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Gram Vikas Samiti, a village-level group in Odisha, works on sanitation and women's literacy. It is run by local volunteers, receives no profit-sharing and is independent of government control. Which description best fits this organisation within civil society?

The samiti is a non-governmental, voluntary organisation in the social sector. It is run by volunteers, does not distribute profits and is independent of government, which are the defining features of NGOs within civil society, unlike corporations, companies or political parties.

  1. AA non-governmental, voluntary organisation working in the social sectorCorrect
  2. BA government-owned statutory corporation
  3. CA profit-distributing private company
  4. DA political party contesting elections

Explanation

Civil society organisations such as NGOs are voluntary, non-profit distributing and independent of the State, working on social causes. The samiti has all these traits. A statutory corporation is government-owned, and a company or political party does not match the facts.

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