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  National Defence Fund

Government of India and Embassy of India have continue to receive a number of offers for contributions to the welfare of the armed forces in India. Taking these into account, the Government of India has decided that those who wish to make voluntary contributions may do so by sending check in dollars or rupees to the National Defence Fund.

Checks/Money Orders should be drawn in favor of National Defence Fund can be sent to any one of the following addresses.

National Defence Fund
Embassy of India
Attn: Commodore V.K. Bhansali
Naval Attaché
2107 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008

National Defence Fund
Secretary
Prime Minister's Office
South Block, New Delhi 110011
India

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Additionally, Checks/Money Orders can also be sent to Army Welfare Fund.  The checks/money order should be drawn in favor of Army Central Welfare Fund.

Deputy Director(CW-8)
Army Central Welfare Fund,
Adjutant General's Branch
Army Headquarters,
West Block-III
R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110 066
India


To facilitate payment by NRI's in the US, ICICI Banking Corporation Limited has opened an account in New York. Contributors must instruct there banks with the following instructions:

Pay
First Union Bank International,
180 Maiden Lane, 18th Floor
NY 10038, New York, USA

Swift Code: PNBPUS3NNYC

Routing Number: (FEDWIRE ABA) - 021000021

CHIPS UID No: 340828 for Credit of Account No. 2000191000069

ICICI Banking Corporation Ltd.
Account No. 01/6823 at New Delhi, INDIA

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Checks/Money Orders can also be sent to Air Force Welfare Fund.  The checks/money order should be drawn in favor of Indian Air Force Central Welfare Fund.

Indian Air Force Central Welfare Fund
AFGIS Building,
Subroto Park, New Delhi – 110010 INDIA

For Non-Resident Indians:

Contributors may remit their donations in

CITI BANK N.A,
111 Wall Street,
New York-NY-10043, USA

for credit to
CANARA BANK,
Foreign Department,
New Delhi,
A/C No. 36052814

for further credit to Indian Air Force Central Welfare Fund
A/C No. 'KRG-IAF-503'
Subroto Park, New Delhi Branch- 110 010 INDIA