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PUBLIC LIFE AND VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATION
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INTRODUCTION
THE VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY LIFE and also help to increase
the social solidarity of the State. These organisations are run by the
people and for the people. The Voluntary Social Service is an activity
of self-governing body of people working together for the betterment
of the society and community life as a whole.
The Voluntary Social Service Organisations have become the sheet anchor of the present-day societies. In the present days of freedom and equality the State is speedily marching towards the concept of a Welfare State. These circumstances have paved a way for the voluntary organisations to play their significant role.
In a Welfare State, the Government has to perform manifold functions and hence it is difficult for it to look into every aspect pertaining to the life of an individual. It is also very difficult for the State to look into every problem faced by the social organisation. It is therefore, essential to have social institutions of the people with common interest.
The activities of the State involve some element of compulsion, whereas in the case of voluntary institutions, they are voluntary in nature and offer easy scope for an individual to develop. These institutions work hand in hand with the Government and their nature is complementary. They have proved very helpful and co-operative and not competitive with the State in the field of social development. The Voluntary Social Organisations are getting more and more scope in these days of busy life. Where Government machinery falls short to look into problems of an individual the Voluntary Social Organisations have to play their role in co-operation with the State. With the co-operation of the State many problems are solved which have acted as an obstacle in the way of progress. Many a time these organisations act as the agencies of the State.
As Voluntary Social Organisations are formed by the people they can grapple with the needs of the people in the area, and offer proper solutions to their problems. Such institutions can afford to make experiments. The voluntary actions involved on the part of an individual in the institution are always flexible and progressive and that is one of the reasons for the pioneering work done by many Organisations in the district. The Voluntary Social Service Organisations are also useful in the sense that they act as a preventive measure against the mal-adjustments in the society.
In Wardha district there are many Organisations working in various fields, such as, Education, Health, Art and Recreation.
The Voluntary Social Service Organisations have created a new out look in the society. Every individual is well cared for and made self-dependent in his day to day life by the working of various Organisations.
Though the Voluntary Social Service Organisations are helped by the Government they suffer from inadequacy of finance. Many times they have to rely upon their own funds and donations collected from the public.
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