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Foundation for Democratic Reforms
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<h2 id="objective">Objective</h2> <p>The aim of the foundation is to enable every Indian citizen to fully realize and enjoy: </p> <ul><li>Liberty and basic freedoms</li> <li>Genuine democracy</li> <li>Self-governance</li> <li>Self-correcting institutions</li> <li>Rule of law</li></ul> <h2 id="focus-areas">Focus areas</h2> <ul><li>Political and electoral reforms</li> <li>Good governance</li> <li>Empowerment of local governments</li> <li>Judicial reforms</li> <li>Key areas of state policy such as education, healthcare, agriculture, and cooperatives</li></ul> <h2 id="areas-of-work">Areas of work</h2> <p>Surajya Movement: a movement to awaken people about good governance<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>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<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Youth_Parliament_Program/oIT7jRBY">Youth Parliament Program</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Democracy_in_India/Q2dwuaTd">Democracy in India</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Election_Commission_of_India/S7zfTID8">Election Commission of India</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_think_tanks_in_India/EAh71YHc">List of think tanks in India</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.fdrindia.org/">Foundation for Democratic Reforms website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.loksatta.org/">Lok Satta Party website</a></li> <li><a href="http://youthforbetterindia.com/">Youth For Better India website</a></li> <li><a href="https://yppindia.in/">Youth Parliament Program website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Latest Foundation For Democratic Reforms News". Lokmat English. Retrieved 17 September 2020. <a href="https://english.lokmat.com/foundation-for-democratic-reforms/" target="_blank">https://english.lokmat.com/foundation-for-democratic-reforms/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Why Andhra's Jaya Prakash Narayana Failed Where Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal Succeeded". The Wire. Retrieved 17 September 2020. <a href="https://thewire.in/politics/why-andhras-jaya-prakash-narayana-failed-where-delhis-arvind-kejriwal-succeeded" target="_blank">https://thewire.in/politics/why-andhras-jaya-prakash-narayana-failed-where-delhis-arvind-kejriwal-succeeded</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Foundation for Democratic Reforms <a href="http://www.fdrindia.org/about-us-3/" target="_blank">http://www.fdrindia.org/about-us-3/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"J P Narayan". Centre For Civil Society. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2020. <a href="https://ccs.in/people/j-p-narayan" target="_blank">https://ccs.in/people/j-p-narayan</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Will Jayaprakash Narayan's Lok Satta Party be another nail in the coffin of old political parties?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 September 2020. <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/will-jayaprakash-narayans-lok-satta-party-be-another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-old-political-parties/articleshow/29020058.cms" target="_blank">https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/will-jayaprakash-narayans-lok-satta-party-be-another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-old-political-parties/articleshow/29020058.cms</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>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. <a href="http://www.hydnews.net/why-ias-officer-turned-politician-jaya-prakash-narayan-failed-to-capture-power-in-ap-where-arvind-kejriwal-succeeded-in-delhi/" target="_blank">http://www.hydnews.net/why-ias-officer-turned-politician-jaya-prakash-narayan-failed-to-capture-power-in-ap-where-arvind-kejriwal-succeeded-in-delhi/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"About us • Youth Parliament Program". Youth Parliament Program. Retrieved 19 July 2020. <a href="https://yppindia.in/about-us/" target="_blank">https://yppindia.in/about-us/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Surajya Movement | Foundation for Democratic Reforms". Retrieved 19 July 2020. <a href="https://www.fdrindia.org/surajyamovement/" target="_blank">https://www.fdrindia.org/surajyamovement/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Lok Satta Party launches `Surajya Movement' campaign". <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lok-satta-party-launches-surajya-movement-campaign-112080900604_1.html" target="_blank">https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lok-satta-party-launches-surajya-movement-campaign-112080900604_1.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Vice President calls for effective laws against huge election expenditure by parties and populist spending by governments". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2020. <a href="http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1598906" target="_blank">http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1598906</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Conference on 'Money Power in Politics' on January 9". thehansindia.com. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020. <a href="https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/conference-on-money-power-in-politics-on-january-9-594728" target="_blank">https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/conference-on-money-power-in-politics-on-january-9-594728</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Naidu advocates evolving laws to control 'Money Power in Politics'". magzter.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020. <a href="https://www.magzter.com/news/773/2154/012020/eeg24" target="_blank">https://www.magzter.com/news/773/2154/012020/eeg24</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>