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WELFARE ACTIVITIES

The MAF Trust carries out large number of welfare activities such as:-

  • Providing scholarships to deserving wards of Air Veterans & Air Warriors up to the rank of HFL including NC(E) , DSC (Posted at AF Base) personnel.
  • Providing financial assistance for rehabilitation to such veterans or their families those who are in dire need. 
  • Providing financial assistance/grants during natural calamities.
  • Providing financial assistance/grants to organisations/ institutions established for the welfare of Veterans & their family.
  • Providing financial assistance/grants to meet emergent medical needs.
  • Shagun for marriage of daughters of widow & non-pensioner Veterans.
  • Promoting the essence of trust through periodicals letters, Air Force routine orders & webpage of AFA.

ROUTING OF APPLICATIONS

  • The applications for financial grant are to be submitted as per the format given at Appendix ‘A’ (modified) to these Instructions.
  • Applications for grants from the Trust may be received by any of the following agencies :-
  • Trust office C/O AFA Head Office, Air Force Station, Race Course, New Delhi – 03
  •  AFA Head Office at Air Force Station New, Race Course, New Delhi – 03
  •  AFA Branch/Chapter Offices
  • Air HQs/Command HQs
  •  Any Air Force Station.

If you want to apply for Financial Grant :  Click Here  Application

PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS

These requests are received in MAFT through the application in hard copy/soft copy along with supporting documents/proof for proper screening. The deserving individuals / organisations are then put through two committee i.e. Screening Committee & Executive Committee.

The Screening Committee consists of the following: –

SL No Members Designation Present Member
01 Managing Trustee AVM Amit Tyagi VSM (Retd)
02 DPS Air HQ Gp Capt Ankur Mudgal 
03 Manager cum Chief Accts Gp Capt Vinay Sareen (Retd)
04 WO i/c Trust (In Attendance) JWO Naveen Kumar Pandey

The Executive Committee consists of the following members: –

SL No Members Designation Present Member
01 Chairman Air Chief Mshl RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM (Retd)
02 Vice Chairman Air Mshl Jagjeet Singh PVSM VSM (Retd)
03 Managing Trustee AVM Amit Tyagi VSM (Retd)
04 AOC AFND Air Cmde Sunil Tomar
05 Legal Advisor Gp Capt KS Bhati (Retd)
06 Manager (In Attendance)    Gp Capt  Vinay Sareen (Retd)   

Office Bearer

SL No Designation Present Name
01 Manager Trust Gp Capt Vinay Sareen (Retd)     
02 WO IC Trust  JWO Naveen Kumar Pandey

Both the committee are to meet once in a quarter to consider & finalise the applications. The decision of Executive Committee will always be final.

Category Prioritisation of Individuals: – Any veteran/ Air warrior /NCs(E) and their dependent family members may make an appeal for a grant from the Trust. Agencies/Institutions/ Departments/Organisations, working with objectives of welfare for the welfare to veterans/ Air warrior /NCs(E) and their dependent family members, may make request for grant with valid reasons. However, as it may not be possible to satisfy all valid demands that may be received, gravity of financial distress being the same, categorization of priority may have to be set for individuals filing a request for financial grant. The following categorization is set in descending order of priority: –

  • An AFA member or his/her dependents
  • An IAF person retired/widow/serving (lower ranks) or his/her dependents;
  • Any retired defense services person or his/her dependents;
  • Any Government service person, serving/retired or his/her dependents;
  • Individuals who do not have any other avenue for financial assistance be given priority over those who have possibilities for help from other sources.

Limits of Grant: Dispensation will be made quarterly/annually. The maximum one-time grant, may be authorized from the Trust to any individual, shall be limited to Rs. 4,00,000/- in exceptional cases.