COMMUNAL HARMONY
AND FLAG DAY OBSERVED TODAY
The National Foundation
for Communal Harmony is observing Flag Day today. To symbolize
this, a group of children accompanied by officers from the NFCH
called on the Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani at his North-Block
office and pinned Flags on the occasion. The six children who
met Shri Advani included Km. Malika Khatoon and Shri Prithi Raj
Das from Assam; Km. Lamhoichang and Km. Damngaihzen from Manipur;
and Sh. Neelesh and Km. Nikita Ashok Killekar from Karnataka.
These children are getting rehabilitation assistance from the
NFCH.
The Communal Harmony
campaign and Fund Raising week had begun from the 19th
of this Month. Funds are raised for the Rehabilitation of Child
Victims of Communal, Ethnic, Caste or Terrorist Violence and for
Promotion of Communal Harmony, National Integration and Fraternity.
The National Foundation
for Communal Harmony, an autonomous body under the administrative
control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, is looking after the
child victims of communal, caste, ethnic riots or terrorist violence.
The NFCH set up in 1992 has so far assisted nearly 2600 children
and disbursed a sum of Rs.5. Crores for their assistance. Each
child is extended financial assistance ranging from Rs.650/- to
Rs.600/- per month upto the age of 18 years which may be extended
upto 21 years. The Deputy Prime Minister who is also the Home
Minister is the Chairman of the Governing Council which consists
of 24 other members including the Minister of Human Resource Development,
Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Minister for Social
Justice and Empowerment and non-officials, representing media,
art, social work, literature and industry.
The group of children
also pinned flags on the President, Vice-President and Prime Minister
on this occasion.
