Managing director and Group executive (National Banking) State Bank of India B Shriram on his visit to Bhopal handed over keys of a school bus to Ramkrishna Mission Ashram for their school Vivekanand Vidyapeeth.
He also handed over a cheque worth Rs 4 lakh to MP Tiger Foundation to meet the annual expenses of two tigers Kanha and Gauri of Van Vihar Bhopal adopted by State Bank of India.
The Corporate Social Responsibility activities of the bank touches the lives of millions of poor and needy across the length and breadth of the country. The focus area of Banks CSR activities are supporting education, supporting health care, assistance to poor and underprivileged, environment protection, livelihood creation and assistance during natural calamities like floods/droughts etc.
During the year 2013-14 SBI provided 1,40,000 electric fans to 14000 needy schools across the country. Infrastructure support by way of furniture, computers and other education accessories and donation of large number of school buses/vans to the physically challenged children and children belonging to economically weaker sections of society have been provided by the Bank.
The Bank installed more than 30000 water purifiers in schools. During the same period Bank donated 210 ambulances worth Rs. 18.38 crores to NGOs operating in rural and semi urban centres of all states to help in delivering quality healthcare, particularly to those belonging to underprivileged and economically weaker section of the society. During the fiscal 2013-14 Bank provided medical equipment at 90 centres worth Rs. 8.87 crore.
Also present on the occasion were Chief General Manager Bhopal Circle Riten Ghose along with bank general managers, RC Panda, RN Sahay and Gautam Sengupta CCF and Director Van Vihar BPS Parihar and Swami Krishna Dhyananand and Swami Nityagyananandji of Ramkrishna Mission Ashram.