- To develop better
co-ordination, collaboration, joint participation, relations and
understanding amongst various constituents of the rural sector for promoting
welfare of the rural masses by eradicating thirst, hunger, illiteracy,
disease, poverty and by providing shelter and employment.
- To assist and guide the
members in obtaining financial and technical assistance for rural
development programmes from the Government(s), governmental organisations,
corporate sector, NRIs, financial and other specialised bilateral and
multilateral regional and international institutions such as World Bank,
UNDP, ADB etc.
- To act as a channelising,
monitoring and mentoring platform for effectively implementing programmes
spread over a wider geographical area or programmes involving multitude of
disciplines.
- To undertake
capacity and quality appraisals of the constituent member NGOs, carry out
periodical reviews and help them, in capacity building and performance
enhancement so that they may contribute their best to the development of
rural India .
- To undertake
integrated programmes for the upliftment and economic development of rural
India and providing backward and forward linkages to the rural economy by
allowing them access to the global technology, funds and market and for that
purpose to set up commodity technology and rural stock exchanges.
- To assist in the
development of Self Help Groups (SHGs) of farmers including small and
marginal farmers, artisans, labour including agricultural labour and other
service providers with special emphasis on women, youth, differentially-abled
and other disadvantaged sections for accelerating the pace of rural
development.
- To serve as a forum
in association with professionals, research scientists, social scientists,
reformists, technocrats, and agriculturists, to provide critical inputs on
major issues, relevant to development of rural India and to seek appropriate
representation on the various committees, bodies, delegations, teams etc. at
the State, National and International level.
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To serve as a forum
for addressing growing concerns in the areas of Right to Information,
transparency and other issues of collective interests and to take up these
issues with the appropriate authorities.
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To maintain a
centralised pool of legal, technical, financial and management experts,
advisors and professionals and in addition, professionals involved in the
areas of subsidies, countervailing duties, issues relating to IPRs,
geographical indications of goods, protection of plant varieties and
farmers' rights, environment and other emerging frontiers of knowledge, in
order to serve as a referral point for servicing the needs of desirous
parties.
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To organise and
conduct such promotional and training programmes, entrepreneurial
development programmes, executive development programmes, quality
orientation programmes, refresher courses, lectures and seminars for the
executives of voluntary organisations, volunteers and target groups and
relevant to any of the fields of interest of the constituent members.
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To undertake
identification, development, adaptation and promotion of appropriate
technologies, organise or assist in transfer of technology from national
and international organisations and institutions engaged in or connected
with any of the fields of interest to Confederation and arranging support
services to the member organisations including technical guidance,
training and skill up-gradation;
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To mobilise necessary
support and inputs and to contribute by suitable means at the time of
natural calamities and undertake and participate in disaster management
and rehabilitation.
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To undertake, promote,
facilitate, foster and co-ordinate, whether sponsored or otherwise, policy
studies and research, economic and social research or technology
initiatives in any of the areas concerning rural development, or having a
bearing on any of such areas.
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To facilitate
international exchange and sharing of information and technology by
organising or participating in workshops, exhibitions, conferences and
seminars or by collaborating with or establishing mutual relations with
organisations and institutions in India and abroad, connected with or
having a bearing on the objectives of the Confederation.
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To organise and
participate in international and regional meetings, seminars, conferences,
exhibitions, fairs and produce literature and undertake publicity.
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To initiate and carry
out, directly or indirectly, whether of its own or sponsored or otherwise,
studies on the subject of common interest, collect, analyse, interpret and
disseminate data and information useful to members.
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To undertake all such
other lawful activities as may be incidental or conducive or ancillary to
the attainment of the objectives of the Society.
