Posted By Meenu Chopra On Nov 25, 2009

                                    National Foundation for Communal Harmony

                                 Communal Harmony Campaign Week & Flag Day 

The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) observes Communal Harmony Campaign and Fund Raising Week every year from 19th to 25th November and the last working day of this week is observed as the Flag Day.

 

NFCH was set up in 1992 with the main objective of providing assistance to the children rendered orphan or destitute during various communal disturbances. The sole purpose of setting up the Foundation was explained in the budget speech made by the then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (at present the Hon’ble Prime Minister) in the Parliament during 1992. He said that … if interest of these children is not protected, they will grow up into disgruntled and disorganized adulthood. He further said:

“They become an easy prey to the propaganda of anti-social elements and the obscurantist fundamentalist forces of reaction. To protect the interest of such children, look after their welfare and in particular their education, the Government proposes to set up a National Foundation for Communal Harmony as an autonomous non-government organisation.”

Invited children participated on Flag Day 2008

The Foundation received a corpus of Rs. 11 crore with the direction to use only the interest earned on the said amount and the balance requirement of funds to be raised through donations, to meet the expenses. In view of this, it was decided in 1992 to organize communal harmony campaign week in which an appeal is also made for raising funds for the purpose.


The communal harmony campaign week has two fold objectives:

(i)    to raise donations for the physical & psychological support of the orphan or the destitute children affected by violence; and

(ii)    to promote brotherly and friendly relations among the people, maintain peace & communal harmony and national integration.

 

 

Celebration of Communal Harmony Campaign in different parts of the country
 

The Foundation distributes publicity material to all the States / UTs, Ministries / Departments, central public sector undertakings, para-military organisations, universities, selected educational institutions and embassies & missions abroad, etc. to observe the Communal Harmony Campaign.

During the Communal Harmony Campaign week, few child victims of violence from different States, assisted by the Foundation are invited to Delhi to share their experiences which promote communal harmony & national integration. These children also pin up flags on the person of the dignitaries such as the President, the Vice-President, the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. These children are also taken for local site seeing in Delhi and nearby historical places.
 

NFCH looks forward for cooperation and participation by every person and section of the society during the Communal Harmony Campaign and Flag Day for the noble cause.
 
Suggested steps to be taken for observing the Communal Harmony Campaign,
the Fund Raising Week and the Flag Day

(i)   Organizing intensive campaign and wide publicity for sensitizing people for fostering communal harmony and national integration through cultural programmes, debates, seminars, workshops, essay/painting competitions etc.;

(ii)   Sending funds collected to:
The Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony
9th Floor, 'C' Wing, Lok Nayak  Bhavan, Khan  Market
New Delhi -110003
through a demand draft or by cheque.
  The bank drafts / cheque should be sent only through registered post and  never by a private courier.

(iii)  Donation can also be made by direct Bank transfer from anywhere, utilizing the following information:

 

Name of Bank	Central Bank of India
Address of the Bank	Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Telephone & Fax	011-24618961 &  011-24624641
Name of A/c holder	National Foundation for Communal Harmony
Account Number	1065439058
NEFT/IFSC/RTGS	CBIN0280310

 

Name of Bank	State Bank of India
Address of the Bank	Nirman Bhavan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011
Telephone & Fax	011-23061291, 23063572 &  011-23061560
Name of A/c holder	National Foundation for Communal Harmony
Account Number	10569548047
NEFT/IFSC/RTGS	SBIN0000583

  All donations to NFCH are voluntary and are eligible for 100% deduction under     section 80G (2) [iii(e)] of the Income-tax Act, 1961. 

   (iv)     NFCH is also registered under the FCRA, 1976 and is eligible to receive     contributions from foreign donors. Donation from abroad/foreign donors under   

  FCRA may be sent to this account 

Name of Society	National Foundation for Communal Harmony
Name Of Bank	Bank Of India
Address of the Bank	Khan Market, New Delhi- 110003
Telephone & Fax	91-11-24616844, 91- 11- 24610136
Name of A/c holder	National Foundation for Communal Harmony
Account Number	600710100000101
Reconciliation Number	6007
Swift Code	BKIDINBBKHM