Sena Kalyan Sangstha ( Bengali : সেনা কল্যাণ সংস্থা , lit. 'Army Welfare Foundation') is a trust owned and operated by the Bangladesh Armed Forces . It owns a number of businesses including a travel agency, an electronics and cement factory and ice cream. Major General Md Habib Ullah is the present chairman of Sena Kalyan Sangstha.
17-690: The organization started in 1953 as the Fauji Foundation when Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan . After the independence of Bangladesh , it was renamed to Sena Kalyan Sangstha in 1972. Before shifting the head office to Mohakhali , it was headquartered in Motijheel in a 23-storey building named Sena Kalyan Bhaban . It started a rice mill and a flower mill during the pre-independence era. It also owns companies that includes Savoy Ice cream, Energy Savings Lamp, Habib fan, Citizen Fridge, Elephant cement, television and transformer factory. In 2016,
34-575: A business in fuel sector called Askari CNG. It was renamed as Askari Fuels in May 2014. In 2004, AWT founded Askari Seeds which now has three factories located in Lahore , Okara , and Sukkur . In 2013, AWT sold its pharmaceuticals business located in Phool Nagar , Askari Pharmaceuticals, and was later renamedg Citi Pharma. In 2014, AWT acquired Fauji Security Services from Fauji Foundation . In
51-619: A society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860, with an initial endowment of Rs 0.7 million. It became fully operational in 1977. The first commercial unit of the trust was a stud farm located in Probyanabad which it received from Pakistan Army in 1972. In 1984, AWT Sugar Mills was established in Badin with an initial crushing capacity of 2000 tonnes per day (TPD) which was later increased to 3400 TPD. In
68-575: A state owned company. Fauji Foundation Fauji Foundation ( Urdu : فوجی فاؤنڈیشن ; lit. ' Soldier Foundation ' ), also known as Fauji Group , is a Pakistani conglomerate company based in Rawalpindi . It is active in fertilizer , cement , food , power generation , gas exploration , LPG marketing and distribution, financial services , security services and provides womb-to-tomb benefits to retired servicemen of Pakistan Armed Forces and their families. The company
85-486: Is a Pakistani conglomerate based in Rawalpindi . The Army Welfare Trust, along with Fauji Foundation , are run by ex-military personnel of the Pakistan Army. The companies provide employment opportunities to ex-military personnel and generate funds for the welfare and rehabilitation of orphans, widows of deceased soldiers, and disabled personnel of the army. Army Welfare Trust (AWT) was established in 1971 as
102-570: Is not predominantly managed by the Pakistan Army , with only 21 percent of these positions filled by retired Army personnel. The managing director is usually an only a retired Army general, and the board of directors is chaired by the Federal Secretary of Defence, with members drawn from within the organization. The Fauji Foundation medical system began with the establishment of a 50-bed TB hospital in 1959 at Rawalpindi. Today,
119-1004: The Fauji Foundation Education system is amongst the largest education systems in the country. The Fauji Foundation's education system aims to provide education to the children of ex- armed forces personnel, as well as to civilians. The headquarters of Fauji Foundation is in Rawalpindi , Pakistan . FFES is affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), Islamabad and Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi as well. There are 102 schools (FF model schools) in Pakistan. The Fauji Foundation Colleges For Boys and Girls are located in New Lalazar, Rawalpindi . Army Welfare Trust Army Welfare Trust (AWT) , ( Urdu : آرمی ویلفیر ٹرسٹ ) also known as Askari Group ,
136-646: The Fauji Foundation medical system is the largest medical chain outside the Government sector, spread all over Pakistan. On health care, Fauji Foundation spends over 58% of the welfare budget. Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi and Fauji Foundation Hospital Lahore are well funded hospitals of Fauji Foundation. It is run by former officers of Pakistani Armed Forces . With over 100 branches spread from Karachi to Gilgit having approximately 45,000 students, 2000 teachers and over 1100 administrative staff,
153-525: The Wah Cement Company under the government's privatization policy. In the same year, AWT established Mobil Askari Lubricants in a joint venture with Mobil Oil Corporation , with a 30 percent equity share. The lubricant blending and distribution plant was constructed in Karachi and it began commercial production in 1997. Askari Guards was also established in 1996. In 2002, AWT established
170-623: The foundation assets grew 78 percent. A 2017 study found that 33 of a group of 141 former Pakistan Armed Forces corps commanders, or 23.4%, were given jobs by the Foundation after their retirement from the military. At any one time, as many as seven former corps commanders serve as either the managing directors of the Fauji Foundation or the Army Welfare Trust or as managing directors of subsidiaries with personnel in these positions rotated out every three years. Fauji Foundation
187-458: The funds it established a textile mill , a cereals mill, and a sugar mill . In December 1974, Fauji Foundation inaugurated its third textile mill with equipment imported from China. Fauji Foundation remained relatively modest in scale until the late 1970s when it began to undergo major expansion. The assets of Fauji Foundation increased from Rs 152 million in 1970 to Rs 2,060 million by 1982, with 29 industrial units. Between 2011 and 2015,
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#1732772885779204-643: The same year, Askari Apparel was established in Lahore. In 2015, AWT inaugurated Askari Blue Lagoon in Faisalabad . In 2017, AWT founded an asset management company named AWT Investment Company in a joint venture with Pak Brunei Investment Company. Army Welfare Trust is administered from the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan Army , where the service chief serves as the head of the governing board, supported by senior staff officers. It
221-768: The same year, stud farm in Boyle Gunj came under the control of AWT. In 1988, AWT Rice Mills was established in Rakh Baikunth with the capacity to process 5,500 tonnes of paddy and 3,000 tonnes of rice . In 1990, AWT founded Askari Shoes with a factory in Lahore . In the same year, Army Welfare Mess and Blue Lagoon Restaurant was launched in Rawalpindi . In 1991, AWT launched housing schemes in Lahore , Badaber , and Sangjani near Islamabad . In 1995, AWT entered insurance and aviation business and established Askari General Insurance and Askari Aviation Services. In 1996, AWT acquired 80 percent shareholding of
238-602: The trust in Mongla . The trust built Mongla cement plant with a loan from Pakistan that was secured in 1988. Sena Hotel Developments Limited, which operates Radisson Blu in Bangladesh, is owned by Sena Kalyan Sangstha and Bangladesh Army Welfare Trust . On 29 August 2021, Bank Asia donated ৳5 million to Sena Kalyan Sangstha. The trust owns KB Petrochemicals Limited jointly with a Middle Eastern company and recently signed an agreement with Eastern Lubricants Blenders Limited ,
255-402: The trust signed a MOU with Bawani group of Saudi Arabia to export manpower. In 2013, the trust was appointed to construct a ৳3 billion convention center in the southern city Chittagong . In 2015, the trust launched Sena Kalyan Travels and Tours, a travel agency. The trust also owns a Liquefied petroleum gas plant. In 2015, 7 workers were killed and 50 injured while constructing a warehouse for
272-531: The welfare of the Pakistan Armed Forces ' three branches— Pakistan Navy , Pakistan Army , and Pakistan Air Force —and thus came under the management of the Ministry of Defence . The organization began with an initial paid-up capital of US$ 3.6 million (Rs 18 million) which it received from British colonial administration for supporting the widows and families of World War II veterans. With
289-496: Was set up in order to provide employment opportunities to Pakistani ex-military personnel and to generate funds for the welfare of widows, and families of martyrs. It also undertakes welfare projects in education , medical, training, and rehabilitation for military personnel. Fauji Foundation was established as a charitable trust in 1954 under the Charitable Endowments Act of 1889. It was established for
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