During the fiscal 2012-13, SBI’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spent Rs123 crore. Similarly, it's Bhopal Circle (which covers Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh) spent Rs9.27 crore on CSR activities.
The activities ranged from donations of ambulances to needy hospitals serving underprivileged sections of the society, donation of fans, water purifiers and computers to the needy schools and distribution of solar table lamps to bright and needy students etc.
Apart from this, a large number of CSR activities like holding of blood donation camps, health camps, tree plantation programmes, promotion of sports & culture, helping inmates of orphanages and old age homes are undertaken by the branches/offices of the Bank with active participation of SBI ladies Club.
SBI ladies Club has recently donated a Solar Geyser to ‘Aasra’, an Old age home, on behalf of State Bank of India. Subhashree Ghose, President, SBI ladies Club, Bhopal Circle handed over the Geyser at a programme organised at the old age home.
“The Geyser would prove to be a boon to the inmates of the old age home as it would provide hot water round the clock at no extra electricity cost,” expressed the Administrator of Aasra. The Club also gifted packets containing food items to the inmates of Old age home.
Speaking on the occasion, Ghose stated that SBI ladies Club conducts hosts of social activities on behalf of SBI like providing books and stationery, things of daily needs to the inmates of orphanages and juvenile homes, celebrating festivals with them, providing rations to leper homes, etc.
These activities are undertaken on a regular basis, stated Ghose. Also present on the occasion were, the Vice President of the Club, Sarita Panda, Jamal Akhtar Kazmi and other members of the Club.