Science, Technology and Development ISSN : 0950-0707 The role of NGO’s in Realizing the Social and the Humanitarian Goals set forth by Government for Kalyana Karnataka: An Overview *Shreevani.H.M .Research scholar. ** Prof. Meenakshi Khandimath . Dept of Studies and Research in Political Science. Tumkur. Abstract This paper attempts to study importance of non-governmental organizations in appreciating the social and the humanitarian goals given by government mainly for Kalyana Karnataka.Non Governmental Organisations, or NGOs, as they are called in common parlance, are organisations which are involved in carrying out a wide range of activities for the benefit of underprivileged people and the society at large. As the name suggests, NGOs work independently, without any financial aid of the government although they may work in close coordination with the government agencies for executing their projects.NGOs take up and execute projects to promote welfare of the community they work with. They work to address various concerns and issues prevailing within the society. NGOs are not-for-profit bodies which means they do not have any commercial interest. NGOs are run on donations made by individuals, corporate and institutions. They engage in fundraising activities to raise money for carrying out the work they do. Ever since independence, NGOs have played a crucial role in helping the needy in India, providing aid to the distressed and elevating the socio-economic status of millions in the country. Kalyana Karnataka region is located in the north-eastern part of the State. The region, encompassed by the Kannada speaking people, was earlier ruled by the Nizams of Hyderabad until 1948. After merging with the Indian Union, the region was a part of the then Hyderabad State until 1956. The Kalyana Karnataka region comprises of Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur,Koppala, Ballary and Kalaburagi districts.The Kalyana Karnataka region is the second largest arid region in India. HK region account for 23% of state geographical area Uncultivated area of the region is 23% of state uncultivated area Decadal population Volume X Issue III MARCH 2021 Page No : 426 Science, Technology and Development ISSN : 0950-0707 growth of the region is 17.73% whereas state growth rate is 15.60% HKRDB region is having 18% of the State population 24% of State SC population is residing in the region 34% of State ST population is residing in the region Literacy rate of the region is 64.45% whereas State literacy is 75.36% Dropout rate in the HKRDB region is 5.77 where as the State Dropout rate is 2.96 Child Mortality Rate of the region is 59 where as State Child Mortality rate is 41 Infant Mortality Rate of the region is 51 where as State Infant Mortality Rate is 35 Net District domestic product of HKRDB region is Rs. 44832 per capita whereas the State average is Rs. 68053 per capita Key words: civil society,community-based organization,people's organization,grassroots organization, Kalyana Karnataka, NGO Introduction “The evolution of the human rights movement clearly illustrates humanity’s ongoing struggle toward creating a better world.”– Robert Alan Many organizations around the world dedicate their efforts to protecting human rights and ending human rights abuses. Public support and condemnation of abuses is important to their success, as human rights organizations are most effective when their calls for reform are backed by strong public advocacy. Non Governmental Organization is one of the examples of such groups. In every part of the globe, there are Non-Governmental Organizations’ (NGOs) working every hour of the day to document the injustices heaped upon women, children and the under- class, standing beneath the bottom rung of the society. By their active campaigning, they remind Governments to keep their promise in order to give practical shape to goals set by various national and international conventions on human rights. India is estimated to have between 1 million and 2 million NGOs. The NGO are a necessary corollary to the democratic machinery of the government, they are means of democratic empowerment of those who are less powerful and less advantaged as the government machinery and its authorized institution are not always sufficient to guarantee the protection of human right.This indicates that the barriers to development are still strong enough to retard the development processes. In this context, intensive efforts are required to bridge the development gap and attain equitable distribution of gains from development across regions and people in the state. Therefore to plug the backwardness of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region, State has made a conscious Volume X Issue III MARCH 2021 Page No : 427 Science, Technology and Development ISSN : 0950-0707 effort by substantially increasing the allocations provided to the HKRDB during 2014-15. In a country having more per capita NGOs than hospital beds — around four NGOs for every 1,000 people in urban areas and 2.3 NGOs for every 1,000 population in rural areas — nonprofits admittedly have an important role to play in India’s development activities. While the U.S. has 3.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people, India has a mere 0.9 hospital beds per 1,000 people. In other areas like primary education, sanitation, child rights and women’s empowerment, the score of India is less than impressive, although there have been improvements from the past. And this is where NGOs come to play a vital role. Although generating development has been the responsibility primarily of the government, since the scope of development now includes not just economic progress but also promoting social justice, gender equity, education and the quality of life issues, nonprofits both within India and abroad, especially those directing their voluntary work and funds towards India, are generally seen as partners in the country’s development in some, if not in all cases. “The problems in India are huge and although the government is doing a lot of work in many areas, our villages have still many unresolved problems from poverty to illiteracy, and I think the government efforts are alone not sufficient to cope up with problems,” S.V. Acharya, president emeritus of Sankara Nethralaya OM Trust Inc. USA, told this correspondent.The focus, however, needs to be on education, health and nutrition and skill development along with development of farm and non-farm activities. Therefore, formulation and effective implementation of development programmes tailored to the needs of the region are required to meet the challenges of this region.In recent years, the government has been somewhat circumspect about the activities of some of the NGOs and a little hesitant in accepting philanthropic help from foreign nonprofits, thanks to a growing sense of national pride in its own power and ability to solve problems, but nonprofits, including those from the U.S. who operate in various sectors in India, have by and large been able to continue their work. There have been restrictions in recent years on the activities of some nonprofits receiving funds from abroad due to their alleged violation of foreign exchange regulation. The government has even been reluctant to accept foreign government assistance to tackle issues like natural calamities. Volume X Issue III MARCH 2021 Page No : 428 Science, Technology and Development ISSN : 0950-0707 Acharya said he does not know the reason why the government refused foreign assistance which could be due to political considerations but personally believes that India still needs help of NGOs, working in the remote parts of the country in health and other areas to improve quality of life. “It’s an extremely emotional issue in India these days,” the Indian American philanthropist says, alluding to the country’s growing national pride in its own capability. However, most experts India Abroad spoke to believe Indian diaspora philanthropy and nonprofits’ work that it supports, remains a critical tool for spurring India’s development, especially in social sectors. Although India is projecting itself as the third largest economy in the world and is confident of tackling most of the issues on its own, they say it is early to conclude that the country no longer needs nonprofits and their work supported by philanthropic contributions. “In our perception India still needs a lot of help and we are doing things in good faith. It is not like that we are feeling sad for India or any such thing, but we want to see India grow up even more,” M.R. Rangaswamy, founder and chairman of Indiaspora, told this correspondent. For example, Sankara Nethralaya OM Trust, which for the past few years has been raising $1 million a year from individual philanthropic donations and organizing fund-raisers, gives the entire fund to support Sankara Nethralaya (SN), Chennai, a comprehensive eye care center for providing free eye care to indigent patients in its main campus in Chennai, and other hospitals in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Objective: This paper intends to exploreand analyze the significance of non-governmental organizations in achieving the social and the humanitarian goals. NGOs are continuously making a lot of effort to improve the life of villagers /citizens by spreading awareness about steps taken by government for Kalyana Karnataka Volume X Issue III MARCH 2021 Page No : 429 Science, Technology and Development ISSN : 0950-0707 Nanjundappa committee emancipation of Kalyana Karnataka region The State had constituted a high power committee under Prof. Nanjundappa to study regional imbalances in the State and to recommend strategies to address them. The committee identified 35 indicators to measure the extent of development in various sectors and had built a Comprehensive Composite Development Index (CCDI) and Composite Deprivation Index (CDI). On the basis of CDI all taluks are categorised as most backward, more backward, backward and relatively developed taluks.