Foundation for Democratic Reforms


The Foundation for Democratic Reforms is a non-profit, non-partisan and autonomous research institution founded by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, an I.A.S. officer turned Politician and a renowned political activist based in Hyderabad. FDR 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, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.

Objective

The aim of FDR is to enable every Indian citizen to fully realize and enjoy:
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