Pressure Groups and Movement

These are the organization formed by the people working in common actuation, interests, aspirations, or opinions that come together to achieve a common objective like influencing government policies. A movement a try to shape government policies by indirect participation.  

Example: Narmada Bachao Andolan, the movement for information, anti-liquor movement, women’s movement, environmental movement.

 These groups are divided into two categories namely sectional interest groups and public interest groups:

• Sectional interest groups: Sectional interest groups aim to promote the interest of a particular section or group of society. This group’s main concern is working for the betterment of its members. Ex: Bolivian organisation
• Public interest groups: Public interest groups m to help groups other than their own members. The main concern is to help people other than their own members. Example: BAMCEF 

Social movements are a collective attempt of people to bring a new change or show resistance against a change. The concept of movements is the involvement of the people in shaping democratic government. Democracy evolves through people’s participation in the form of mass mobilization, and struggles.