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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[edit]

The aim of the foundation is to enable every Indian citizen to fully realize and enjoy:

Focus areas[edit]

Areas of work[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Latest Foundation For Democratic Reforms News". Lokmat English. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  • ^ "Why Andhra's Jaya Prakash Narayana Failed Where Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal Succeeded". The Wire. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  • ^ Foundation for Democratic Reforms
  • ^ "J P Narayan". Centre For Civil Society. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  • ^ "Will Jayaprakash Narayan's Lok Satta Party be another nail in the coffin of old political parties?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  • ^ Haseeb, Ahssanuddin. "Why IAS Officer-Turned-Politician Jaya Prakash Narayan Failed To Capture Power In AP Where Arvind Kejriwal Succeeded In Delhi?". #KhabarLive Hyderabad. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  • ^ "About us • Youth Parliament Program". Youth Parliament Program. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  • ^ "Surajya Movement | Foundation for Democratic Reforms". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  • ^ "Vice President calls for effective laws against huge election expenditure by parties and populist spending by governments". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  • ^ "Conference on 'Money Power in Politics' on January 9". thehansindia.com. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  • ^ "Naidu advocates evolving laws to control 'Money Power in Politics'". magzter.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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