It is necessary to create a social regulatory authority for Maharashtra
It is necessary to create a social regulatory authority for Maharashtra. The social sector has expanded enormously in the form of NGOs, social organizations, CSRs, etc. across Maharashtra. However, there is currently no mechanism or system to regulate this vast sector.
The social sector has expanded enormously in the form of NGOs, social organizations, CSRs, etc. across the country. However, there is currently no mechanism or system to regulate this vast sector. Although there is a proposal, the law has not been made. The government should create an independent authority to regulate the social sector without delay.
Out of 140 crore people in India, 40 percent of the population lives in poverty, hunger and without basic facilities like clean water, good housing, employment, education. It is the primary responsibility of the government to provide these basic facilities to every citizen. According to the latest 'Global Hunger Index Report', India is ranked 101st and 131st out of 189 countries in the Human Life Index. This report says that 35 crore people are suffering from the crises of food shortage, malnutrition, hunger and poverty. Maharashtra has problems in all areas such as unsatisfactory living conditions, inadequate social infrastructure, education, healthcare, inconvenience to the specially-abled and senior citizens, law and order.
Despite 76 years of independence and despite spending so much on the social sector, reservations, concessions, free facilities, we are still known as a country of the poor. Governments of various parties come and go, but the problem remains the same. Every party wants to stay in power in some way or the other and for this they keep promising free things from the national exchequer. This must stop. Both the government and the citizens of the country are responsible for this situation. A social regulatory authority for Maharashtra needs to be created as soon as possible.
There are many effective regulators in the country like Reserve Bank, SEBI, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Insurance Regulatory Authority, Bar Council. Without them, the relevant sector would have been in serious trouble. There are currently 36 regulatory authorities in the country and they are providing effective control in all the relevant sectors as well as protecting the interests of the consumers.
Only then will social projects fail. Some projects never survive for long. Thus, if political influence, intervention, monitoring, control and reporting are not done properly, social projects will fail and will not achieve the desired positive social outcomes. Impact assessment, monitoring and disclosure in the public domain are necessary. The guiding principles that are for CSR projects should be applied to all government-funded social projects. To ensure the participation of the beneficiaries for any social project, we strongly demand that the relevant Maharashtra NGO Regulatory Authority be established at the government level as soon as possible,
Also, we are with the Maharashtra NGO Committee for the NGO demand given by participating in the resolution process to be taken during the Maharashtra NGO Convention and discussing the resolution issue. We are warning on behalf of this organization that if time comes, we will protest strongly
across Maharashtra. However, it is requested through this statement that we should take appropriate decisions and take action regarding the above.
