The National Council of Hindu Temples UK (NCHT) was established in 1978. It is one of the largest Hindu umbrella bodies linking Hindu Temples and Faith Organisations and works with them for the benefit of the Hindu community across the UK. It acts as a resource centre and one of the main consultative bodies on the matters relating to the British Hindu community, culture and religion and regularly interacts with many Government and Statutory Departments (e.g. Home Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Education Authorities, Commission on Integration & Cohesion, DCLG, DFID, DTI, GLA, DWP Metropolitan/West Midlands Police, Interfaith Network, the Faith Communities Forum, RE Council for England & Wales, SACRE, Hindu Christian Forum, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Hindu Faith Bodies Steering Group, Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy, local Multi Faith Forums and Councils).

NCHT also advises and consults on matters relating to interfaith dialogue, community consultations and capacity building in Temples, and advises and challenges legislation and policies that may affect the Hindu Community in the UK.

The main aims and objectives of NCHT UK are:

• To act as an Umbrella organisation to Hindu Temples and Faith Organisations across the UK;
• To promote the advancement, consensus, cooperation and unity of Hindus in the UK;
• To provide advice and information for Local Councils, Government Departments, Public & Education Authorities;
• To work with other faith groups for mutual appreciation of each others religion and community cohesion;
• To work for the eradication of discrimination faced by Hindus;
• To establish a position for the Hindu community within UK that is fair and based on Human Rights;
• To support and help with Capacity Building within Temples and Hindu Faith Organisations.

For All Correspondence Please Contact:

Sanjay Jagatia

Secretary-General

National Council of Hindu Temples UK (NCHT)

c/o 1 Hans Close

Stoke

Coventry

CV2 4WA

United Kingdom

Email: sanjay.jagatia@ntlworld.com

Telephone: 07805 054776