There are about 40 lac leprosy patients in India. The scourge and agony of the disease is very Well Known and it is for this reason that the Mass Scale Treatment and Rehabilitation. With a view to tackling the problem of leprosy , the Delhi Pradesh Branch of Hind Kusht Nivaran was established in the Year 1961, as a registered body under thet Societies Act of 1860. 

Programme of Leprosy Affected persons was launched with the establishment of Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh, on all India level in the Year 1949.This is the unique NGO that provide the excellent treatments of leprosy from india and provide information on leprosy .It acts as a useful bridge between the Government and non-governmental organizations engaged in leprosy elimination, to strengthen collaboration and coordination for a common goal i.e. prevention and treatment of Leprosy and rehabilitation of the cured person. 

At the, National level, Hon’ ble President of India Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam is the President of the Sangh and the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare is the Chairman. 

The Delhi branch of the Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh was established in 1961 under the guidance of prominent freedom fighter and social worker Later Dr. Yudhvir Singh. The Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Delhi is the Patron of the Delhi branch of the Sangh and the Hon’ble Minister for Social Welfare Delhi Government is its Chairman. 

Delhi has the unique problem of leprosy. In fact the incidence of leprosy in the National Capital Territory. In fact the incidence of leprosy in the National Capital Territory is almost non-existent, but it attracts the afflicted persons from all over the country as they find easy avenues for their livelihood in the Capital. 

The number of identified leprosy affected person in Delhi is estimated to be about 6000. Tahirpur Leprosy Complex, in the Trans-Yamuna area has the population of about4000 leprosy affected person, while others are scattered in areas like Lajpat Nagar, Tilak Nagar, R.K. Puram, Pandu Nagar, Jahangirpuri, Azadpur, Peera Garhi, Near Gol Dak-Khana Tuglakabad etc.