Panchayati Rule and Gender Awareness Training Institute – PRAGATI is an All Women Organisation based in Dehradun, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the sister organisation of RLEK (Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra). PRAGATI has emerged as an independent and autonomous All Women’s Organization and is registered under Societies Registration Act 1850 and under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.
The organisation – a group of zealous, self-motivated women operates with the solid belief of “By the women, for the women and of the women” to attain Gender Equity in Local Governance.
As a Resource Centre established to cater to the defined needs of Elected Women Functionaries and women in general, PRAGATI endeavors for an environment conducive to enhancing capacity and skill to deliver an Accountable, Transparent, and Responsive Local Governance.
The organization has emerged as a training institute on governance, gender, sexuality, health, education, rights and entitlements. It also conducts training of trainers for civil society organizations from various states of India as well as from SAARC countries such as Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It also has been partnering with its parent body in conducting workshops and trainings on issues of rights and entitlements.
Registration date and number (Legal Status) –PRAGATI was registered in the year 2000 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 as a Non-profit Organization under registration number 492/2014-2015 and under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (No.347900127).