Our Impact
Providing Social and Financial Security
Being the largest NGO, AWWA funds are judiciously expended to benefit a large cross-section of our Army fraternity. AWWA provides ex-gratia grants to families of deceased soldiers, education scholarships to the children of widows and certain distress grants. It also contributes towards managing ASHA Schools for differently abled children. For socio-economic empowerment of widows AWWA invests in certain useful micro projects/ ventures which makes them self dependent.
Educational Grant
All ladies widowed after the retirement of their husbands are eligible for educational scholarship grant. The following categories of student are supported by AWWA:-
- Class I to Class VIII - Rs 10,000/- per child upto two children in one academic year.
- Class IX to Class XII - Rs 14,000/- per child upto two children in one academic year
- Graduation - Rs 20,000/- per child upto two children in one academic year.
- Post Graduation - Rs 25,000/- per child upto two Graduation from any University children in one academic year.
- Professional Course (i.e Tech Grant) - Rs 50,000/- per child upto two for the following from any University children in one academic year:-
- Engineering degree course from a recognized university.
- MBBS/MD course from a recognized university.
- BBA/MBA course from a recognized university.
- Any other course where tuition fee of the course is more than Rs 30,000/- per year.
Asha School
Ex-Gratia Grant
A one-time grant of Rs 30000/-(Applicable from 1st Jan 2022) is being given as a token of immediate financial relief from AWWA to the next of kin of all ranks of the Army who die in harness. This amount is supposed to be given by the unit/formation/institution/establishment immediately on demise of a soldier and reimbursed by AWWA subsequently.
Mics Grant
Financial Grant
AWWA provides ex-gratia to the family of the deceased soldier, educational scholarship to the children of widows of ex-servicemen and distress grants during both natural calamities and economic penury. The details of grants are given in succeeding paras.