Started in 1991, Concern India (Concern India Foundation) is a non-profit, public charitable trust that supports development-oriented organisations working for the disadvantaged. Concern India believes the disadvantaged need opportunities not charity and provides financial and non-financial support to development-oriented organizations working at the grassroots level to bring about positive change.
Their aim is to make every disadvantaged individual self-reliant, creating a society of independent people living with dignity.
Concern India has a presence in various Indian cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune (Resource Centre).
You can avail of tax benefits when you donate to Concern India Foundation.
The registration process for this is the same as the registration for Bill Payments.
The tax certificates for your donations will be mailed across within 4 - 6 weeks by the donation biller, on the mailing address provided by HSBC. If you do not receive your certificate within 4 - 6 weeks, please call Phone Banking.
Activities carried out by the organisation:
Concern India supports various initiatives for providing opportunities to the underprivileged to better their lives. They conduct various programs for:
Destitute and/or Orphaned children
Deserted and/or Abused women
Tribals
The Disabled
The Aged
Issues regarding the Environment
Other support activities include an all India Child Art Exhibition; the Concern's NGO Mela which exhibits various crafts brought to you by over 100 NGOs from all over the country and the all India Sports Day for Project Children designed to provide the children from various NGOs an opportunity to compete, in a positive and healthy environment of sporting fun.
The registration procedure for making donations to the Concern India Foundation is the same as making Bill Payments via HSBC'S Internet Banking.
Tax exemption status:
Donations made to Concern India foundation are exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961.
