Ngo in India

NGO is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations (UN), and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are not conventional for-profit business. In the cases in which NGOs are funded totally or partially by governments, the NGO maintains its nongovernmental status by excluding government representatives from membership in the organization. The term is usually applied only to organizations that pursue some wider social aim that has political aspects, but that are not overtly political organizations such as political parties. Unlike the term "intergovernmental organization", the term "non-governmental organization" has no generally agreed legal definition. In many jurisdictions, these types of organization are called "civil society organizations" or referred to by other names. The number of internationally operating NGOs is estimated at 40,000.[1] National numbers are even higher: Russia has 277,000 NGOs;[2] India is estimated to have around 3.3 million NGOs in year 2009, which is one NGO for less than 400 Indians, and many times the number of primary schools and primary health centres in India.[3][4]

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1 Definition of NGO 1.1 NGO consultative status with ECOSOC 1.2 NPOs and NGOs 2 History 3 Types of NGOs 4 Environmental NGOs 5 Activities 6 Methods 6.1 Public relations 6.2 Project management 7 Staffing 8 Funding 9 Monitoring and control 10 Legal status 11 Critiques 12 Challenges to Legitimacy 13 Education 14 See also 15 Notes and references 16 Further reading 17 External links

NGOs are difficult to define and classify due to the term s inconsistent use. To attempt a classification of NGOs requires a framework that includes the orientation and the organization's level of operation. An NGO's orientation refers to the type of activities an organization takes on. These activities might include