ARWWA

Who We Are

ASSAM RIFLES WIVES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (ARWWA)

General

Assam Rifles Wives Welfare Association, Shillong is the invisible hand that nurtures the Assam Rifles and is a formal body registered with the Registrar of Societies, Meghalaya, Shillong vide Registration No  E.16 (Rs)8/2005/122 dt 25 May 2005.

Welfare of troops is of paramount importance in Assam Rifles. The aim of ARWWA is to support and augment the welfare measures, primarily that of families, children and widows of all ranks, veer naris and families of retired personnel.

The focus is also on enhancing outreach towards women staying and working in far and remote locations of our nation. Innumerous projects are undertaken towards skill and vocational development, empowerment and education of women and children of Assam Rifles.

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ARWWA

Baton Line of President ARWWA

  • Mrs Winnie Singh – 25 May 2005 to 30 Jun 2006
  • Mrs Mona Prakash – 06 Jul 2006 to 31 May 2008
  • Mrs Meenakshi Yadav – 09 Jun 2008 to 30 Sep 2010
  • MrsLuxmi Roy – 07 Dec 2010 to 02 Feb 2012
  • Mrs Shabnam Singh – 27 Aug 2012 to 31 Mar 2014
  • Dr Mrs Rajeshwari Rana – 26 May 2014 to 31 Aug 2015
  • Mrs Vandana Sachdev – 21 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2016
  • Mrs Daphne Chauhan – 12 Dec 2016 to 31 Mar 2018
  • Mrs Sangeeta Sangwan – 14 May 2018 to 31 May 2021
  • Mrs Pushpa Nair – 01 Jun 2021 to 27 Jul 2024
  • Mrs Vibha Lakhera – 01 Aug 2024 to till dt.

Organization

ARWWA Managing Committee.
For achieving the aims and objectives of the society, there shall be a board of association composed as under :

Central ARWWA Executive Committee. The day to day affairs and routine matters will be managed by the executive committee composed of the following office bearers :-

(a)       President.
(b)       Vice President.
(c)        Secretary.
(d)       Jt Secretary ARWWA.
(e)      Treasurer.

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Tenure of Committee Members.

  • A member shall automatically cease to be as such in the following circumstances:-
     (i)         On acceptance of her resignation by the Managing Committee.
     (ii)        On transfer of spouse.
  • The committee may remove a member who has failed to attend three consecutive meetings chaired by the President without acceptable justification.
  • As decided by President.

Present ARWWA Team

ARWWA Conference

An ARWWA Conference will be held twice in a year along with AR Commander’s Conference at HQ DGAR, Shillong. The managing committee will review the activities carried out and also decide on the broad guidelines for future progress of ARWWA activities in the following year.

Financial Assistance and ARWWA Projects. 

     Assam Rifles  Wives Welfare  Association  will  provide financial assistance to needy widows of AR personnel loosing life in operations, ex-Assam Rifles personnel / service personnel and their dependents. The details are given in succeeding paragraphs:-

All cases for assistance by the ARWWA will be vetted from unit level upwards. These shall be processed through the Sector Headquarters and IG Headquarters. The President, Treasurer and Secretary at all levels will screen these requests to  ensure that they are worthwhile projects and genuine cases. Whenever the ARWWA at the lower formation level are able to deal with such cases of financial assistance they will do so without any reference to ARWWA President/ Executive Committee.

Deserving children may be given scholarship @ Rs. 500/ per month at the direction of the managing committee.

Depending upon the financial position of ARWWA, it is proposed to provide financial help to hospitals for the welfare of patients. This may be decided by the Executive Committee. Suitable gifts may also be presented to seriously ill patients, who are generally hospitalized for longer duration for treatment.

Literacy Schemes will be implemented through Family Welfare Centre’s of respective units. Regular classes will be conducted by selected wives of Officers/JCOs/OR. Desirous ladies should attend the classes for an approximate duration of 6 months at the end of which they should be capable of writing   letters  to  their  husbands/ homes and maintain simple home accounts. Programme to promote education of children by  awarding of scholarship. IGNOU courses will be promoted/encouraged.

All Fmn will conduct awareness lectures for empowerment of women, housekeeping, sanitation, banking, service conditions of AR personnel including pay and allowances, pension post retirement benefits etc.

“We bring you a glimpse of our continuous efforts — from capacity building and health outreach to community development and social care. Each initiative is a step towards a resilient, self-reliant, and compassionate society. Many more endeavors are in the making, guided by empathy, inclusion, and care.”

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