National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare explained

National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare
Formation:1962
Headquarters:Directorate of School Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad, 500 004
Parent Organisation:Ministry of Human Resource Development

The National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare is a charitable foundation established by the Indian Government in 1962. The organisation is responsible for providing "relief to teachers and their dependants who may be in indigent circumstances". The Foundation receives funding from the Government of India and state members[1]

The foundation has provided financial assistance for the children of teachers to study engineering, medicine and management at university[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/NFTW.pdf
  2. News: Applications for financialaid to teachers' children invited. The Hindu. 21 June 2011.