express
Why this question:
The article brings to us the importance of Civil society, and voluntary and non-government organisations in preserving the interests of citizens in a democracy.
Key demand of the question:
One has to account for the present Covid situation and the role of Civil society, and voluntary and non-government organisations amidst it.
Directive:
Analyze – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Briefly explain the current situation facing the entire country and the world.
Body:
To start with, explain that the biggest source of strength now is the partnerships amidst nature and scale of the crisis which the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to. Then talk about the role being played by NGOs in the country. An outstanding contribution of NGOs was in developing communication strategies in different vernaculars which went a long way in taking awareness measures to the community level. Explain that the crisis has brought out the best in the start-up space. Many of them have risen to the occasion and accelerated the development of low cost, scalable, and quick solutions.
Conclusion:
Conclude that civil society, and voluntary and non-government organisations constitute the backbone of the collective articulation of citizen interest in a democracy. As facilitators, mediators, and advocators of this interest, they have put people before everything else during this crisis.
