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.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | India |
| Parent | Indian Army |
| Website | www.awhosena.in |
Demand Surveys
editAWHO 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
edit- ^ "Army Welfare Housing Organisation – Plans and Projects". TheTeamwork.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Indian Army Directorates Branches". Indian Army. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Army Welfare Housing ... vs Adjutant Generals Branch & Ors on 4 September, 2013". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Irregularities unearthed in army housing project". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Important Information: Demand Surveys" (PDF). Army Welfare Housing Organisation News Letter (April 2014): 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.