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]
The aim of the foundation is to enable every Indian citizen to fully realize and enjoy:
Surajya Movement: a movement to awaken people about good governance[8][9]
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[10][11][12]
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