Do NGOs Play towards Economic Development for the marginalized section? A Critical Analysis of NGOs in Majuli

NGOs have been playing a substantial role in the empowerment of the poor and social mobilization for eradicating poverty. It is realized that, poverty can be effectively eradicated only when the poor section starts contributing to the growth process through their active participation. NGOs can be considered as facilitator at grassroots level because of their touch with community. So, they can play a critical role in the group formation and development at grassroots level. The quality of the groups can be influenced by the capacity of the facilitator and NGOs can work as the facilitators and also help in social mobilization provide training to local people and capacities building of facilitators are being used by PRA technique. PRA is a family approach and a method of enabling local people to analyze their living conditions, to share the outcomes and to plan their activities. It involves handing over the stick from outsider to insider in methods and actions. The outsider’s role is catalytic as a facilitator and convener of processes within a community that is prepared to alter its own situation. The NGOs which practice PRA method for planning, execution and implementation of their development projects are likely to be more people-centered for their bottom up approach to development. The PRA approach would improve transparency and accountability of the NGOs leading to their enhanced credibility. With this respect, it is seen that now a day, in India as well as North Eastern India, various governmental organizations as well as NGOs come forward and playing active and important role in rural development of a particular region or state and hence to bring the self-reliance of the poor and distressed people. In Majuli- the largest riverine island in the world, the various government and non-government organizations are coming forward for the rural development and socio-economic development of the Island which are economically backward