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National Foundation for Communal Harmony,

9th Floor,  C-Wing,    Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market,    New Delhi - 110003.

Telephone No.  011-24633968

Fax No.        011-24610524

Appellate Authority

Dr. Lalit Kumar,

Secretary,

National Foundation for Communal Harmony

Telephone No.  011-24633968

Public Information Officer (PIO)

Smt. Alpana Gupta,

Accounts Officer

Telephone No.  011-24646165

Contact Persons

Objectives and Activities

The principal objectives of the Foundation  are to promote /foster communal harmony, fraternity and national integration in general, and facilitate physical and psychological rehabilitation of the child victims of caste, communal, ethnic or terrorist violence, in particular.  The Foundation undertakes, and assists/encourages others (state governments, local administration, non-governmental organizations, universities, colleges and schools, social activists, scholars, researchers and  students etc.) in undertaking, activities and programmes aimed at promoting harmony, reconciliation, fraternity and integration at local, state and national levels.

Project Assist

The Foundation provides financial assistance to children who are orphaned or become destitute in caste, communal, ethnic, terrorists violence for their care and education.  Assistance is provided @ Rs.9600 per annum per child in ‘A’ and ‘B’ class cities and Rs. 9000/- per annum per child at other places without any restriction on the number of children in a family.  Additional assistance @ Rs.1800 per annum per child is extended for undergoing vocational training.  Children in the age group of 0-18 years (extended to 21 years in appropriate cases) whose families are below poverty line (Rs. 31,600/- in urban areas and Rs. 22,400/- in rural areas per family per annum) are eligible under the assistance provided they pursue their study (not applicable to children in the age group of 0-5 years).  Assistance is sanctioned for 12 months at a time coinciding with the academic session of the child and is renewed on year to year basis.

The Foundation aims at providing assistance to every eligible child victim of violence so that such children, after receiving proper education, become responsible and productive citizens.  The Foundation also proposes to undertake a realistic evaluation of the impact of the project Assist on assisted children.

        The Foundation has to necessarily depend on State and particularly District administrations for identification of such orphaned/destitute children and for submission of their applications alongwith necessary documents.  The Foundation has stepped up its liaison with State Governments for ensuring assistance to every eligible child, both in the categories of fresh cases and renewal cases.

Project ‘Recongnition’

Every year the Foundation gives national level awards, namely, National Communal Harmony Awards to an individual, an institution and a student union  for their outstanding contribution to the cause of communal harmony and national integration.  Instituted in 1997, the award has acquired an aura of its own. 

Project 'Reach'

        Aimed at creating awareness about communal harmony and national integration, the Foundation extends assistance to state administrations and non- governmental organizations for organizing debates, seminars, workshops, painting, poster, slogan or essay writing competition, musical and cultural programmes, kavi sammelans / mushiaras, etc.  The scale of assistance is Rs.2 lakh per annum per state/union territory.

        The Foundation is striving to encourage and support as many organizations as possible to take up, on a significant, scale, activities related to promotion of communal harmony and national integration.

Project ‘Milan’

      The Foundation extends financial assistance to states/union territory administrations for organizing, preferably through non-governmental organizations, inter-community Milans (get together) on important festivals.