<h1 class="ql-align-center">National Trust</h1> <h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li>The Ministry of Social Justice &amp; Empowerment had recently organised meetings with officials and other stakeholders of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh for the implementation of the National Trust Act, 1999.</li></ul> <h2>About:</h2> <ul><li>The National Trust is a statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.</li></ul> <ul><li>It was set up under the “National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities” Act.</li></ul> <ul><li>Its mandate is to discharge two basic duties i.e. legal and welfare.</li></ul> <h2>Objectives:</h2> <ul><li>To enable and empower persons with disabilities to live as independently and as fully as possible within and as close to their community as possible</li></ul> <ul><li>To facilitate the realisation of equal opportunities, protection of rights, and full participation of persons with disability</li></ul> <ul><li>To extend support to its registered organisations to provide need-based services</li></ul> <ul><li>To evolve procedures for appointments of guardians and trustees for persons with disabilities.</li></ul>