Meghalaya: 57th Army Wives Welfare Association day celebrated in Shillong

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], August 25 (ANI): The 57th Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) Day was celebrated at the Rhino Auditorium at the Headquarters 101 Area here.
A week-long programme was held to commemorate the day which began on August 18.
Zonal President of AWWA Nivedita Malik presided over this commemorative event. The programme commenced with interaction with ‘veer naris’ and families of all units in Shillong. 
A lecture on "Option for Higher Education through Open Universities and Improving Skills for Women Empowerment" was organised for the benefit of the ladies, by Dr S Maxwell Lyngdoh.
Indian Army while being committed towards the nation's security and safeguarding is equally concerned about its soldiers, their families, and the ‘veer naris’, and keeping these in mind the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) carries out numerous initiatives all around the year to address the concerns of the families and the next of kin's of the soldiers.
To mark the initiative of this welfare organization, the Indian Army every year celebrates AWWA Week to felicitate ‘veer naris’, widows achiever children etc.
During the event ‘veer naris’ were felicitated.
Nivedita Malik presented Laptops to the students of Army Public School (APS) Shillong, who stood first in the Ethics Bowl Debate Competition conducted by Headquarters Eastern Command, Indian Army. PC Tablets were presented to class X toppers of APS Shillong and Happy Valley. (ANI)