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Governance  Considering the size and diversity of India, inequities are deeply rooted in centuries-old fissures of gender, caste, class, ethnicity , religion. Policy too often becomes a patchwork of 'schemes' aimed at appeasing specific interest groups . Similarly, the contribution of private sector though showing an upward trend will be insufficient to ensure that the benefits of India's increasing prosperity are equitably distributed. Only a new model of governance, Setu believes, where priorities are determined by empowered communities, will be able to do this.
   
 

Governance is here to stay! And it will take nothing less than the active Indians from all walks of life to implement it. Enlisting advocates for human rights in particular and social justice in general, from among the educated, professional and business classes and from among India's increasingly influential decision making will be particularly critical. In today's world best practice in governance as a part of strategy encompasses the non-negotiable values of accountability, transparency and partnership.

  We follow this approach with each individual , our partner ,our employees and all our stakeholders.
   
 
Our Governance Policy
With Setu's partners

  • Selection criteria based on long-term strategy and values

  • Selection norms and process designed for transparency

  • Multi-layered, participative, documented and audited grant sanctioning system

  • Data-driven, participative planning, monitoring and evaluation

  • Exhaustive financial and impact parameters - process and outcome

  • Internal and external audits - financial and programmatic

  • Financial risk management - training and funding support

  • Financial and capacity building inputs for organisation building including leadership building, democratic functioning, performance measurement and internal transparency

  • Proactive transparency to reference communities

  • Practice what you preach

 With our stakeholders

  • Comprehensive reporting to donors and the public

  • Proactive transparency

  • Feedback mechanisms

  • Values, ethics screening

  • Norm and best practice bench-marking across for-profit and non-profit sectors

  • Active participation in development of sector norms across sectors

 With employees 

  • Mission-centric performance planning, evaluation and reward systems

  • Conflict of interest and ethics policies

  • Democratic, participative, transparent decision-making

  • Formal and informal feedback mechanisms and forums

  • Documentation and independent audit

  • Consistent adherence to, and investments in, building mission and values led ethos and culture

  • Walk the talk

   
  Regn No. 1313 (Book No 4 volume 1873) dt. 24/02/2003.
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