**Executive Summary**
On 24 June 2026, the Family Welfare Centre (FWC), Group Centre, CRPF, Pune, was awarded the "Best Family Welfare Centre Trophy" for the third consecutive year. The award was presented during the 31st CWA Raising Day Celebration in New Delhi, recognizing the center's excellence in providing comprehensive welfare initiatives, healthcare, and skill development for CRPF families.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Award and Recognition**
* FWC, Group Centre, CRPF, Pune, secured the prestigious national trophy for the third year in a row.
* The award recognizes the center as the best among all CRPF establishments across India.
* Smt. Ujjawala Bhausaheb Devarkar was individually honored with the Second Prize for Best FWC Worker nationally.
**Evaluation and Welfare Scope**
* The selection was based on stringent criteria evaluating initiatives for children, women, youth, and adult family members.
* Recognized efforts include skill development programmes, educational initiatives, and healthcare services.
* The award highlights the center's success in community welfare and the empowerment of CRPF families.
**Ceremony Highlights**
* The trophy was presented by Shri G. P. Singh, IPS, Director General of CRPF, to the RCWA Head and the Deputy Inspector General of GC Pune.
* The event took place at Shaurya, CRPF Training Institute, New Delhi, on 24 June 2026.
* The celebration was telecast live, allowing officers and families at the Group Centre in Pune to witness the achievement.
**Impact Analysis**
**FWC, GC Pune Leadership (Smt. Anuja Nimbalkar and Shri Vaibhav Nimbalkar)**
**Impact**
They received national validation for their visionary leadership and commitment to family welfare.
**Action Required**
Maintain the current standard of welfare initiatives to ensure continued excellence and support for the CRPF fraternity.
**CRPF Families (Children, Women, and Youth)**
**Impact**
Families benefit directly from high-quality healthcare, education, and skill-building programs designed for their empowerment.
**Action Required**
Continue engaging with and utilizing the various welfare services and programs offered by the center.
**Smt. Ujjawala Bhausaheb Devarkar**
**Impact**
Acknowledged for her outstanding individual contributions and dedication as a family welfare worker.
**Action Required**
Continue providing exemplary service in the implementation of family welfare activities.
Key Entities Referenced
Family Welfare Centre (FWC), Group Centre, CRPF, Pune: The award-winning unit recognized for three consecutive years for excellence in welfare initiatives, including skill development, healthcare, and education for CRPF families.
Central Welfare Association (CWA), CRPF: The primary organization responsible for coordinating welfare activities and honoring outstanding family welfare centers and workers within the CRPF.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): The internal security force whose establishments and families are the subjects of the welfare recognition and support initiatives.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The nodal government ministry overseeing the Central Reserve Police Force and its associated welfare programs.
Ministry of Home Affairs
FWC, GC Pune Wins Best Family Welfare Centre
Trophy for the Third Consecutive Time
प्रव तथ: 24 JUN 2026 4:51PM by PIB Mumbai
Pune : 24 June 2026
The Family Welfare Centre (FWC), Group Centre, CRPF, Pune has added another
feather to its cap by winning the prestigious Best Family Welfare Centre Trophy
among all CRPF establishments across the country. This remarkable achievement
marks the third consecutive year that FWC, GC Pune has secured this coveted
honour.
The award was adjudged on the basis of stringent evaluation criteria covering a
wide spectrum of welfare initiatives undertaken for CRPF families, including children,
women, youth and adult family members. The comprehensive welfare activities, skill
development programmes, educational initiatives, healthcare services and
community welfare efforts carried out by FWC, GC Pune earned widespread
appreciation and recognition.The trophy was presented by Shri G. P. Singh, IPS, Director General, CRPF to Smt.
Anuja Nimbalkar, RCWA Head, Group Centre, CRPF Pune, and Shri Vaibhav
Nimbalkar, IPS, Deputy Inspector General, Group Centre, CRPF Pune during the 31st
CWA Raising Day Celebration held at Shaurya, CRPF Training Institute, New Delhi on
24 June 2026.
On the occasion, Smt. Anamika Singh, President, Central Welfare Association
(CWA), CRPF, along with senior officers and dignitaries, was also present.
Adding to the pride of Group Centre, CRPF Pune, Smt. Ujjawala Bhausaheb
Devarkar was awarded the Second Prize for Best FWC Worker, selected from among
Family Welfare Centres across the country, in recognition of her outstanding
contribution towards family welfare activities.
The event was telecast live and was witnessed by officers, personnel and family
members at Group Centre, CRPF Pune. The achievement generated immense pride
and enthusiasm among the CRPF fraternity, who celebrated this significant
milestone with great joy.The consecutive success of FWC, GC Pune reflects the unwavering commitment,
visionary leadership and dedicated efforts of all stakeholders towards the welfare
and empowerment of CRPF families.
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