DOWA
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| Location | India |
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| Introduction | Established in 1988 by a small group of retired officers at Cochin to promote the interests of veteran officers. Welfare, Charity, Social and humanitarian activities are some of its charters. DOWA has a noticeable strength of 200 members today. The kith and kin of the members further enhance its size. DOWA has a pan India network through wellwishers and friends. Life membership is given to all retired defence service officers at a nominal fee. Retired defence civilian dignitaries are welcome to become honorary members. DOWA is registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and charitable societies Registration Act XII of 1955. FOUNDER MEMBERS Maj (Retd) MGC Nair Maj (Retd) KPR Kumar Maj (Retd) MA Cherian Maj (Retd) MP Nair Lt Cdr (Retd) MG Nair Capt (Retd) PV Joseph Lt (Retd)MPS Nair |
| Favorite books | Resources for Combating Bureaucratic Corruption RTI: Citizens Experiences: 80 Pages of Resource Material on Bureaucratic Hurdles to DevelopmentTake steps to recover rental arrears from civil Servants: Supreme CourtIAS: Indian Asphyxiated ServiceBureaucrats flight cut to sizeNRI attempts to corrupt Americans gets prison termRoadblocks in the RTI Act by Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh NayakIncreasing rate of corruption in Indian ArmyIndia Corruption Study 2007Gag for life on spooks of RAW, the IB, CBI, the army and various paramilitary forces— will come under the blanket ban. Those who really know about corrupt activities can no longer tellIs the IAS fortress showing cracks? By Maxwell PereiraHarsh Mander: an icon of courage and hope20 'most corrupt' IAS officers in UP to be identifiedGovt submits HC list of corrupt IAS officersIAS officer’s wife e-attacks ‘corrupt’ bureaucracyGovt. names 10 more corrupt IAS officialsJolt for bureaucracy: List of corrupt officials to go publicPresident calls upon IAS Probationers to Administer with a Humane TouchDecline of IAS: Entire blame rests on political parties By Rajinder PuriEx CBI employee’s book reinforces Transparency International claim of Indian black money abroadNow, special courts to combat corruption menaceWhy we are unable to root out corruptionVideo of Police Officer: Fighting corruption in India 2008 an exercise in futilityIndia tries to root out bureaucratic corruption By Indrajit Basu |