You can send in your contributions to:

The Army Central Welfare Fund, Army Headquarters, Deputy Director (CW8), Adjutant General Branch, West Block III, Room No. 76, IInd Floor, RK Puram, New Delhi-110 066; Tel (011) 619 6217.

Cheques/demand drafts drawn in favour of the `Kargil Disabled Soldiers Fund' can be handed over at any Indian Express/Financial Express office or mailed to The Kargil Disabled Soldiers Fund, C/o The Company Secretary, Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd, Express Towers, 2nd Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021.

You can also write to our jawans at the border. FE on Sunday will have your letters delivered to the brave men in Kargil. Write to The Associate Editor, The Financial Express on Sunday, 198/2/1, Fortune Towers, Ramesh Market, East of Kailash, New Delhi-110 065.

Voluntary contributions to the National Defence Fund from individuals as well as organisations, are accepted in cash, cheques/drafts at designated branches of theState Bank of India throughout the country. Cheques/drafts should be drawn in the favour of the `National Defence Fund'. Donations can also be sent through money orders through post offices, for which no service charges are levied. Donations abroad can be deposited with local Indian missions/embassies. Donations can also be sent to: The Secretary, National Defence Fund, Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New Delhi-110 001.

VSNL scheme

The Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has appealed for contributions from the general public for the National Defence Fund. It is offering free Internet time for those who are contributing to the fund. For an amount of Rs 5,000 donated, VSNL is offering free Internet time of 25 hours. For those who donate Rs 10,000, it is offering 50 hours free Net access. Those who want to make a donation can send a demand draft in favour of the National Defence Fund, payable at New Delhi, addressed to The DGM (Marketing), 12th Floor, Videsh Sanchar Bhavan, M G Road, Mumbai-400001.

CM's Army Welfare Fund

Pursuant to a unanimous decision taken at an all-party meeting held under the chairmanship of P K Mahanta, the Assam government has created a Chief Minister's Welfare Fund. A current account has been opened in the State Bank of India, Dispur branch, for the purpose. The account number is 010 000 50653.

Members of the public, organisations, industries, Central/state public sector undertakings, Central/state government officers and employees are requested to generously contribute to the Chief Minister's Army Welfare Fund. Donations will be received directly by the State Bank of India, Dispur branch, for deposit into the above account by cash/cheque/draft. Donations will also be received by cheque/draft in the CM's secretariat by the principal private secretary to the chief minister. Donations may also be received by the deputy commissioners and sub-divisional officers (civil). A proper receipt will be issued by the authorised recipient against each donation andperiodically, the names of the donors will be published in newspapers.

DSCL employees' contribution

All employees of DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd have voluntarily contributed 1-5 days' salary to raise Rs 7.25 lakh for the welfare of soldiers fighting in Kargil and their families.

The management of DSCL has added a sum of Rs 20 lakh to this cause. A contribution of Rs 27.26 lakh has been deposited at the Army Central Welfare Fund, at the Army Headquarters, New Delhi. The fund got contributions from DSCL's corporate and sales offices and its units, including Shriram Fertilizers and Chemicals, Shriram Cement Works, Shriram Alkali & Chemicals, Swatantra Bharat Mills, DSCL Manufacturers Fertilizers, and Ghagara Sugar Ltd.

Castrol salutes the brave

Castrol India, part of the UK-based Burmah Castrol Plc, has forwarded a cheque of Rs 25 lakh to Vice Admiral Madhvendra Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, to be utilised for the welfare of thefamilies of armed personnel who have died in the recent action in Kargil.