Editorial | NGOs in Kashmir

Non Governmental Organisations or NGO are the organisation which is concerned with handling different types of activities which aims for the benefit of society at large especially the underprivileged people.

As the name itself says that it is an NGO and also referred to as a non profit organisation that works independently and without any pecuniary aid from the government even though the NGO functions with the government agencies in close coordination for executing their projects. Therefore, the roles and functions of NGO in India is really a significant one and serve the major purpose of development and growth.

Amid Covid-19 pandemic Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) have been playing vital role in awareness, relief and rehabilitation of needy and people affected by pandemic crises in Kashmir

In post-Independent India, the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been providing support in critical sectors like health, education, water supply and sanitation, shelter and infrastructure, restoration of livelihoods, food security and nutrition, environment, etc. Given India’s multi-hazard risk and vulnerability to natural and man-made disasters, NGOs have been playing a significant role in providing humanitarian assistance to disaster-affected people in most of the severe disasters