title: Foundation for Democratic Reforms
text: # Foundation for Democratic Reforms
  
  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. 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. 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.
  
  ## Objective
  
  The aim of the foundation is to enable every Indian citizen to fully realize and enjoy:
  
  * Liberty and basic freedoms
  * Genuine democracy
  * Self-governance
  * Self-correcting institutions
  * Rule of law
  
  ## Focus areas
  
  * Political and electoral reforms
  * Good governance
  * Empowerment of local governments
  * Judicial reforms
  * Key areas of state policy such as education, healthcare, agriculture, and cooperatives
  
  ## Areas of work
  
  Surajya Movement: a movement to awaken people about good governance
  
  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
  
  