Question

What are public interest pressure groups? Describe their functioning.

Answer 1

Public Interest Pressure groups are those that promote collective rather than selective interests. They aim to help groups other than their own members.

Their functioning is as follows:-

(i) They represent some common interests that needs to be defended.

(ii) The members of the organisation mag not benefit from the causes that the organisation represents, e.g. A group fighting against bonded labour fights not for itself but for those who are suffering under such bondage.

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Answer 2

here, are some selective , main points on public interest pressure groups which helps u better in understanding their objectives and functions.


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• public interest groups also called promotional groups promote collective rather than selective good .
• aim to help groups other than their own members .
• many undertake activity that benefits them as well as others .
• eg : BAMCEF - Backward AND Minority Community Employees Federation .
• it is an organisation made up of government employees that campaign caste discrimination .
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