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From: Poonam Prakash <mrigya_13@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 03:34:53 +0000 (GMT)
NATIONAL POLICY ON THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR 2007
21:58 IST
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for National Policy on the Voluntary Sector.
The Policy has six parts: (a) Preamble (b) Scope of the Policy (c) Objectives of the Policy (d) Establishing an Enabling Environment (e) Partnership in Development (f) Strengthening the Voluntary Sector
The main objectives of the policy include:
(i) Creating an enabling environment for Voluntary Organisations (VOs) that not only stimulates their effectiveness but also protects their identity and safeguards their autonomy. (ii) Enabling VOs to legitimately mobilize the necessary financial resources from India and abroad. (iii) Identifying systems by which the Government may work together with the Voluntary Sector. (iv) Encouraging VOs to adopt transparent and accountable systems of governance and management.
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The National Policy on the voluntary sector aims to provide an enabling environment for the voluntary sector and also make it accountable, so that VOs can play their constructive role in development activities effectively.
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