National RWA Day Observed
Civil society and resident welfare bodies reiterate demand for constitutional recognition, Demand due recognition for contribution to society on the occasion of National RWA Day Every year the 23rd of November is celebrated by the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) across the country in a big way. It is customary to organise a national conference of RWAs (NCRWA) around this date every year. But owing to the prevailing COVID19 pandemic, this year the Meeting was held as a Webinar, organised by the Confederation of RWAs (CoRWA), in coordinat…
A Manifesto for Atmanirbhar RWAs to Support National Development
Illustration by Photo by Claudio Schwarz The Confederation of RWAs (CoRWA), the national body of resident welfare associations, has released a manifesto to aid the dialogue and collaboration with government bodies towards a National Development Framework. The same was shared with all constituent bodies of the CoRWA on Monday, October 19, 2020 to enable them to carry forward the movement. What is an RWA? All civil society organisations are non-governmental and are composed of active citizens who voluntarily participate in many aspects o…
Catch the Rain Campaign Gathers Steam
National Water Mission to set up Rain Centres in every district to encourage RWH adoption. To enumerate all water bodies to free them of encroachments In a bid to nudge all stakeholders, particularly RWAs, local municipal bodies and states, to conserve water, the National Water Mission has kicked off a campaign taglined "Catch the Rain - Where it Falls, When it Falls". Encouraging the creation of rainwater harvesting (RWH) and Artificial Recharge Structures, expanding existing water storage capacity apart, the campaign also seeks…
An RWA that is used to flying colours
Hyderabad’s Vayupuri Colony adds yet another feather to its cap with ISO 14001-2015 Certification for environmental management "Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away," goes an old English catchphrase. But here is a case of old solders who not only refuse to fade away but are also making life bright and resplendent for the denizens of their residential colony. The Air Force Officers’ Cooperative Housing Society, in Hyderabad, more popularly known as Vayupuri, has been in the news for reasons more than one, serving as a mod…
Greener Interiors for the Urban Resident: Campaign-2020
Thanks to the suffering we are facing on account of pollution, concern for safeguarding the environment is at its peak. Air pollution, including indoor air pollution, is perhaps as damaging as most other forms of pollution, especially to children and senior citizens apart from women who spend more time than men in the house. As we all know, the atmosphere sustains life in nature by providing oxygen for humans to breathe and carbon dioxide for plants to make food. Air clean and not so clean We the humans consume oxygen in the ai…
Frequently Asked Questions on RWAs
From Sri S.Muralidharan of MH2 Owners welfare Association: Which is the competent authority for registering the Resident Welfare Association? 1. Apartment Owners’ Associations (consisting of either one or more towers) can be registered: Under Rule 7 (c) of Telangana Apartments (Promotion of Construction & Ownership) Rules, 1987 (Rules). The Competent Authority to register the Association is Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Co-operative Societies. Requirement to be fulfilled: Minimum number of members 5 – S…
RWA Management During the Lockdown
By Rao VBJ Chelikani Society leaders at the 4th Tier of Governance should avoid the temptation to don the mantle of dictatorial control and rather choose expressions of ‘soft power’ by persuading and convincing people Are the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) becoming unpopular? Before we reflect upon it, we have to register certain facts and events that confirm the phenomenon of RWAs as the undisputed representatives of urban micro-communities. No authority can ignore them anymore. No order of the government or the co…
Tarnaka Book Store Launched for CoRWA Publications
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