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to acquire by way of
lease, sub-lease, licence, gift, purchase, exchange, hire or in any other
manner, any movable or immovable properties and any rights or privileges
necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Society and to construct,
erect, alter, improve and maintain any building and to demolish or repair
buildings and to manage, develop, sell, let, dispose of, mortgage, or
otherwise deal with all or any part of the assets and rights of the
Society with a view to achieving the objectives of the Society;
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to accept grants of
money, equipment, land, buildings, donations, gifts, subscriptions and
other assistance from the Central Government or a State Government,
international multilateral or bilateral funding agencies or from any other
source and to conform to the conditions on which such grants, payments and
assistance may be received, provided that no benefaction shall be accepted
by the Society, which in its opinion involves conditions or obligations
contrary to the objectives of the Society;
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to undertake and
accept the management of any endowment or trust or donations in
furtherance of the objectives of the Society;
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to establish, equip
and maintain research centres, data banks, libraries, Institutes,
organisations and such other facilities in India or abroad as are
necessary for carrying out the objectives of the Society;
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to set up study groups
or consultative groups or core groups comprising of members of the Council
or Society or outside experts for any specific issues or specific sectors
or sub-sectors of the economy.
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to establish,
maintain, control and manage State or District or Local Chapters of the
Society in India ;
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to establish,
maintain, control and manage branches and/or offices of the confederation
in India or abroad, as may be considered necessary for effectuating the
objects of the Confederation;
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to levy fees or other
charges for any services/facilities provided by the Society at rates
specified by the Executive Council of the Society;
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to prepare, print,
publish, issue, acquire and circularise books, papers, periodicals,
bulletins, exhibits, films, slides, video tapes, gazetteers, or circulars
and engage in similar other undertakings dealing with or having a bearing
on the objectives of the Society;
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to co-operate with and
to make representation to any department of the Government of India or any
State Government or other Central or State authorities, organisations,
Commissions, Councils etc. as well as International organisations,
institutions or foreign authorities as may be deemed necessary in
furtherance of the objectives of the Society;
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to establish, promote,
co-operate with, become a member of, act as, or appoint trustees, agents
or delegates to control manage, superintend or otherwise assist any
associations and institutions and other bodies in India or abroad engaged
in any of the fields for which the Society is established;
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to associate,
affiliate or accredit or develop linkages with other national or
international authorities, institutions and organisations engaged,
directly or indirectly, in any of the fields for which this Confederation
is established.
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to negotiate contracts
on behalf of the Society and vary and rescind such contracts;
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to borrow, raise or
secure the payment of any money on such terms and conditions and on such
security as may be deemed fit and proper provided they are not
inconsistent with the objectives of the Society;
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to procure recognition
for the Society vis-à-vis its objectives in India and abroad;
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to procure the Society
to be registered, legalised, domiciled or recognised in any country or
place and to procure its incorporation/registration in a like character or
as a company or otherwise in any country or place and to carry on its
objectives or any portion of its main objectives in any country or place.
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to depute and join in
electing or nominating delegates, advisors, etc. to represent the Society
on regional, national and international conferences, meetings, seminars
and similar events;
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to create affiliation
and other classes of professional and technical membership of the
Confederation and carrying such rights and obligations as may be decided
by the Executive Council;
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award fellowships,
scholarships, prizes and medals towards recognition of talent and
excellence in India and abroad;
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to confer such
honorary titles and distinctions to distinguished persons in India and
abroad in recognition of their valuable contribution to the cause of the
Confederation, as the Confederation may deem fit.
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to enter into any
arrangement with any Government, Governmental authority, Municipal or
local authority or otherwise in India and abroad that may be conducive to
the attainment of the objectives of the Society and to obtain from any
such authority rights, privileges and concessions which the Confederation
may think desirable to obtain and to carry out, exercise and comply with
such arrangement, rights, privileges and concessions;
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to obtain such
prerogatives, rights, privileges, licenses in India and abroad in relation
to any new and useful invention respecting any art, process, method or
manner of manufacture, machine, apparatus or other article or substance or
any new or useful improvisation of any of them as a result of the
Confederation's direct or indirect R&D activities and efforts, as may be
decided by the Confederation; and
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to do all such other
lawful things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the
attainment of the above objectives.
Confederation
of NGO's
of Rural
India
CNRI
Gujarat Chapter