Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) is an Indian non-profit organisation that works for the

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or any dependents of Army personnel. The association was founded in 1966 and aims to rehabilitate war

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and battle casualties. Other than that, the association organises vocational training and empowers the beneficiaries. The former president of the AWWA,

Madhulika Rawat General Bipin Rawat (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 unt ...

, was also the president of the Defence Wives Welfare Association (DWWA) until 8 December 2021. Mrs Archana Pande, wife of General Manoj Pande is currently serving as President of AWWA.

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Indian Army {{India-org-stub Military-related organizations Veterans' affairs in India

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