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Welfare Projects 
Asha School
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Asha School has been established at Various Army stations
since 1991 under the aegis of local formation headquarters or the local AWWA.
Presently there are a total of 29 Asha Schools.
Purpose of Asha School is to provide rehabilitation, training facilities to
disabled children of Army personnel, ex-servicemen and civilians to make them a
useful and independent number of society. This includes education, therapy,
vocational training, games, sports and excursions.
The Asha School are managed by local AWWA and controlled by the Central AWWA.
Administrative support for these school is provided by nominated field units or
static units at different stations. Since 1991 Asha School were being funded
out of contribution from local formation headquarters, local AWWA, sale of Asha
Cards, fees from students and donations from other agencies. In 1999 schools
getting grants from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MOSJE).
Shortfall in the grants from the MOSJE are being met the local formations
through their Welfare Funds. The Grants is given on basis of applications
submitted the MOSJE through Army Welfare Society (CW-5). The grant is given in
two parts as first and second installment.
The applications are to be submitted by 30 Jun for first installment and by 30
Sep for second installment. The first Installment is generally given by end of
Sep and second is given by Mar or April. As per MOSJE the expenditure of
recurring nature can be paid from money taken as loan from Regimental funds/any
other source and later returned from the grant. The grant for non recurring
nature can be expenditure is not expended during the financial year then the
same is deducted in the next financial year. Second and final installment is
given by the Ministry on receipt of inspection reports from the Inspecting
Agency nominated by them. For a new project, the Ministry sanctions the first
grant after two year from the date of registration and inspection.
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