Gurkha Welfare Scheme

The Gurkha Welfare Scheme 20 AWC 19 in Nepal 1 India. The GWS is the field arm of the Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT), a UK based charity.

The GWS is based at Pokhara and is run on a day-to-day basis by the Field Director GWS and his staff. The Field Director is a serving Brigade of Gurkhas Lt Col. He is supported by a Captain and several retired officers. Commander BGN is the Director of the GWS and answers to the GWT trustees in UK. The GWS is represented in the hills by 20 Area Welfare Centres (AWCs) spread across all the traditional recruiting areas.