Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, a leading NGO of Uttarakhand has been conferred with the Future Leadership Award for its work in the field of women’s empowerment. The prize was given at the all India competition organised by Resource Alliance and supported by Rockefeller foundation and EdelGive Foundation.
What is an NGO?
- NGO may be defined as an association having a definite cultural, educational, religious or social program registered with the Central Government.
- A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization that is neither a part of a government nor a conventional for-profit business.
- Societies Registration Act, 1860 is a central act for registering not-for-profit organizations.
- An NGO in India can either be registered as a trust,society or as a company under sec 25.
- India is estimated to have more than 2 million NGOs.
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