Question

Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a democratic government?

Answer 1

Hint- Pressure groups are groups that pressurize the government to serve their interests. They never join the government. The formation of groups in India is the basic right of citizens which is described in Article-19. Some pressures are in India like trade groups, labor groups, farmers groups, etc.

Complete Answer:
 Pressure groups play a major role in India. Without pressure groups and political parties, we cannot understand the practical aspect of Indian democracy because the interests of different groups in the society are different and the individual tries to fulfill his interests through these groups. Pressure groups do not seek to participate in political power but their primary objective is to influence governance and power. The term pressure group has its origins in America. The pressure groups here are extremely weak. Pressure groups in India have developed at a slow pace and business pressure groups in India do not have unity like the UK groups. There are many chambers in almost every major commercial and industrial center and the main reason for the formation of many groups is the historical division between domestic and foreign capital. On the other hand, this division was also found on the basis of caste, language, and region. They do not have access to the administration due to the pressure group being disabled and they want to keep themselves from the administration and they see the government as exploitative. According to pressure groups, government officials are unresponsive and corrupt while government officials view pressure groups with suspicion. In India, both industrial interest and business interest are represented by the same group.

Note - Formation of groups and organizations in a democratic country is the basic right of the individual. Therefore pressure is put on the government to implement special policies by each group and the groups whose interests are ignored by the political parties are catered to by the pressure groups.