INTRODUCTION
The mission statement of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ( herein after called the Institute) states:
"To create an environment that shall foster the growth of intellectually capable, innovative and entrepreneurial professionals, who shall contribute to the growth of Science and Technology in partnership with industry and develop and harness it for the welfare of the nation and mankind”
--- The mission statement of IIT Roorkee
Realizing that this mission can only be achieved when all sections of the institute community ( i.e., faculty and their families, staff and their families; students and employees of Mess/hostels/dairy/ club and sports , pensioners and members of the family of the deceased employees of the institute) work in complete harmony and goodwill and feel cared and secured it is proposed to form an “Institute Welfare Organisation ” ( herein after called the “Welfare Organisation”) . The Institute Welfare Organisation (IWO) will coordinate various activities associated with the welfare of all communities associated with the Institute to help the various sections of the institute community as defined above.