Pressure Group | Movement |
Pressure groups are well organised and have strong organisation.They consist of people with common occupation,interest,aspirations or opinions. | Unlike pressure groups, movement groups have loose organisation, and their decision making is more informal and flexible. |
Pressure groups usually influence government policies regarding specific issue within a limited time frame. | Movements are usually long-term and involve more than one issue. |
The pressure groups act for the betterment of their members and society. They don’t heavily depend on spontaneous mass participation. | iii) Movements usually act for the betterment of the society at large. They heavily depend on spontaneous mass participation. |
Example- BAMCEF (Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation) | Example- Environmental Movement, Women’s Rights Movement. |