Civil Society Commemorates Doctor's Day!
The 1st July, the birth day of Dr B.C. Roy is observed as the Doctor’s day. On this day the community recognizes the yeomen service by local doctors. An account of the event by various RWAs. FSCT, Tarnaka The Forum of Senior Citizens Tarnaka (FSCT) usually observes the day in the Nagarjuanagar Community Hall by facilitating doctors in the locality followed by discussions on medical topics for Sr. Citizens. This year, however because of the lockdown, we requested a few members to go to these doctors’ places and wish them. We met Dr. Mr…
CoRWA Updates
CoRWA in Rajasthan Under the guidance and directions of Hon'ble President Dr. Rao V B J Chelikani, Hyderabad, Col Tyagi, National Convenor and in consultation with CA.Amit Kumar Kedia, Advisor and mentor to Rajasthan CoRWA team and also the National President of RERA India Educational & Resource Federation and executive committee of CoRWA, the following five persons have been recommended to be nominated to the Rajasthan RERA, on behalf of CoRWA Rajasthan. · Shri Dinesh Parikh , Jaipur- 9680378917 · Col. M.M. …
CoRWA Updates
U-FERWAS Minutes of the Zoom Meeting A meeting of the U-FERWAS was held online on 8 June 2020. In his opening remarks Shri B.T.Srinivasan proposed a dialogue with higher ups in the ministry on the fallout of the lockdown in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Ashwin Naidu, Anita Chavali, Major Shiv Kiran, Venu from Vijayawada, Suryaprakash from Alwal, Syed Khaled Shah joined the discussions. A few Core Points: 1.Relaxation of lockdown is playing havoc with the lives of common people 2. Health Infrastructure needs to be our maj…
Senior Citizens Updates - June 2020
Senior Citizens Associations HelpAge India On 21st May, GE & HelpAge India have distributed 500 hygienic kits in 3 remote villages of Huzurabad, Karimnagar Dist. TS. Also in cooperation with Fullerton, they distributed 785 hygienic Kits to the needy people in Razole & Mangalagiri of East Godavari & Guntur Districts in AP. Further, on the request of Dr. Nageswara Rao,Vice President Aasara in GHMC, Mohammad Ali of ‘Let’s Serve Foundation’ has distributed four monthly ration kits to poor Muslim families at Sriramnagar of yousaf…
CoRWA Updates - June 2020
On RERA Act A Zoom conference was held on Sunday, 31st May, 2020 from 11 am to 12h30 pm On the subject of: Provisions in respect of Advertisement, Marketing and Promotions U/ S 12 of RERA and its applicable Rules. Program Moderator – CA Vinay Thyagaraj, Bengaluru. Speakers: 1. CA. Ramesh Prabhu Mumbai - Opening Remarks on Importance of Promotion and Advertisement under RERA. 2. Adv. E Suhail Ahmed, Bengaluru - Requirement of Sec 12 and types of promotions etc. 3. CA. Pulkit Mehta, Indore, MP - Circular / Guidelines …
RWAs - Do They Require Re-registration?
By G. Jagadeswara Rao, B.Com., FCA.,DISA (ICAI), Tarnaka, Hyderabad I have explained the necessity and benefits of registration of a Resident Welfare Association (RWA) in Tarnaka Times in the month of June 2019, wherein I have written that Resident Welfare Association can still be registered under Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 as Telangana State Real Estate (Development and Regulation) Rules 2017 permit it, and in the same article I have also explained the reasons why it is better to register the RWA as a Mut…
Covid-19 and RWAs - A Piece of Advice to One and All
We should, hereafter use the term Domestic Worker' as laid down by the Domestic Workers Act 2010. A “Domestic Worker” means, a person who is employed for remuneration whether in cash or kind , in any house hold ‘or similar Establishments’ through any agency or directly, either on a temporary or contract basis or permanent, part time or full time to do the household or allied work includes a “Replacement worker” who is working and as a replacement for the main workers for a short and specific period of time as agreed with the main worker; E…
CoRWA Updates
Events in Mumbai Road Safety - Our Roles & Responsibility On 16th January an interactive session was organised by ‘Together VCAN’ (V Citizens Action Network) with Mumbai Police, Traffic Division, where Sri Madhukar Pande, IPS, Joint Commissioner Traffic Police met with citizens at Royal Bombay Yatch Club to discuss Road Safety- Our Roles & Responsibility. Housing Societies Pitch in to Help Senior Citizens Gautam Saigal, who acts as the co-ordinator for Raheja Hillside society in Chandivali, said that since “No domestic work…
Initiatives for Organising the 8th NCRWA
Though in the annual GB Meeting held in Nov.2019 in New Delhi on the occasion of the 7th NCRWA, it was decided to hold the 8th NCRWA Conference at Chennai, our Sr.Exe Vice President, CoRWA, Sri JMS Nagarjunan, in view of the developments since March, 2020 found it not feasible to envisage it in Chennai. However, in the 3rd Anniversary Conference of RERA recently organised in virtual mode from Mumbai by CA Ramesh Prabhu, in which some of our CoRWA members have participated, the following developments have taken place. 1. A new member is i…
Lockdown Opens Doors to New Supply Lines
Necessity they say is the mother of invention. Locked up, as they are, within the confines of their homes for the past one month thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, citizens have realized finding fresh vegetables and supplies has become the biggest challenge. No worries! Retail chains and farmers alike have risen to the occasion innovating, and in fact reinventing age old practices of cooperative sourcing. Several farmers across cities like Hyderabad, Bengaluru and NCR region, have now taken the initiative of reaching out to RWAs…
RWA Movement and CoRWA Organisational Structure
