| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Headquarters | India |
| Area served | India |
| Parent | Indian Army |
| Website | www.awhosena.in |
Army Welfare Housing Organisation is a society formed in December 1978 under the Indian Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The aim and objective of the Organisation is to construct houses for serving/retired Army personnel and their widows in selected stations throughout the country.[1] Adjutant-General of the Indian Army is the ex-officio chairman of AWHO[2] and the board of governors is entirely constituted of senior army officers.[3] The Organisation claims to function on 'No Profit No Loss' basis but that has been disputed. Serving/Veteran allottees of some projects have dragged the organization into the Court due to non-following the directions of Authorities of the state where the project is situated, delay in handing over and inferior construction.
Demand Surveys[]
AWHO conducts demand surveys to determine demand for a housing project at a certain location. Applicants are requested for Rs. 10,000/- to register into the demand survey scheme. There is no interest provided for this money. If an applicant wants to withdraw later, he gets the original amount minus 2%. Quite often demand surveys run for a long while without resulting in any actual housing project starting up. There are also several demand surveys which are discarded later citing lack of demand or inability to acquire land.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "Army Welfare Housing Organisation – Plans and Projects". TheTeamwork.com. http://www.theteamwork.com/articles/2016-1149-army-welfare-housing-organisation-plans-projects.html. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Army Directorates Branches". Indian Army. http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempMainPage.aspx?MnId=Qqpg6ELBctW3CThV1CDkkw==&ParentID=TLvXJdB0eTi7uSpf3C9yhA==&flag=9c+IT0kwcF2SvP1MM33AWw==. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Army Welfare Housing ... vs Adjutant Generals Branch & Ors on 4 September, 2013". Indian Kanoon. http://indiankanoon.org/doc/43654432/. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Irregularities unearthed in army housing project". http://www.deccanherald.com/content/340502/irregularities-unearthed-army-housing-project.html. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Important Information: Demand Surveys". p. 15. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150314235937/http://awhosena.in/pdf/newletter2014.pdf. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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