NLR India Foundation (NLRIF) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified, non-profit, non-religious, nongovernmental organization registered as public charitable trust as per the Indian Trust Act in 1999 and is working in 129 districts of 7 states of the country, namely, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, as of the year 2020. The foundation received its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) clearance in the year 2004. The foundation has also received tax exemption under section 80G of IT Act, 1961. The Foundation works for persons and families affected by leprosy, other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and persons with disabilities. The foundation has a track record of serving the leprosy cause for since 1999.
The Foundation visions for an India:
- Which is free of suffering due to leprosy and the disabilities and social exclusion that it causes
- In which the health systems in all endemic states are able to diagnose and treat leprosy early and effectively
- In which all people who are restricted due to disability or stigma will participate in society as fully and as independently as possible
The Foundation aims towards:
- Societies in which leprosy will be under control. In these societies health services at all levels ensure that every patient will be diagnosed and treated early so the disease will no longer be a major risk for disabilities and social exclusions
- Societies in which governments, private companies, NGOs and DPOs join hands to ensure that people with disabilities are:
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