Foundation for Democratic Reforms

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Foundation for Democratic Reforms
TypePublic Policy Think Tank
Headquarters8th Floor
Srinivasa Towers
Begumpet
Hyderabad – 500016
Location
General Secretary
Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan
Websitewww.fdrindia.org

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

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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

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  • 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

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Surajya Movement: a movement to awaken people about good governance[8][9]

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[10][11][12]

See also

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References

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