Deadline: 30 June 2015
The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) is currently seeking applications from the eligible individuals and organisations for the National Communal Harmony Awards 2015 for their outstanding contribution for promotion of communal harmony and national integration.
The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) principally provides assistance for the rehabilitation of child victims of different kinds of societal violence, promotes communal harmony and national integration either independently or through state governments or NGOs, etc., and confers Awards on Individuals and Organizations for their outstanding contribution towards fosters communal harmony & strengthening national integration.
Objectives
§ Discouraging communal ill-will and regional animosities and weaning the misguided elements of society away from the path of violence;
§ Active and energetic propagation of the principles, especially of tolerance and harmony;
§ Mobilising constructive forces of society in the cause of national unity and solidarity and giving them leadership, encouragement and articulation;
§ Devising suitable community activities and programmes for fostering fellow feeling emphasising the secular character of the country;
§ Propagating and working for national integration and harmony between different communities, irrespective of religious, linguistic or ethnic differences; and
§ Asserting the common values and cultural ties which bind or act as unifying factor among the people living in this country.
Award
§ Rs Five Lakh to the individuals on the basis of their contribution for over 10 years
§ Rs Ten Lakh to the organisations on the basis of their contribution for over 5 years
Eligibility Criteria
§ Individual
§ Who has been working in the area of national integration and communal harmony for a minimum period of ten years;
§ Does not hold any elective office in parliament, state legislature or local body constituted under an act of parliament or the state legislature;
§ Is not a member of a political party recognised by the Election Commission of India; and
§ Is above 35 years of age and is alive on the date of nomination.
§ Organisation
§ Who is registered under an appropriate act of parliament or state legislature;
§ Has been working at the all-India level, or at least state level. In case activities of the organisation are at the state level, these should be spatially well dispersed and extend to cover a substantial area of the state; and
§ Should have been functioning for a minimum of five years in the field of promotion of national integration and communal harmony.
How to Apply
All individuals and organisations must apply by filling up the application form in a respective prescribed format.
For more information, please visit NFCH.: http://nfch.nic.in/?q=awards
The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) is currently seeking applications from the eligible individuals and organisations for the National Communal Harmony Awards 2015 for their outstanding contribution for promotion of communal harmony and national integration.
The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) principally provides assistance for the rehabilitation of child victims of different kinds of societal violence, promotes communal harmony and national integration either independently or through state governments or NGOs, etc., and confers Awards on Individuals and Organizations for their outstanding contribution towards fosters communal harmony & strengthening national integration.
Objectives
§ Discouraging communal ill-will and regional animosities and weaning the misguided elements of society away from the path of violence;
§ Active and energetic propagation of the principles, especially of tolerance and harmony;
§ Mobilising constructive forces of society in the cause of national unity and solidarity and giving them leadership, encouragement and articulation;
§ Devising suitable community activities and programmes for fostering fellow feeling emphasising the secular character of the country;
§ Propagating and working for national integration and harmony between different communities, irrespective of religious, linguistic or ethnic differences; and
§ Asserting the common values and cultural ties which bind or act as unifying factor among the people living in this country.
Award
§ Rs Five Lakh to the individuals on the basis of their contribution for over 10 years
§ Rs Ten Lakh to the organisations on the basis of their contribution for over 5 years
Eligibility Criteria
§ Individual
§ Who has been working in the area of national integration and communal harmony for a minimum period of ten years;
§ Does not hold any elective office in parliament, state legislature or local body constituted under an act of parliament or the state legislature;
§ Is not a member of a political party recognised by the Election Commission of India; and
§ Is above 35 years of age and is alive on the date of nomination.
§ Organisation
§ Who is registered under an appropriate act of parliament or state legislature;
§ Has been working at the all-India level, or at least state level. In case activities of the organisation are at the state level, these should be spatially well dispersed and extend to cover a substantial area of the state; and
§ Should have been functioning for a minimum of five years in the field of promotion of national integration and communal harmony.
How to Apply
All individuals and organisations must apply by filling up the application form in a respective prescribed format.
For more information, please visit NFCH.: http://nfch.nic.in/?q=awards