It is high time that our CoRWA should adopt a better structure in order to carry forward its mission throughout the country, in a phased manner. Having already conducted 7 national conferences, it is now time for CoRWA to chalk out a strategy for the expansion and to place it before the upcoming 8th NCRWA to be held in Chennai. In order to evolve a plan of action, it is very much necessary to have the following data on hand, which will enable the CoRWA to find out the modalities for its expansion. 1. A list of State level RWA Federa…
State Level Federations Mooted to Strengthen RWA Mission
In a bid to provide a more streamlined structure and engagement model to the Resident Welfare Association (RWA), movement in India, residents’ associations have mooted the concept of City Federations of RWAs and Forums of RWAs (FoRWA)s at the state level. While currently there is the Confederation of RWAs (CoRWA), the apex body of welfare associations in India, founded by civil society stalwart Dr Rao V.B.J Chelikani, there is a need for an institution to take forward the movement and guide RWAs at the state-level said M. Chandrasekhara R…
CoRWA Updates - September
CII Water Innovation Summit [caption id="attachment_3031" align="aligncenter" width="921"] CoRWA Team with delegates at the 5th CII Water Innovation Summit.2019 5th CII Water Innovation Summit-2019[/caption] The CII Water Innovation Summit was held on 18th and 19th Sept., 2019 at New Delhi is attended by Col TP Tayagi, Mrs Ranju Minhas, Mr Joseph Verghese and Mr Ashish singh. Mrs Ranju Minhas proposed that the corporates and the industries should allocate CSR funding on raising awareness on preventing water pollu…
Resident Welfare Associations can contribute big to conserve water
A case study from JR Nagar RWA in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Water is one of the vital components of life. The rapid pace of irrigation growth, urbanisation and industrialisation has put enormous stress on the water resources. Cumulative impact of the increase in usage of this precious natural resource has led to water scarcity in many regions of the country. Climate change has also resulted in change in the hydrologic cycle. Across the world, water is becoming scarce. The needs are increasing and the resources are dwindling. Hence, it is n…
New Telangana Municipal Act should recognize RWAs, Trust and confidence should be cornerstone to new Act, RWAs to government
The new Municipal Act proposed to be legislated by Telangana, replacing the antiquated 1965 Act, should provide constitutional recognition to Resident Welfare Associations (RWA)s according them quasi-Urban Local Body (ULB) status, RWAs have suggested to the state government. Further, the new legislation should be predicated on a technology-assisted governance model based on trust and confidence for better service delivery by Urban Local Bodies (ULB) including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), they stressed participating in an…
CoRWA: The Crusader for RWAs
The ultimate objective of CoRWA is to link the RWA Mission from state to city and up to even the Gram Panchayat level. Some models are being prepared to this effect. Significantly, CoRWA feels RWAs should form the fourth tier of local self-government in line with the central, state, and local bodies as the urban residents are unfortunately under-represented in all the three tiers of governance, says Dr K S R Murthy in this article that appeared earlier in Terra Green, the journal of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). A resident welfar…
75th Anniversary of Azad Hind Sarkar Celebrated
On 21 st October, 2018 the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modihas hoisted the national flag in Lal Qila to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Azad Hind Sarkar constituted by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 21 st October, 1943 in Singapore. Later, people of INA Trust, Forward Block, VeteransIndia, Rashtriya Sainik Sanstha and hundreds of patriotic civilians moved to the lawns of India Gate to meet the surviving soldiers of Azad Hind Fauz leadby Sep Lalti Ram. A rally was taken out to the venue from Vijay Chowk to India Gate. Shri Chan…
Residents’ body for RWA Manifesto to set political agenda
Resolves to observe November 23 as National RWA Day Kept out of the political discourse for long, Resident Welfare Associations (RWA)s across the country have resolved to demand their fair share of attention from the political class that is often at the helm of affairs at Urban Local Bodies (ULB)s and other civic authorities. The Confederation of RWAs (CoRWA), the national apex body representing residents’ associations across the country, has decided to issue an RWA Manifesto to set the agenda for political parties as a run-up to the 2019 gene…
6th NCRWA Concludes Successfully, RWAs Demand Constitutional Recognition
The 6th National Conference of RWAs concluded successfully in Hyderabad on Sunday, November 25 with a call for greater role for residents' associations in civic management and devolution of funds. Hyderabad, November 25 Participating in the two-day conference leading experts and civic representatives stressed on the need for a greater role and representation for local peoples’ institutions like Residential Welfare Associations (RWA)s, in local self-governance and decision-making for managing infrastructure better. Towards this they have de…
CoRWA Updates
Vasant Vihar Welfare Association, New Delhi President’s Remarks: We are proud to inform our residents that our Vasant Vihar is GARDEN WASTE FREE ZONE for the last one year. With great effort by VVWA and with the help of our Councillor, Shri Manish Aggarwal and Ch. Man Singh, Inspector and in charge of SDMC Nursery, we are able to achieve this target. The Manure supplied in all the parks of Vasant Vihar is from this composting only. The garden waste from the Vasant Vihar parks and trees on the roads is collected by trucks and brought to Nursery…
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