By IANS,
New Delhi : Foundation for Amity and National Solidarity (FANS), Delhi, has been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award for 2012, according to an official press release.
FANS is a Delhi-based trust which has organised numerous seminars, workshops, symposiums, inter-religious meets and youth camps to promote social amity. It has awarded numerous scholarships under its Amity Scholarship Scheme to promote education amongst the economically backward students.
The National Communal Harmony Awards were instituted in 1996 by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous organisation set up by the home ministry to promote communal harmony and national integration.
It carries a citation and a cash prize of Rs five lakh.