Foundation for Democratic Reforms explained

Foundation for Democratic Reforms
Type:	Public Policy Think Tank
Headquarters:	8th Floor Srinivasa Towers Begumpet Hyderabad – 500016
Location:	Hyderabad, India
Leader Title:	General Secretary
Leader Name:	Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan

The Foundation for Democratic Reforms is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent research institution founded by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, an Indian Administrative Service officer turned politician and a political activist based in Hyderabad.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Established in 1996 and located in Hyderabad, it is recognized by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.^{[6] [7]}

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^[8]

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^{[9] [10] [11]}

See also

• Youth Parliament Program
• Democracy in India
• Election Commission of India
• List of think tanks in India

External links

• Foundation for Democratic Reforms website
• Lok Satta Party website
• Youth For Better India website
• Youth Parliament Program website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Latest Foundation For Democratic Reforms News . 2020-09-17. Lokmat English. en.
2. Web site: Why Andhra's Jaya Prakash Narayana Failed Where Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal Succeeded. 2020-09-17. The Wire.
3. http://www.fdrindia.org/about-us-3/ Foundation for Democratic Reforms
4. Web site: 2015-11-09. J P Narayan. 2020-07-19. Centre For Civil Society. en.
5. News: Will Jayaprakash Narayan's Lok Satta Party be another nail in the coffin of old political parties?. The Economic Times. 2020-09-17.
6. Web site: Haseeb. Ahssanuddin. Why IAS Officer-Turned-Politician Jaya Prakash Narayan Failed To Capture Power In AP Where Arvind Kejriwal Succeeded In Delhi?. 2020-09-17.
   1. KhabarLive Hyderabad
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7. Web site: About us • Youth Parliament Program . 2020-07-19. Youth Parliament Program . en-US.
8. Web site: Surajya Movement Foundation for Democratic Reforms. 2020-07-19. en-US.
9. Web site: Vice President calls for effective laws against huge election expenditure by parties and populist spending by governments. 2020-07-19. pib.gov.in.
10. Web site: 2020-01-03. Conference on 'Money Power in Politics' on January 9. 2020-07-19. thehansindia.com. en.
11. Web site: Naidu advocates evolving laws to control ‘Money Power in Politics’. 2020-07-19. magzter.com. en.